Headaches and Migraines

Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. It is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, and is often associated with muscle tightness in these areas. The muscle contraction happens for reasons including; stress, depression, 

head injury, or anxiety. 

Tension headaches may occur at any age but are most common in adults and older teens.

Activities that cause the head to be held in a certain position for a long time can cause a tension headache. Activities may include; typing or computer work, fine work with the hands, using a scope. Also, sleeping in a cold room or with the neck in an abnormal position may trigger a tension headache

A migraine headache can cause intense throbbing or a pulsing sensation in the head. Commonly accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.

 Some migraines are accompanied by sensory warning symptoms (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots, or tingling in your arm or leg. 

Cluster headaches come on abruptly, with intense throbbing pain arising high in one nostril and spreading behind the eye on that side of the face. 

The attacks tend to occur from once to several times daily in clusters last weeks to even months. Without apparent reason, the cluster subsides a quickly as it began.