There are many reasons for headache. It can be a disease in itself. It can also be caused by a serious illness or a slight transient disease - for example, by a cold, toothache, effects of head injury, severe vascular disorders, brain tumor, etc.
SELF-HEATED AND "SYMPTOMY" HEAD PAIN?
Headaches can be generally divided into:
- spontaneous pain, which is a disease in itself.
- symptomatic pain (secondary) - caused by some illness
Spontaneous headaches are:
- migraine
- tension type headache
- cluster headache
- various headaches not related to visible changes in the body, eg caused by effort, cold, etc.
Migraine
Migraine is a common headache in women who is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, vision disorders, hypersensitivity to sound and smell. The attack lasts from several to several dozen hours and can be triggered by emotions, weather changes or food. It usually includes one part of the face. It occurs much more often in women than in men. The cause of the ailment is not fully recognized, although to some extent genetically conditioned.
Tension pain
These pains constitute nearly 90% of headaches reported by patients to physicians. They are caused by such reasons as: stress, emotions, lack of sleep, fatigue, atmospheric changes, alcohol abuse. Also by physical factors, e.g. not very comfortable position and arduous muscle tone. The pains are felt as a hoop that tightens around the head, stiffening the neck and neck. Tension pains last short and long, but they can also be chronic (chronic) and last for months or even years.
Cluster pain, or Horton
This type of pain is paroxysmal. Attacks occur in "bundles" (so-called clusters - from cluster to beam). They start around the eye, spread to half of the face, and then quickly grow. Often the accompanying symptoms are a stuffy nose, watery eyes. The pain lasts about 20-30 minutes, they are repeated several times during the day or night. They can last several weeks or even months. They like to convert and can last for years. Then they disappear. Most often they affect men between the ages of 20 and 40.
If you want to cure a headache - first determine its cause!
When the headache is spontaneous, in other words it is a disease - we treat it with painkillers and that's enough. Often, however, it is only one of the symptoms of some disease. To eliminate it - you need to cure the disease. Therefore, it is very important to determine the cause of the headache before the treatment is started. The more so because the pain accompanies not only light diseases, but can predict a serious illness.
DISEASES WHICH HE HAVE BEHIND THE HEARTS
List of diseases and causes in which the headache is a symptomatic accompanying symptom:
Cold infections, including influenza
Local infections within the skull for the ears, paranasal sinuses, teeth, etc.
Headaches as a result of degenerative changes in the neck and neck.
Hypertension and other vascular disorders
Meningitis
Nerve pain, etc.
Post-traumatic pain
Brain tumors
Poisoning with toxic substances
Diseases of sight
Note - unrecognized eye diseases can cause headaches.
A particularly severe headache occurs in the case of untreated glaucoma.
ed. Edward Ozga Michalski, MA
consultation with med. Tomasz Rosochowicz
