The headache you feel comes from mixed signals between your brain, adjacent nerves, and blood vessels. As a result, some nerves in the muscles of your head and blood vessels switch on, sending pain signals to your brain. Still, how the switching of the pain signals happens remains a mystery. Headaches affect children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. According to Cleveland Clinic, over 95% of people experience a headache at least once in their lifetime. Some potential leading causes of headache Toms River may include underlying health conditions, such as severe dehydration, head injury, brain tumor, bleeding of the brain, and sinus conditions. Also, headaches, particularly migraine headaches, can be inherited. If your parents used to have headaches, you are five times more likely to develop headaches.

There are over 250 types of headaches. More than 90% of headaches have no known cause. Consequently, below are prevalent types of headaches.

1. Tension headaches

Tension headaches are the most popular among teens and adults. Tension headaches may be mild or moderate and come and go infrequently. Still, you may get severe headaches that can trouble you thrice or four times weekly.

A common symptom of tension headache is a dull pain, causing a squeezing effect on both sides of your head.

Tension headaches may come from issues with the joints or muscles in your neck or jaw. Also, emotional stress and exhaustion may cause tension headaches. Therefore, your health expert may recommend that you perform techniques for relaxation, including yoga, to relieve the pain.

1. Migraine headaches

A migraine headache is a neurological illness that can cause debilitating and pounding pain, leaving you bedridden for days. Although migraines are not frequent as tension headaches, they are often much more painful and severe.

Leading triggers of the genetic disorder are changing weather conditions, sleep deprivation, and sensory overload. You can also get migraines when you consume aged cheese or red wine.

The onset of migraines is often marked by visual problems, like seeing flashing lights, zig-zag lines, and temporary loss of the ability to see. You may also experience numbness and a tingling sensation, starting from one of your arms before attacking your face, tongue, and lips.

1. Cluster headaches

Although rare, cluster headaches cause the most pain.

That is because the headaches appear in clusters or groups. You will get more than one headache, lasting from a few weeks to months. An attack by cluster headache lasts a few minutes to a few hours.

Cluster headaches often strike one side of your head. That may lead to a bloodshot eye that is also watery on the affected side of your head. You may also have a drooping eyelid and a stuffy or runny nose.

1. Sinus headaches

Sinus headaches will cause you to feel pain and pressure in your face and sinuses. Therefore, you are highly likely to experience nasal symptoms even though you do not have an infection. Sinus symptoms may include nasal discharge, ear fullness, swollen face, congestion, and fever.

1. Cold-stimulus headaches

Popularly known as ice cream headaches, cold-stimulus headaches occur when you expose the roof of the mouth and back of the throat to unusually cold substances. Typical triggers of cold-stimulus headaches are icy drinks and water and frozen treats like ice cream.

Contact Modern Migraine MD today if you need headache relief.