Headache is pain in any region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head, be isolated to a certain location, radiate across the head from one point, or have a viselike quality. A headache may appear as a sharp pain, a throbbing sensation or a dull ache.
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Headache is a common that is experienced by humans and it could be triggered by a lot of things such as stress, dehydration menstruation, early pregnancy (for women). Stress is the common trigger for headache and oftentimes it could be a symptom of an illness. It is advisable to run a test at an hospital to be sure,
Some of the symptoms of headache is feeling a sharp pain on the left or right side of the head and sometimes watery or running nose. The excessive use of painkillers can also cause a rebound headache, it makes the brain shift to an excited state thereby causing more headaches.
Self medication is also strongly condemned because it is dangerous. If a person experiences constant headache and takes a particular drug every time it would get to a point where it would no longer be effective. The body of such person have got used to the drugs hence reducing its efficiency.
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Some cases where you should be bothered over a headache
- after an accident
- that causes a red eye
- in patients living with cancer
- that last longer than 72hours
Sometimes, a hot and harsh weather can also cause headaches. In a situation like this there are home remedies for getting rid of headaches.
Such as:
- Have a cold bath
- Rest
- Stay hydrated
If it still persists visit a nearby pharmacy or hospital for medication.
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You forgot mobile phones - most headaches these days are from artificial EMFs, both wifi and phones, or chemical toxins.
For mild transient cases, take vit Bs and some glucose.
A very well-crafted article on headache, one of the most common symptoms prevalent in the general population. You have mentioned the everything in gist.
One thing I want to highlight from your post; that is medication overuse headache. We shouldn't use over medication for the headache. It might fire back.
Great work.