Headache Fact Sheets 4 | National Headache Foundation

Facial Pain

Chronic facial pain can be very confusing both to the patient and healthcare provider. This can be direct pain – involving nerves that supply the face or indirect (referred) pain from other structures in the head such as blood vessels….

Exertional Headaches

Exertional headaches are a group of headache syndromes, which are associated with some physical activity. These headaches typically become severe very quickly after a strenuous activity such as weight lifting or sexual intercourse. Exertional headaches can, in some instances, be…

Epilepsy

Epilepsy has been linked to migraine headaches. They are comorbid conditions, which means if you have one of them, there is a greater likelihood of having the other. In most cases, however, it is a matter of a patient with…

Concussion

Concussion often results in a headache, but headaches due to a concussion will usually diminish with the passage of time. One must be concerned if the headache becomes progressively worse or is accompanied by drowsiness. This may be caused by…

Caffeine

Caffeine is one of several compounds that are naturally occurring stimulants in certain foods and beverages. It is found naturally and as an additive in coffee, tea, cola, certain soft drinks, and some pain relieving and migraine abortive medications. Caffeine is…

Menopause

One of the most frequently encountered triggers of migraine is changes in estrogen levels. As women progress through their child-bearing years, migraines often are more frequent. As menses cease in menopause, the majority of women experience fewer migraine attacks. However,…

Nocturnal Migraine

Many patients who have migraine will experience their attacks during the middle of the night or early morning hours. This headache often awakens the patient from sleep. This type of migraine is often called nocturnal migraine. Recent evidence suggests that…

New Daily Persistent Headache

New daily persistent headache (NDPH) can best be described as the rapid development (over less than 3 days) of an unrelenting headache. Most sufferers can recall the exact day the headache started and have experienced daily headache since that time….

TMJ and MPD

Dull, aching pain in the area where the skull meets the jaw (the temporomandibular joint) is a common symptom which may vary greatly in intensity. It is a pain that may radiate to the back or side of the head…

Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania

Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is a typical cluster-like headache usually experienced by females, with multiple short, one-sided and severe head pain attacks. This type of headache frequently responds to non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs, in particular indomethocin.

Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen treatment of headaches was first mentioned in literature in 1939. Mr. Charles E. Rhein, Linde Air Products Co., reported to Dr. Alvarez at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN the successful treatment of severe “migraine” attacks by breathing pure…

Calcium Channel Blockers

The calcium channel blockers are a group of medications that have been used for treating a variety of cardiovascular disorders such as high blood pressure. These medications alter the movement of calcium ions into muscle cells of blood vessels. This…

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