| Several people have been known to | | | | preceded by visual disturbances, loss of |
| experience different types of headaches | | | | peripheral vision, and fatigue plus they |
| at different times in there life so it | | | | can be provoked by changes in your |
| is important to get the correct | | | | environment, such as menstruation, |
| diagnosis by keeping a journal of the | | | | emotional stress, significant weather |
| event and time that the headaches took | | | | changes, lack of sleep, or even the |
| place. Tension headache are widely | | | | opposite-too much rest (vacation |
| believed to come from to much anxiety | | | | migraine). |
| and stress in your life so make sure and | | | | Cluster headaches: These are the least |
| put in your journal any related stress | | | | common, although the most painful type |
| or anxiety attacks and try and minimize | | | | of headache. The pain of a cluster |
| your stress levels. Sometimes headaches | | | | headache is intense and may be described |
| are separated into vascular, muscle | | | | as having a burning or piercing quality |
| contraction (tension), traction, and | | | | that is throbbing and constant. Many |
| inflammatory types of headaches. | | | | people say the pain is so severe that |
| Check out the list below of the most | | | | they cannot sit still and will often |
| common types of headaches: | | | | pace during an attack. Many times the |
| Headaches: The problem today is | | | | pain is located behind one eye or in the |
| headaches have become so common to many | | | | eye region, without changing sides. |
| that they are just a part of everyday | | | | Cluster headaches occur one to three |
| life. Headaches occur very regularly, | | | | times per day during a cluster period, |
| usually at the same time each day, and | | | | which may last 2 weeks to 3 months and |
| they often keep a person up during the | | | | have been found to be more frequent in |
| night. They can sometimes affect young | | | | smokers than non-smokers. |
| children and even babies, causing them | | | | Sinus headaches: Many sinus headaches |
| to become cranky and fussy. Various | | | | are brought on by allergies, hay fever, |
| headaches can be caused by having high | | | | cold, dry weather and anything that |
| blood pressure, which causes pressure on | | | | adversely affects the sinus cavity. |
| the blood vessels and circulatory system | | | | Taking sinus headache medicine is the |
| throughout the body. | | | | best solution since it has an ingredient |
| Tension headaches: Many refer to these | | | | to help drain the sinuses and relieve |
| as the chronic daily headaches and are | | | | the pressure that causes the pain. Sinus |
| the most common type of headaches among | | | | headaches are associated with a deep and |
| adults and adolescents. These muscle | | | | constant pain in the cheekbones, |
| contraction headaches cause mild pain | | | | forehead or bridge of the nose. The pain |
| and come and go over a prolonged period | | | | usually intensifies with sudden head |
| of time. | | | | movement or straining and usually occurs |
| Migraines: Doctors are still unsure of | | | | with other sinus symptoms, such as nasal |
| the causes of migraines, although they | | | | discharge, feeling of fullness in the |
| are related to blood vessel contractions | | | | ears, fever, and facial swelling. |
| and other changes in the brain as well | | | | The most common types of headaches |
| as inherited abnormalities in certain | | | | usually are not serious but may occur |
| areas of the brain. Migraine pain is | | | | again and again over a long period of |
| moderate to severe and can last from 4 | | | | time. There are several different |
| hours to 3 days and usually occur 1 to 4 | | | | contributing factors that lead to the |
| times per month. Migraines are | | | | development of tension headache, |
| associated with symptoms such as light | | | | migraines, cluster headaches and sinus |
| sensitivity, noise, nausea or vomiting | | | | headaches and most likely you fall |
| and upset stomach or abdominal pain. | | | | somewhere in between these types of |
| They are vascular in origin, and may be | | | | headaches. |