8 Types of Headaches and why it is important to take them seriously

A headache is a specific pain in the head that is caused by a mix of signals sent through by the brain, blood vessels, and nearby nerves.

The nerves of blood vessels and head muscles tend to switch on which in return send pain signals towards the brain. The headaches are caused by different reasons such as tension, stress, illness and unhealthy and polluted environment.

However, Headaches are complicated. One shall not have regular headaches! There are in fact different kinds of headaches that originate due to different reasons and have their own symptoms and treatments.

It is important to know what type of a headache one is going through. This information is handy to treat a headache and prevent further pain in the head! There are around 150 types of headaches; we surely cannot cover them all.

But we have sorted out some most common types of headaches that would be useful to go through!

1-Tension headaches: This is the most common type of headaches through which most of our adults and teens are going through. A tension headache is also named as stress headaches, chronic daily headaches or chronic non-progressive headaches.

It is common among those who go through prolonged stress and worries. The tension or the stress headaches can cause pain in the head which is ranged between mild and moderate. The tension headaches are frequent and they tend to come and go over time.

2-Migraines: a migraine has been one of the top kinds of headaches. In such a headache, the head pounds terribly with a throbbing pain. A headache is not a simple one. It can last for up to four hours up to 3 days. A migraine can strike per month 1-4 times.

A migraine does not come alone. It is often complimented by symptoms such as sensitivity towards light, noise, or smells. Also, some people complain of going through nausea or vomiting. People also suffer from loss of appetite and an upset stomach or belly pain.

When a child goes through a migraine, she/he takes up a pale color, feels dizzy, goes through a fever, complains about stomach being upset and also the vision of victim gets blurred.

Some children (about 1 %) also tend to go through an abdominal migraine under which a child complains about having digestive unease. These digestive symptoms include vomiting that can occur once a month.

3-Mixed headache syndrome: it is a combination of migraines and tension/stress headaches. It is one of the serve kinds of headaches which are also commonly known as the transformed migraines. It is not age specific: both adults and children can suffer through it.

4-Cluster headaches: The cluster headaches are the least common types of a headache yet they are most intense ones. The victim of such headaches complains to have intense pain in the back of the eyes. The intensity of pain is so high that one feels a burning or piercing pain behind the eyes.

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