Headaches are prone to colds, overwork, lack of sleep, high levels of mental tension, and poor mood, but this is normal and can be relieved after a few hours or days. However, many people often have headaches, and even affect work and life because of headaches. There are several types of headaches, and the site of the attack varies greatly from type to type.
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1. Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia pain is mainly concentrated in the part of the eye branch of the trigeminal nerve, especially the orbit and temples and the frontal area, and sometimes the pain spreads to the back of the head, neck and teeth, ears, and even to one side of the arm and shoulder area. Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as the world's first pain, presents both electric shock pain and sharp pain, accompanied by a sharp burning sensation and a pinprick sensation.
2. Tension headache
Tension headaches are concentrated on both eyebrow arches, the back of the head, and the neck, and are predominantly dull pain, accompanied by a feeling of pressure and fullness, as if something were tightly tied to the head, and sometimes heavy on the head and shoulders. In this case, you can massage the neck or head or take a hot bath, or you can take the correct pain medication as instructed by your doctor.
3. Migraine
Migraines are concentrated on one side of the head and present with pulsatile pain. When migraine attacks occur, spray-like vomiting, nausea, and photophobia may occur.
4. Cluster headache
Although cluster headaches are rare, they can occur severely, with severe or very severe pain, which is a category of trigeminal autonomic headaches. The pain is concentrated in the temples, on one side of the orbit, and in the orbit and behind the eyeball, and presents explosive and sharp pain. This pain has no effect with ordinary painkillers and needs to be treated as soon as possible.
5. Sinus headache
Sinus headache is caused by sinus infection, and the pain is mainly concentrated around the sinuses, such as the bridge of the nose, the front forehead and cheekbones, often accompanied by persistent fever, swelling of the face and full ears, runny nose, etc. In this case, headaches can be alleviated by taking steroid nasal sprays and taking pain medications.
6. Glaucoma headache
Acute episodes of glaucoma can cause a rapid increase in intraocular pressure, resulting in an unbearable headache that is concentrated in the temples and the front forehead, as well as around the orbit, accompanied by ejective vomiting and nausea.
7. Hypertensive headache
Rapid increase in pressure in cerebral blood vessels can cause headaches, dizziness and nausea, headaches are mainly concentrated in the temple area and the back of the head, accompanied by a feeling of heaviness and pressure in the head, as the blood pressure stabilizes, the headache symptoms will gradually ease.
8. Otitis media headache
Due to the large number of nerve endings in the ear, inflammation in otitis media can irritate the nerve endings of the ear, resulting in a migraine on the affected side with a strong feeling of pain. Most frighteningly, inflammation can invade the skull, leading to intracranial complications and even life-threatening.
Tips
No matter what kind of factors cause headaches, you should not take pain medication indiscriminately, otherwise it will cover up the condition and affect the doctor's diagnosis. If the pain occurs repeatedly, it is also necessary to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination as soon as possible so as not to delay the best time for treatment. When going to the doctor, it is necessary to clarify which part of the pain, whether the pain is fixed in the same part or chaotic; different diseases have different headache properties, such as severe pain in vascular rupture pain, brain tumors lead to vague pain and persistent aggravation, so you should tell the doctor truthfully how you feel the pain.
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