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HEALTH<br />
By Angela Mutiso, cananews@gmail.com<br />
UNDERSTANDING<br />
YOUR HEADACHE<br />
Headache is one of the most<br />
common medical complaints.<br />
It can be caused or<br />
aggravated by stress, anxiety,<br />
depression, dehydration and<br />
other psychological factors. Headache pain<br />
can result in difficulties in relationships, at<br />
work or school, and with daily living.<br />
Wiki notes that most people get<br />
headaches from time to time, whether<br />
they’re mild annoyances or skullcrushing<br />
distractions. Treatment varies<br />
depending on the type of headache you’re<br />
experiencing.<br />
A headache is a lingering pain in the<br />
head. It could also be a thing or person<br />
that causes worry or trouble. In many cases<br />
a headache can be a sign of an underlying<br />
problem. Headache can be caused by<br />
fever, watching television or looking at<br />
a computer screen for a long time and<br />
even feeling tired or sleepy. It can come<br />
about as an effect of stress. It can also be<br />
triggered by other neurological conditions<br />
(touching the nerves and the brain) like<br />
with epilepsy. (Wiki) A thunderclap<br />
headache for example is a headache that<br />
is severe and sudden-onset. It is defined<br />
as a severe headache that takes seconds to<br />
minutes to reach maximum intensity. It<br />
can be indicative of a number of medical<br />
problems. Webmed describes a headache<br />
as a pain in the head with the pain being<br />
above the eyes or the ears, behind the head<br />
(occipital), or in the back of the upper neck.<br />
Headache, like chest pain or back ache, has<br />
many causes. A headache may appear as a<br />
sharp pain, a throbbing sensation or a dull<br />
ache. Headaches can develop gradually or<br />
suddenly, and may last from less than an<br />
hour to several days.<br />
Mayo clinic staff has researched well<br />
on the causes of headaches and what can<br />
be done about them. You will notice that<br />
their findings compare well with several<br />
others and are a reliable benchmark<br />
in understanding this subject.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y explain that your headache<br />
symptoms can help your doctor<br />
determine its cause and the<br />
appropriate treatment.<br />
Most headaches aren’t the<br />
result of a serious illness,<br />
but some may result<br />
from a life-threatening<br />
condition requiring<br />
emergency care. We<br />
are aware of different<br />
types of headaches<br />
in three categories.<br />
Here, wiki points<br />
out Primary<br />
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