The Primary Types Of Headaches
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There are several different types of headaches, and the medical community has established a definite set of categories for each. Most headaches that people get can fall into the category primary headache. Primary headaches occur to almost everyone, and are not a serious or life threatening issue. That said, primary headaches can be quite painful on some occasions, or can become a chronic problem. Although this isn’t life threatening, it can be a serious impediment to quality of life. Fixing these kinds of primary headaches can be very important to the daily life and functioning of a patient. Most issues with headaches can be corrected with over the OTC type of medications.
Cluster headaches are a far more serious kind of headache that can seriously debilitate a patient if not treated. Although not life threatening in itself, the associated is very serious and often debilitating. Cluster headaches are known as such because of the groupings they occur in, and can be very hard to predict. This results in treatment that is difficult to apply, resulting in first occurences that are hard to avoid. A cluster headache usually prevents any daily function. Pain usually centers behind one or both eyes, and presents with visible symptoms like runny and watery eyes and nose. Patients may undergo a pain crisis when presented with a cluster headache. Treatment of this pain should be the immediate and overriding concern. Over the counter medications may do little to help under these circumstances.
One of the most uncommon types of headaches are secondary type. The secondary type of headache is a result of another problem the person might have. Secondary headache problems indicate an issure in the brain that could possibly be life threatening. On of the most extreme examples of this would be a brain tumor, although there are many other causes such as internal bleeding and insufficient blood flow. In any case a doctor should be counsulted.
The vast majority of headaches fall into the primary categorization. What are the causes of headaches? As many as 90% of primary headaches result from the “tension” variety of headache. A tension headache occurs when the muscles over the skull contract tightly, putting a painful amount of pressure on the head. The pain usually centers around the temples. Relief can usually be found with a variety of over the counter medications.
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