What is your type of headaches?Knowing your type of headaches is the first step in getting rid of the pain! There are over 300 types and causes of headache, and 99% of the population gets one sometime in their lives. Chances are you've had more than one type of headaches, and maybe even more than one at the same time! Keep it simpleThere are different ways to categorize headaches. In the simplest terms, there are only two types of headache, and headache related disease. First are the secondary headaches. These are headaches that are caused by another problem, and usually it's that problem that needs to be solved. For example, you just got hit in the head with a baseball bat. Or you have a viral infection, or inflammation around the brain. Or you have some other disorder or disease that is causing the problem. Often your doctor will try to rule out secondary causes first.Secondary headaches include things like allergy headache and sinus headache (from sinusitis). The second type is the primary headache. In a primary headache, it's the headache itself that's the main problem, not the underlying cause (it may be that we simply don't know the cause). For example, if you have migraine, medical science does not yet fully understand the cause. However, the main concern is to get rid of the symptoms, although we are beginning to understand that migraine attacks may do damage. Secondary headaches are the ones mostly discussed in the articles on this website. Migraine and cluster headaches are often called secondary headaches. (Remember, however, that headache is only one possible symptom of migraine - a migraine is not just a bad headache, and may not involve headache pain at all. Some researchers now believe that cluster "headaches" may be the same.) Read about your type of headaches now!Here are a few of the articles on this website that you may find helpful. Please note that these aren't "official" headache names, but commonly used terms to help you find what you're looking for.:
Be sure to visit our page about migraine symptoms, which will help you to know what type of headaches you may have. Then you can look around for information about triggers of migraine and headache, and the appropriate treatments.
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