
21/06/2025
Mainly 7type of headache.
1. Tension Headaches:
Description: The most prevalent type, characterized by a band-like pressure or tightness around the head.
Symptoms: Dull, aching pain, often described as a "tight band" around the head, neck, and shoulders.
Causes: Stress, muscle tension, poor posture, and sleep disturbances.
2. Migraine Headaches:
Description:
Intense, throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.
Symptoms:
Throbbing pain, nausea, vomiting, light and sound sensitivity, and sometimes visual disturbances (aura).
Causes:
Genetic factors, hormonal changes, certain foods, stress, and sleep disturbances.
3. Cluster Headaches:
Description: Extremely intense, stabbing pain behind one eye, often accompanied by a red, watery eye and a runny nose.
Symptoms: Severe, sharp pain behind one eye, redness and watering of the eye, nasal congestion, and drooping eyelid.
Causes: Unknown, but may be related to the hypothalamus.
4. Sinus Headaches:
Description: Pain in the face and forehead, often associated with nasal congestion and facial pressure.
Symptoms: Dull, persistent ache in the cheekbones, forehead, or bridge of the nose, accompanied by nasal discharge, fever, and facial swelling.
Causes: Sinus infection or inflammation, allergies, and dry weather.
5. Exercise Headaches:
Description:
Occur during or after strenuous exercise, often with a sharp, throbbing pain.
Symptoms:
Pain that intensifies during exercise, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Causes:
Increased blood flow to the head and neck during exercise, and dehydration.
6. Hormone Headaches:
Description: Linked to hormonal changes, often occurring during menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause.
Symptoms: Similar to migraine headaches, including throbbing pain and nausea.
Causes: Fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone levels.
7. Caffeine Withdrawal Headaches:
Description: Occur when a person reduces their caffeine intake or stops consuming it.
Symptoms: Dull, aching pain, often in the forehead and temples.
Causes: The body's dependence on caffeine, and the withdrawal of its effects.
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