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Demystifying Headaches: Top 20 Types of Headaches

  By Renita Tisha Pinto  posted Feb 4th 2013 at 8:00AM IN | Avg Rating
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Many of us fail to give much importance to our daily headaches. It is most likely to be considered as a minor disturbance, which can be healed with a dose of aspirin and some rest. However, this is not a long term solution for your headaches because when this worrying pain in your temple gets worse and becomes a documented routine pattern, it takes a lot more than popping fills to find some relief. One must understand that all headaches are unique and thus, each kind requires a unique treatment. If your headache is making you miss your school or office, then you must surely term it into an unbearable thing. But it just doesn’t end there as the common symptoms accompanied with headaches are nausea, vomiting, dizziness and visual disturbance. But what’s the reason? There can be numerous causes for your throbbing headache. Today, we have Dr. K.M. Sunesara to help us understand the different kinds of headaches. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images

  • Headache Type # 1: Tension headaches
  • Headache Type # 2: Migraines
  • Headache Type # 3: Cluster headaches
  • Headache Type # 4: Mixed headache syndrome
  • Headache Type # 5: Hangover headaches
  • Headache Type # 6: Sinus headaches
  • Headache Type # 7: Medication overdose headache
  • Headache Type # 8: Hormone headaches
  • Headache Type # 9: Brain tumour
  • Headache Type # 10: Chronic progressive headaches
  • Headache Type # 10: Chronic progressive headaches
  • Headache Type # 12: Acute headaches
  • Headache Type # 13: Temporal arteritis
  • Headache Type # 14: Meningitis
  • Headache Type # 15: Eyestrain headaches
  • Headache Type # 16: Caffeine-withdrawal headaches
  • Headache Type # 17: Dental headaches
  • Headache Type # 18: Orgasm headaches
  • Headache Type # 19: Early morning headaches
  • Headache Type # 20: Ice cream headaches

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