Of course watch out the worst headache can be due to bleeding in the brain. Infections such as meningitis will cause fever with a headache and is a emergency if no Rx is given this is fatal. In elderly a headache in the temporal region is the first sign of Arteritis and will result in Blindness if not treated within immediately. Sed rate should be checked ASAP.

In children to help the pain rub ice over the painful areas. Then stretch the muscle followed by application of a warm towel.

Benadryl will help most headaches if taken at night.

Excessive vitamin A intake will cause headaches by increasing CSF pressure.

Stress, missing breakfast, overutilisation of neck shoulder muscles, being in a car accident with a whip lash will all cause the muscular form of headaches. Use ice and stretch to help.

Migraine headaches are "bad headaches."  With classic migraine, the headache is preceeded by a feeling that a headache will develop (prodrome) followed by visual phenomena such as dark or bright spots, streaks of light, or tunnel vision (aura).  The headache then develops, usually on one side.  It is throbbing in nature, accompanied by nausea and increased sensitivity to light and noise.

Most people with migraine headaches do not experience prodrome or aura.  Common migraine headache, like classic migraine headache is treatable and often preventable.

Migraineurs, those who develop migraine headaches often have a family history of migraine headache and they have headache triggers.  People who get headaches when they don't have enough of their daily caffeine are migraineurs.  They would have fewer migraines if they completely eliminated caffeine.  Chocolate, red wines, nuts and cheeses are common food triggers. Migraines before or during menstrual periods are common.  Not all migraineurs get terrible headaches, but some certainly do. Migraine is an important cause of lost days of school, work and enjoyment.

Women who smoke and who experience migraine headaches with aura have more than twice the risk of stroke if they take estrogen-containing birth control pills than those who use nonestrogen-based contraception.  Changing to a nonestrogen or very low-estrogen contraceptive not only can reduce the risk of stroke but can dramatically decrease the number of headaches.

Cluster headaches are headaches lasting minutes to hours that occur day after day at a similar time over a period of weeks.  They are sharp.  People with cluster headaches often describe the pain as similar to an icepick.

They are more common in men, and are more difficult to treat than most headaches.  Interestingly, oxygen therapy will often stop a daily cluster headache.  Many of the medications used to prevent or treat migraine headaches are used to treat cluster headaches.

Sinus headaches are those frontal headaches that some people experience with sinus infection and with changes in the weather.  Allergies can also provoke them.

Based upon their lifestyle. Eat a balanced meal , avoid neurotoxins and sleep well. Most headaches of the Migraine type stop at age 30-35.

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