Types of Headaches
There are a fair number of commonly-known kind of headache. These include, but are not limited to: cluster headaches, migraine headaches, tension headaches, chronic daily headaches, blood pressure headaches, chronic cluster headaches and sinus headaches.
A migraine headache is a severe headache. This type of headache has been found to have a profound impact on the daily lives of its sufferers. The pain can be a pulsating sensation or sometimes a throbbing kind of head pain. This throbbing pain can be moderate to severe. The symptoms of migraine headaches include nausea, extreme sensitivity to light and sound. With the migraine kind of headache there is often an early warning sensation called an aura.
The aura is experienced in the form of alterations in visual perception. You may see bright flashes, swirls or blurs and sometimes you may even lose a part of your sight. You could also experience a numbness or a tingling in your arms. These precursory warning symptoms will fade a while before the migraine attack begins. A migraine headache can last for up to three days without any treatment, before it recedes.
The types of tension headache cause a dull, constant pain in the forehead, the sides or back of the head. Some people liken a tension headache to a tight band wrapped around the head. This is considered to be one of the most common types of headache. A tension headache does not produce symptoms like light sensitivity, nausea and vomiting.
Tension headaches occur in episodic or chronic kinds. Usually, most sufferers of this sort of tension headache, experience chronic headaches. It is thought that about 40% of the population suffers from tension headaches. Chronic daily headaches are another of these kinds of headache.
Most chronic daily headaches are tension headaches or headaches that result from ingesting too much pain medication. With these types of headache, the pain is of a constant, dull nature – there can also be a feeling of tightness like a rubber band around the head. A chronic daily headache is distinguished by its duration: the pain must last for at least 15 days per month during a three month period of time.
Another sort of headache is the Cluster headache group, which is a rare but very painful sort of headache. The name of this headache arises from the fact that the headache produces clusters of pain. Periods of continuous Cluster headaches may last weeks or months, but this is then followed up by long periods of no headaches at all.
Cluster headaches are to be found on one side of the head. Usually the sharp, penetrating pain begins behind an eye. Cluster headaches cause red, teary eyes, a stuffy nose and sometimes symptoms like nausea and sensitivity to light may occur.
These are just a few of the various kinds of headaches that can be experienced. The pain from the headache can be mild or it can be very severe. To obtain relief from these headaches you should talk with your doctor about treatment or you can buy some over the counter headache pain tablets.
Owen Jones :: Jun.30.2009 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »


