Understanding Headaches: Types and Remedies
Headaches FAQ
What is a headache disorder?
Headache disorders, which are characterized by recurrent headache, are associated with personal and societal burdens of pain, disability, damaged quality of life, and financial cost. Worldwide, a minority of people with headache disorders are diagnosed appropriately by a health-care provider.
What is a headache & what causes it?
A headache is pain experienced in any part of your head. It is one of the most common symptoms experienced by humans, and can occur for many different reasons. In fact, there are over 200 types of headache recognised in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3).
How do doctors classify headaches?
A headache can affect any part of the head, and pain may be present in one or several locations. Headaches also cause various types of pain. Classifying the pain can help a doctor reach a diagnosis. Doctors also categorize headaches based on whether an underlying health condition is responsible for the pain.
What are headache disorders?
Headache disorders are painful, with discomfort felt in the head, neck, and shoulders. A headache occurs because of a primary or secondary cause. Primary headaches, like migraine or tension headaches, are among the most common headaches that lead people to seek medical treatment, and they affect an estimated 3 billion people each year.
Who can have a headache?
Anyone can have a headache, including children, adolescents and adults. About 96% of people experience a headache at least once in their life. About 40% of people across the world have tension-type headaches and about 10% have migraine headaches. What is the main cause of a headache?
Headaches References
If you want to know more about Headaches, consider exploring links below:
What Is Headaches
- https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/headaches
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9639-headaches
- https://headacheaustralia.org.au/what-is-headache/
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201
- https://www.healthline.com/health/headache/what-causes-headaches
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/headaches
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/headache-disorders
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