Recognize Type Headache

Headaches can affect anyone and come whenever.However, headaches are often experienced as what? Identify the types of headaches that often attack you. This will help doctors choose the type of therapy is right for you.

 1. Tension headaches

This is the kind of headache the most common. The pain, which can last for weeks, often described as being overwritten head heavy objects and tends to occur constantly. These headaches are not accompanied by vomiting or aversion to bright light.

Tension headaches can be caused by stress, noise, smoke, dehydration and too long to see a TV screen or computer. This type of headache are harmless. In many cases, the drugs available in pharmacies and rest will help you manage pain.

2. Headache sinusitis

Easily diagnosed, because these headaches associated with upper respiratory tract infections or flu accompanied by fever, nasal congestion around the sinuses, in the upper part of the nose and around the eyes.

Hot steam inhalation or decongestants can help relieve symptoms, but sometimes antibiotics are necessary to overcome the infection. If your headache lasts for more than several days, immediately consult your doctor.

3. Headache next

But not migraine. Tend to be experienced by men, usually beginning in the early 30s and disappears after age 35, and is more common in heavy smokers. Symptoms usually last between 30 and 90 minutes marked by severe pain around one side of the eye. Another symptom is the overproduction of tears and nasal congestion on the affected side of the head, or sometimes accompanied by vomiting.

Painkillers for migraines tend to be able to help even a little. Lithium carbonate can be used in severe cases, but have adverse side effects, so its use should be monitored closely by a doctor.

Getting the Right Treatment

To help physicians provide accurate diagnosis, make a note of the frequency and symptoms of headache you:

When did the headaches start?

What happened suddenly?

Whether the pain is present all the time or only intermittently? On average how long?

When did occur and how often?

Is it getting worse?

Did it feel like the head tingling?

Where it happened: in one particular place or almost in all places?

Is there a trigger that seems to cause headaches or aggravate the pain, such as certain foods or perhaps when you cough?