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Headache Types And Treatments

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Headaches can do more than ruin your day – they can interfere with your life. There are many different types of headaches and in this article, we are going to discuss a few of them.

Migraine Headache

If you have a stable pattern of recurring headaches accompanied by nausea at least some of the time, you probably have migraine. Migraines may sometimes cause extreme nausea, vomiting and altered vision. Symptoms may include tiredness or moodiness as early as 12- 18 hours before onset of the headache.

Migraine tends to recur periodically but what really causes migraines is not well understood. Migraine headaches can do more than ruin your day – they can interfere with your life. Headaches are of different variations.

Migraine headaches are usually described as a one-sided, throbbing pain of the temple, forehead, or eye. Once the pain of a migraine sets in, it is sheer agony. How bad are your headaches? The most important symptom you will probably have with your migraine headache is pain, and as you know, the pain can be very severe and last many hours.

Migraine headache resulted from the expansion (or dilation) of blood vessels in the brain and scalp. It is possible for people to have migraine even when nobody in the family has it. Though it has been seen that migraine does run in families, it is not necessary that children of migraine patients will also have it. Stress is one of the major factors that can contribute to the onset of a migraine.

Tension headache

Tension headaches are also common in many people. Stress and anxiety are causes for tension headaches. Tension headaches often start in the middle of the day. Tension headaches usually begin slowly and gradually. Tension headaches commonly come on in the middle of the day. If you have tension headaches almost every day or over-the-counter medicines don’t help your pain, you should see a medical practitioner.

For a person who is prompt to tension headache, the moment the person gets tense about something, the person will develop a tension headache. People with tension headaches may also suffer from pain, throbbing or a sensation of tightness in the head. Contrary to popular belief, tension headache is not necessarily the result of emotional stress, but rather, like migraine, probably as a result of a neurochemical process inherent in the brain of the headache sufferer. Most tension-type headaches respond to simple analgesics like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, but some can be somewhat disabling.

Tests are not usually required to diagnose a tension headache. If you only have tension headaches occasionally, an over-the-counter (available without a prescription) pain reliever can probably help. These headaches come on slowly, and gradually increase in intensity. Some people report that their tension headaches are worse than a migraine headache.
Common Headache Treatment Options

There are a lot of treatment options presently available for your migraine and tension headaches. Some of you will get spectacular results with one or more of these treatments and others will not. Sometimes a separate visit to your physician to discuss your headaches specifically may be necessary. Migraine can be triggered in susceptible individuals by tyramine-containing foods, some food additives and sugar substitutes, as well as by skipping meals.

Selective serotonin-agonist drugs like sumatriptan have revolutionized treatment of migraines and dramatically changed the lives of millions of people. Most commonly used drugs for migraine headaches are regular analgesics available over the counter like Tylenol, Aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil). There are several natural solutions that can help you fight headaches, but the first thing you need to do is work out what sort of headaches you’re actually suffering from.

There are many natural remedies for tension headaches. These include stress and tension reduction, ice therapy (used at the base of the skull), eliminating food triggers, getting the proper amount of rest, biofeedback, headache pillows or cushions, exercise and many others. Sunglasses can often even prevent the headaches.

All treatments for migraine and tension headaches have the same treatment goals in common. They are designed to take away your headache symptoms. There is no need to endure the pain when you really have an option. Follow the tips given here and you will be amazed to find that the prevention is actually in your hands.

Cindy Heller
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/headache-types-and-treatments-101670.html

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5 Comments on Headache Types And Treatments

  1. alice f on Mon, 9th Nov 2009 9:14 am

    2. It’s not and if you find a 100% cure for ALL the different headaches for ALL kinds of people………….think snake oil.
    References :

  2. Marlyn R on Mon, 9th Nov 2009 9:16 am

    3. Unfortunately, no. Headaches come from different causes therefore, each headache requires its own solution.

    You have to know what your headache is classified in order to treated properly.

    If you have chronic headaches you may have migraines, or you may have something wrong and your brain or the nerves leading to your head causing the pain. Migraines are treated using migraine specific analgesics, resting in a dark quiet room, using meditation/stress relieving techniques. If the nerves leading to your head are impinged then massage, acupuncture, and exercise work better than pain medicine

    If you just have an occasional headache it could be caused by stress, therefore the treatment is to reduce stress either through medication, removing the cause of the stress for using nonmedical treatments such as meditation & relaxation techniques. If it’s caused by eye strain and then obtaining glasses or getting your current eye prescription updated solves the problem. If the eye strain is caused by staring at a computer all day you need to reposition your monitor to be opposite your eyes, or raise up/adjust your screen so that you’re not having to bend at the neck in order to see properly. Again, this works better than medication.

    Dental problems can cause headaches… so, obviously treating the tooth problem removes the headache problem. TMJ is a common cause of headaches. TMJ is treated with oral bracing/inserts & short-term treatment is using over-the-counter medication.

    These are just a few of the causes of headaches… if you’re having recurring headaches on a regular basis needless to say, check with your physician & see about getting the cause diagnosed & treated

    Good luck!
    References :
    R.N. with 26 years experience

  3. US_DR_JD on Mon, 9th Nov 2009 9:18 am

    4. It is not possible. Even with one specific type of malady a 100% cure rate would be doubtful, especially in a condition with symptoms which are often subjectively reported such as headache.

    There is one specific frequent responder on YA in the pain management section who reports that his facility has a 100% cure rate for headaches. He gives advice such as if you live in a cold climate take a warm bath and if you live in a warm climate take a cold bath. This does not explain the phenomena of people who live in highly advanced countries, and live in well insulated and heated or cooled homes but still suffer from headaches. He also will report that he can cure all headaches with acupuncture. I am a strong believer in acupuncture performed by qualified and trained professionals, but even with well performed acupuncture, I find that a large percentage of the patients I refer for acupuncture do not receive benefit from this form of therapy.

    There are only three types of people claiming to provide 100% cure rates for medical conditions: Quacks, Liars and Fools.

    Each patient will have their own specific trigger mechanisms for headaches, either migraine or common headaches, and even with a reasonably assured diagnosis, there will be different responses by people to all forms of treatment. It doesn’t matter if you prefer homeopathy, naturopathy, eastern or western medicine techniques no one treatment works for everyone.
    References :
    Pain Management/Headache Specialist

  4. dbgyog on Mon, 9th Nov 2009 9:20 am

    5. Certainly, pl see what suits you.
    If you are in cold country use all warm things.
    Pl try cold water bath and observe if in hot country, if pain increases use warm.
    If you have cough/cold body hot water bath will help.
    Massage and exercise in front of morning sun is good thing, pl try.
    Pl try simple acupressure given below for immediate relief.
    If it fails you will have to go for Acupuncture.

    There is hardly any medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for RA, OA, Back ache, Ear ache/ringing, Stomach ache and almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.

    Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES, Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy, BODY CONSTITUTION etc are their causes.
    None of them can be treated with medicine.
    Our 100% success in treating migraine &H/A confirms it.

    Acupuncture is the best treatment.
    I can treat it with naturopathy and YOG, but how can you manage pl see.

    Pain killers don’t treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.
    The useless drugs have tremendous power of side effects like liver/kidney failures, ulcer, inflammation of intestines and lot more.

    But you try one herbal remedy- two drops of drumstick leaves’ juice in opposite nostril if one side pains and both nostrils if full H/A will give you rescue. Betel leaf helps but it is very strong.

    If it is acute pl search a painful point (with round tipped pen/jimmy) 3-6 mm behind your thumb nail and press it, H/A will disappear within 30 seconds.

    For forehead/eye pain the points are in front of nails on the finger tips or 3-7 mm below.

    It may disappear naturally too.

    Source(s):
    SHREE SWASTHYAYOG TREATMENT, TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    R.H. 19, Jhulelal Society, Sector 2/E, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, INDIA.
    References :

  5. kualua makani on Mon, 9th Nov 2009 5:12 pm

    6. Is there any treatment which has a 100% headache success?
    I have heard and seen people and reports of treatments which have a 100% success for treating headaches, but with so many different headache types and so many different types of patients how is this possible?

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