Headaches are, unfortunately, quite present in our everyday lives and we all deal with them differently.
Usually, people use meds or natural treatments to deal with headaches, but it is good to know that they are not always the same type. Many different forms of headaches can appear and it is good to know all kinds and recognize them by their symptoms.
Here is a list of the types of headaches you might experience:
- Cluster headaches
This type of headache affects both sexes. Although they are not as frequent, they are pretty intense.
The cause for these headaches is not yet determined, but is often associated with nerve or brain irregularities. Unlike migraines or tensions, these headaches occur constantly over some period.
As for symptoms, you might be experiencing exhaustion or intense pain. The pain usually happens on the side of your head and in the eyes area.
- Neck Headache
This type normally begins in the neck or the occipital part of the head. Then the pain moves onto the forehead and affects the ear and the side eye.
This pain is persistent and has different intensity. It is also called Cervicogenic headache. It is often mixed up with tension and migraine headache. The cause for this headache is a problem with the cervical spine or an irritation or damage to the first three cervical nerves exiting the spinal cord.
Women are more prone to this headache than men. About 15 to 20 percent of patients complaining from a side head pain are dealing with cervicogenic headaches.
- Migraine Headache
Migraines are well known headaches and start with a piercing pain in the mornings which is elevated by any kind of physical activity or movement. The symptoms include: sensitivity to light, odors or noise, vomiting, nausea, forming spots in front of your eyes, etc.
Migraine happen as a result of numerous factors, but the biggest one is stress. Migraines often affect people who are emotional and fragile. Often, this headache can happen during the menstrual cycle. Other factors that can cause this headache are irregular eating habits, smoking and insomnia.
- Sinus Headache
Sinus headache occurs in the sinus area and intensifies between the eyes. By moving your head, bending it or lying down, the pain grows. In case you do have this headache, but no nasal discharge, this means you are dealing with a regular headache not associated with the sinuses.
Migraines and sinus headaches are usually getting mixed up and they can even happen at the same time. Migraines differ from the sinus headaches by causing eyesight problems, and this is how you distinguish them.
- TMJ Headache
Around 75 million people are affected by this type of headache, which is actually chronic. Sometimes pain is not a part of the headache, but it will still be there.
The most common symptoms are: chipped or broken teeth, broken fillings and changing position or shape of the smile. This happens because the muscles contract and cause tension.
To fix this, the body sends more blood to the affected area but this elevates the blood pressure. This normally causes tension in the jaw, the neck and shoulders. Other important symptoms are teeth grinding.
- Tension Headache
This is perhaps the most common headache of all, and all people have experienced it. Usually, it lasts for several hours and affects the temples, forehead, cheeks and neck.
When people deal with it, they feel tension, tightening and pressure in the head that is unbearable. The pain is, however, moderate but due to certain factors, can become even more intense.
Usually, this happens in the mornings or evenings. Meds or natural remedies are recommended for treating this sort of headache.