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…
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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 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…
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…
It is well known that the patient having a mild tension headache, which can be relieved by aspirin, is rarely seen by the physician for this condition. However, if the headache occurs daily, is present when the patient awakens, remains…
MAO (Monoamine Oxidase) inhibitors are a type of antidepressant medication. They are a type of mood elevator that slows down the metabolism of catecholamines, thus preserving them. It is suspected that both MAO inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants may not only…
Ibuprofen is an analgesic. It is classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, commonly referred to as NSAIDS. Other NSAIDS are also used as analgesics. Ibuprofen can be used as a pain reliever or analgesic. It can also be used as…
Chronic migraine best characterizes those patients with a history of migraine who experience headache more than half the time. This condition was previously called Transformed Migraine. However, transformation requires that the sufferer recall precisely how their headaches have changed over…
Hemiplegic migraine is a rare form of migraine characterized by a migraine headache associated with weakness on one side of the body. A disturbance in speech and various visual complaints may also occur. This may last for days. Hemiplegic migraine…
Abdominal migraine is one of the variants of migraine headache. This variant most typically occurs in children, and is common for them to had nausea and a “stomach ache” which is often relieved by a nap. They usually have a…
Ice and heat can be used to lessen the pain of headaches. In general, most sufferers with migraine headache prefer cold packs. Sufferers with tension-type or muscle contraction headaches may prefer warm packs. It depends on the individual sufferer. The…
Some patients will describe a daily, chronic tension-type headache as well as a recurrent hard or “sick” migraine-like headache. This combination of tension-type and migraine headaches, previously known as the mixed headache syndrome, is now identified as coexisting migraine and…
