Headaches are so common that a Google search will produce over 63 million results. There are many different types, sinus headaches, cervicogenic headaches, migraines and stress headaches.
According to the world health organisation it is estimated that 50% of adults have had at least 1 headache in the last 12 months. It is also the world’s 3rd leading cause of years lived with disability.
Depending on the severity of the headache it can sometimes affect your ability to carry out daily activities and even affect your mental state.
Is the pain in your head a headache or a migraine?
They can vary greatly in their duration, cause and severity.
Generally Headaches will last a few hours and sometimes overnight. For example a hangover headache may last a few hours in the morning and
headaches associated with an illness will improve when the illness is over.
What are the symptoms of a Tension headache?
Many things can cause tension headaches such as;
Generally speaking, migraine ‘attacks’ are experiences as a headache of at least moderate severity usually on one side of the head and occurring with other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and noise (this may not always be the case).
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