Headaches are a common health problem in any part of the world. It is likely that every single person will experience a headache at one time or another during the course of his life. But it is important to realize that not all headaches are the same. Some headaches are mild while some are painful enough to make a patient bang her head against a wall.
Anything that stimulates the body’s pain receptors in the neck and head can cause a headache to occur. Some causes include:
Injuries to the neck
Muscle tension
Dental problems
High blood pressure
Eye strain
Disorders in the nose, ears, or throat.
Basically, headaches can be categorized in two groups: primary and secondary. Primary headaches include cluster headaches and migraines. Meanwhile, secondary headaches usually are caused by another disorder, such as injury or infection. Pain is felt when some structures in the head, like the nerves at the head and neck, the muscle and skin, the arteries that leads to the brain, or the sinuses, become inflamed.
Primary Headache
Tension headache – this is noted to be the most common form of headache. It feels like pressure is being pressed around your head. Tension headaches can be caused by both physical and emotional stress associated with lifestyle changes.
Migraine headache – it occurs more frequently in women compared to men. Hormones are observed to play a crucial role in its occurrence. You will feel a throbbing sensation in your head when you have a migraine headache. In addition, it has been associated with the spasms of blood vessels that go to your brain.
Secondary Headache
As was mentioned earlier, a secondary headache is the symptom of another condition. Brain tumors, head injury, spiral injury, meningitis, sinus infection, and other diseases can lead to secondary headaches because the body is sending signals to the brain that something is wrong.
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I had headache too sometimes, I think most of the time it is caused by my unstable blood pressure.
I have been working on this issue for sometime now. First because my husband has been suffering from migraines – especially since we moved to Virginia. Secondly because I went from having a couple a year to having a couple a month myself.
Bottom line is I was referred to an excellent book called Heal Your Headache. One of the big changes it recommended was giving up caffeine (coffee, chocolate). We did it an there has been a big improvement.
Another significant and beneficial lifestyle change also begins with the letter “c” – we adopted a cat, Gengus Le Chat. I never would have imagined how relaxing and healthful a cat could be. It is amazing … For more info about the health benefits of all the good things in life (friends, laughter, paws & purrs) please visit a page I recently put up at: http://www.dogcaptions.com/benefits
Thanks – great topic. I wonder how much money we would save in health care costs if we could get headaches under control … naturally.
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