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Greta, In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints. Primary headaches: Migraine Tension-type headache Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias Other primary headaches including Hemicrania continua Coital cephalalgia New daily persistent headache Secondary headaches: Headache attributed to head and/or neck trauma Head injury Headache attributed to cranial or cervical vascular disorder including: Intracerebral hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhage Giant cell arteritis Headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorder including: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Post dural puncture headaches Ictal headache Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal including: Medication overuse headaches Medication or drug withdrawal headaches Hang overs Headache attributed to infection including: Meningitis Headache attributed to disorder of homoeostasis Headache or facial pain attributed to disorder of cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cranial structures Headache attributed to psychiatric disorder Neuralgias and other headaches Cranial neuralgias, central and primary facial pain and other headaches Other headache, cranial neuralgia, central or primary facial pain including: Sinusitis The NIH classification consists of brief, relatively vague glossary-type definitions of a limited number of headaches. See your local Chiropractor to determine the cause. Dr. G

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<p>Dr. G Ive had my fair share of headaches, but why are they different? Sometimes its a throbbing, sometimes a sharp pain, sometimes an ache. And in different places, sometimes its in your temples, sometimes behind your eyes and sometimes at the back of your head. What does it mean? Is it certain situations that makes it different? its weird. Andy

Andy, Generally: Back of your neck involved usually means TENSION. — Hot bath should help. Blurring vision means EYE STRAIN. — Get offline, you goose! Forehead between eyes, sides of nose, temples, and sometimes ears, (also sometimes back top molar teeth) SINUSITIS. — See a doc. You may need antibiotics. One side of your head, with sensitivity to light and loud noises is NORMAL MIGRAINE (though after a few hours, you will get secondary pain on the other side, and in the back of your neck). — Talk to your chiropractor, as these headaches can last several days and be very disabling. Very sharp, sudden pain should be taken seriously, as it could be an ANEYURISM (burst blood vessel) — go to ER and insist on MRI, as these can occur suddenly, in young people, from blood-pressure spikes, if there’s a thin place in a blood-vessel in your head. Copious nosebleeds, especially if accompanied by sudden pain, loss of any motor function, tremors, etc, would indicate a STROKE.-  If you are injured and have a blow to the head, whether or not you are told you have a CONCUSSION (bruised brain tissue), make sure they check, a few weeks later, for a SUBDURAL HAEMATOMA (blood-clot on the brain). — You’ll be sick enough that they’ll check. Some people get weird visual perceptions, or smells, prior to getting CLASSIC MIGRAINE. — Same treatment as for any migraine. Tendency to migraine is hereditary. Some odd things can cause headaches: -Rotten molars -Tooth-grinding while asleep (TMJ – TemporoMandibular Joint) -Bad posture — you’ll feel that in your neck -Ill-fitting shoes — your back and neck -Pillows that are too soft/hard (you need to experiment) -Dehydration — usually accompanied with nausea, it’s very common! -Caffeine-withdrawal — causes blood-vessels in your brain to expand -Hormones — many women have a headache about a week before their periods Hope that helps, Dr. G

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Dr. G, I’ve gotten either a headache or a migraine every day for a couple months now. I’ve also been really sleepy and my eyes hurt a lot with a headache. Is there any diseases or anything that have those signs? Any health problems or defects? Any websites? Betty

Dear Betty, Brain tumors, eye strain, needing glasses, PMS, try looking on google or asking your Chiropractor. Dr. G

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