There are different types of headaches, including tension, facial, chronic, cluster, ice cream, and migraine. Causes range from stress to diseases like meningitis and glaucoma. Symptoms can include sensitivity to light and noise, nausea, and vomiting.
There are many different types of headaches, ranging from mild to very severe. Some of the more common types include migraine, ice cream, sinister, cluster, chronic, facial, and tension.
Muscle tension or contraction, headache quite common and usually quite mild. Pain and pressure are felt all over the head, and the scalp may also be sensitive. Facial headaches include sinusitis. This usually causes pain between the eyes and in the mouth. The pain is often increased when the head is lowered. Some cause jaw or cheek pain.
Chronic headaches occur for more than half the month for six months or more. They are much more common in men than in women and can be caused by stress, particularly if they occur with a stiff neck.
Cluster headaches are quite rare. They tend to show up for several months at a time and then stop until they reappear the following year. People who have these can have several headaches in one day. Other symptoms of this condition include red, watery eyes and a runny nose. They tend to happen more often in smokers than in non-smokers.
Some people also experience headaches when they eat something cold. This is often called an ice cream headache. They are also called ice pick headaches due to the sharp and stabbing nature of the pain or brain freeze due to association with cold foods.
One of the most serious types of headache is migraine. These affect more women than men. The most common signs of migraine are sensitivity to light and noise, pain on one side of the head, nausea and vomiting. Stress, low blood sugar levels, reaction to chemical smells, chocolate, caffeine, aged cheeses, alcohol and smoked foods are all thought to be possible causes.
Some types of diseases and conditions have a headache as a symptom, which is then called a left headache. This may indicate meningitis, glaucoma or carbon monoxide poisoning. General illness, stiff neck and fever can accompany a sinister headache in case of meningitis. An irritated eye with redness and nausea and vomiting can accompany a glaucoma sufferer. Carbon monoxide poisoning can produce a similar sensation along with nausea and vomiting and vision problems in severe cases.
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