Suffering From A Chronic Headache?

August 7th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Basics Of The Chronic Headache

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A chronic headache is one that occurs almost everyday over a long period of time. An acute headache, on the other hand, is one that occurs only once due to having a cold or eating something. If you have chronic headaches, you should tell your doctor immediately.

Chronic headaches are not necessarily bad. In many cases, these headaches are the result of not properly dealing with stress on a daily basis. People with chronic headaches often worry that they have a brain tumor or some other dreaded disease but these diseases more often have other symptoms before headaches occur and the headaches associated with such disease will usually come on suddenly and severely. Chronic headaches can often be treated quite easily once you find the cause.

Chronic Headaches And Migraine Headaches

Migraines are chronic headaches. Migraines are probably the least understood of all headaches but recent advances in medicine have made treatment of migraines much more successful. People who suffer with migraines complain of sudden, severe throbbing pain usually on one side of the head. Bright light and loud noise are triggers of migraine headaches.

Sleeping in a dark area with no noise is the remedy of choice for many migraine sufferers. No one truly knows what sets off a migraine headache. It may be anything from flashing lights to some type of chemical reaction in the body. A physician can prescribe medication for the migraines and many of the recently discovered medications work well.

Additional Chronic Headaches Causes

In addition to migraines, other causes of chronic headaches abound. Sinus headaches and tension headaches which are left untreated can easily become chronic headaches. Certain types of allergies may cause headaches until they are diagnosed and treated. It is my suspicion that many chronic headache sufferers are actually sensitive to the chemicals in the processed foods they eat and don’t even realize it.

In addition to seeing a doctor, the best thing you can do for chronic headaches is to first properly deal with stress. EFT and the Insight CDs are a good way to do this. Second, start keeping a headache journal. Write down everything you eat and the quantities from the moment you wake until when you go to sleep at night. This will help you connect your chronic headache to anything in your diet that might be causing it.