Friday, July 30, 2010

Common types of migraine headaches

Not every headache is a migraine headache does not cause headaches? Sound confusing? Read to learn more about the three most common types of headaches.

Migraine

Many people take a severe headache is a migraine. This is not true. When you visit the doctor, the most common symptoms associated with migraine:

Sensations of pain button.
Pain on one side of the head.
Pain moderate to severe.
Discomfort increases with normal physical activity.
recurrent attacks - which is rarely a single episode.
Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light or sound distortions, visual.

Tension headache

common belief is that tension headaches by physical or emotional tension and stress caused. More current theories include the possibility that chronic tension headaches are a neurological causes such as migraine. The most common symptoms of tension headache: Includes

Feeling constant pain - Some people describe the feeling of tension, tightness or a dull ache.
Pain on both sides of the head (and sometimes neck and back of the head), similar to a narrow band.
Levels of pain may be mild to severe range.
The symptoms of pain tend to develop slowly, not suddenly.
Can be repeated often or very rare.

Cluster headache

cluster headaches are much less known than tension headache.cluster headache is the frequency with which they develop (the name of another right one) as the physical sensation of pain - this is a common misconception. cluster headache are usually:

A very rapid onset of pain - like a pimple JAB sudden.
Pain is usually in one place on one side of the head (often felt for the eyes.)
Physical changes can be seen as a hanging eyelids, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, perspiration, etc. on the side of the headhurts.
Exercise may improve pain. In general, patients are unable to lie down or sit still during an attack.