Types of Headaches No
What types of headaches?
There is the different headaches symptoms of the people, then, in general there are four main types: tension headaches, migraine headaches, and cluster headaches.
Tension Headaches
Most adults between between ages 20 to 50 will have susceptible to tension headache. Tension headaches tend to feel like a tightening around the head. These types of headaches were once thought to be associated with stress or poor posture, resulting in tightness of the muscles of the head and neck. It is difficult to determine with certainty what causes headaches since there are many factors to consider. Especially women are more likely to develop tension headaches than men.
Migraine Headache
As the name suggests, Migraine headaches often involving one side of the head, although they can affect the entire head. Migraine headaches can occur with or without an aura, a group of symptoms that occur before a headache starts. The cause of migraine headaches is still being researched. There is some thought that an imbalance in the nervous system, especially in the trigeminal nerve, may trigger dilation and inflammation of blood vessels in the head. This dilation and inflammation is responsible for the pain experienced during a migraine. Many times, they are associated with light or sound sensitivity (photophobia and phonophobia), and occasionally with nausea and vomiting. Women are nearly three times more likely to have a migraine than men, with 17 of women experiencing a migraine during their lifetime.
Cluster Headache
The pain associated with a cluster headache usually lasts 40 to 60 minutes and crescendos toward the end of the episode. The pain is typically a sharp, stabbing pain located behind one of the eyes. Cluster headaches are far less common than other types of headaches and, unlike migraines and tension headaches, affect men more than women. Altered blood flow in the blood vessels of the head and involvement of the trigeminal nerve are two possible causes of cluster headaches, but the true cause is not yet clear to researchers.
Other Headaches
In any case, a headache lasting over 36 hours or associated with severe symptoms, such as vomiting or visual changes, should be reported to a healthcare professional for further evaluation. Occasionally headaches may be caused by a more serious medical condition. For example, a severe headache associated with fever could indicate meningitis, or an infection of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord. In the elderly, a headache accompanied by tenderness of the temple and scalp could be a sign of temporal arteritis, inflammation of a major artery of the scalp.
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