Headache and its types

Almost all people refer to the headache as something temporary and frivolous, trying to drown it with painkiller pills, and then forget about this temporary discomfort. A person turns to a specialist with a complaint of headaches only in extreme cases, when they become too frequent and unbearable.

Headache differs in its wide variety. It can be aching, prolonged, unbearable or harsh, the pain can be felt only, for example, in the temporal part, or in the entire head.

A aching bilateral headache often results from arterial hypotension. In most cases, a person begins to feel it from the very morning. This pain is localized in the region of the temples.

Very often there is a headache, which is psychogenic. It is this pain that is the result of physical or mental overstrain, depression or severe stress. At the time of this condition, a person's entire area of the head hurts. A distinctive characteristic of this pain is the constant change in her character and strength. In general, such pain can only be cured with the help of an appropriate specialist.

A severe headache is also a companion of migraine. It is a pulsating one-sided, most often eye- cathegory pain, in which nausea and vomiting are possible.

A sharp headache called histamine or Hortonian, occurs in the form of short-term attacks. Attacks of strong, burning, drilling and piercing pain occur almost every day for a month, after which they can stop bothering the patient for many years.

One of the signs of infectious meningitis is a severe headache, which is always accompanied by fever, vomiting and fever. The appearance of such symptoms is an occasion for immediate hospitalization.

Increased blood pressure or atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels can cause sudden and very severe headache. The pain is so strong that a person can even lose consciousness. Its true strength can not be described in words, and it is very dangerous, it is not unusual for cases of death. Therefore, with such headaches, you should urgently call a doctor.

Becoming a hostage of incomprehensible and frequent headaches, you should immediately seek help from a specialist. Sometimes such pain is the first sign of a brain tumor. Almost always this pain will be accompanied by dizziness, nausea and bifurcation in the eyes. The same symptoms can be observed with suppuration or brain hematoma.

The cause of the headache can also be such diseases as neuralgia of the facial or trigeminal nerve, sinusitis, radiculitis, spondyloarthritis, osteochondrosis of the cervical region, etc.

There is another no less common cause of headache - intoxication. It manifests itself in the period of acute hangover syndrome or poisoning. There are also many other factors that can cause headaches in an absolutely healthy person. Among them, thermal or sunny impact, a pungent smell, car exhausts, carbon monoxide , etc.

It should be remembered that repeatedly recurring (chronic) headache not only can cause serious anxiety and discomfort, but in some cases it can be a signal of a dangerous disease. Changes in the nature of headaches, for example, if recently the pain was not frequent and easy, but now they have become almost permanent and strong - this is a serious reason to immediately seek medical help.