Written by Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Updated : May 11, 2016 12:06 PM IST
Not every headache can be treated by popping a painkiller or simply massaging the area. Knowing the type of headache not only helps in describing your condition to a doctor but also helps you to choose the right doctor and get treated accordingly with medications or even surgery (if needed).
Cluster headache: It includes extremely severe headache characterised by eye pain, drooping eyelid, redness and tears in the eyes, followed by runny or blocked nose.
Migraine: When you experience moderate to severe headache on one-side of the face, accompanied by throbbing feeling and nausea, it indicates migraine. It might last from few hours to days and occurs recurrently, once a week, month or year.
Sinus: Be it cold or allergy, it causes blockage of the sinuses, leading to pressure building in the head and radiating to the top of the head, below the eyebrows and around the cheeks or teeth indicating headache due to sinus infection.
Tension headache: Although the exact cause is not known, it usually manifests when stressed or tensed. Also known as stress headache, this type of headache manifests as a tight band around the forehead.
Neck headache: Caused due to a dysfunction of the muscles, nerves or joints in the neck, this type of headache causes pain to radiate from the back to the front of the head. The symptoms tend to aggravate or ease with a slight movement of the neck indicating neck headache.
TMJ headache: Known as temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), it is caused when the joint is displaced, leading pressure and stretching of the nerves. It is characterised by pain in the jaw and ear, which radiates to the head, leading to severe headache, similar to a form of a tension headache.
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