Headache Fact Sheets 5 | National Headache Foundation

Analgesic Rebound (Medication Overuse Headache)

Analgesic agents are prescription or over-the-counter medications used to control pain including migraine and other types of headaches. When used on a daily or near daily basis, these analgesics can perpetuate the headache process. They may decrease the intensity of…

Visual Disturbances

Visual disturbances are most commonly associated with migraine headache. These symptoms can also be related to local eye conditions, such as glaucoma, which can produce a halo effect around objects. Visual disturbances may be warning signs of a stroke, and…

Eyestrain from Watching TV

Many people believe that eyestrain causes their headaches. This seems possible given the amount of time people spend reading, working on computers, watching TV and playing video games. Although refractory errors may contribute to headaches, other factors such as posture,…

Early Morning Awakening Headache

Cluster, migraine and tension-type headaches may produce a headache that awakens an individual in the early morning hours (usually after 4 AM), or is present upon awakening. Those individuals with chronic tension-type headache are most likely to be awakened in…

Chiropractors

Chiropractors are health care professionals that utilize manual therapy as a component of their treatments. Chiropractic manipulation can be of help in relaxing muscles in cases where there is muscle spasm present. Sometimes a chiropractor may refer to the vertebrae…

Chronic Daily Headache

Chronic daily headache (CDH) refers to a broad range of headache disorders occurring greater than 15 days a month — in many cases daily — for a period of at least 3 months. The primary variety of chronic daily headache…

Occipital Headache

The occipital nerve transversing the back of the head can cause unilateral head pain with radiation to the temporal area of the head. These symptoms can be precipitated by injury, overlaying muscle tension or anatomic variations. The neuralgia can be…

Aura

Aura occurs in about 20% of migraine sufferers. Some migraine sufferers have some headache attacks with aura and some without. An aura is a warning sign of migraine that usually occurs before the headache and can last 5-60 minutes, usually about…

Facts About Migraine

Facts About the Impact of Migraine Forty-two million Americans have migraine. Migraine attacks typically start during adolescence or the 20s. 52% of people living with migraine disease are undiagnosed by a healthcare provider. Migraine is misdiagnosed as tension (a catch-all…

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