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 Headaches are a common and usually not serious symptom that most people will experience from time to time. Headaches complement the picture of symptoms of many diseases (colds, flu, allergies), but they can also be a symptom of specific diseases (such as sinusitis or migraine). A common view is that headaches are associated with high blood pressure.
In fact, this is rarely the cause. Occasionally, a headache may be accompanied by a serious illness (such as meningitis or a brain tumor). Therefore, it always makes sense to consult a doctor if the headaches have become protracted and last for several days. However, even such pain can be the result of the simplest cause - anxiety and tension. Also, a headache can occur from lack of sleep or hunger.
Headache reasons:
Allergy... Wheat products, alcohol, chocolate and cheese. Sometimes they drink coffee to relieve headaches. If you drink a lot coffeeand then you stop drinking it, you may feel pain as your body reacts to a lack of caffeine in your blood.
Brain tumor... Through an increase in the internal pressure of the brain and the production of an additional amount of fluid, the tumor signals its appearance with chronic, constantly present headaches, which may be accompanied by vomiting, blurred vision, and dizziness. This can happen after a severe injury, which in itself causes a headache, but even after some improvement, it can recur due to hemorrhage or blood clot pressure on the skull.
Infections... Meningitis and simpler respiratory or viral infections can cause headaches. The pain associated with meningitis is often associated with a stiff neck and severe vomiting.
Blocked sinuses... Chronic catarrh and sinusitis caused by a blockage and infection of the sinuses of the skull will be the main causes of headache.
Migraine and "histamine" headache... Caused by changes in the blood vessels that affect the brain, causing the one-sided, throbbing headache characteristic of these conditions.
Muscle tension... This is probably the most common cause of headache, localized both in the back of the head and in the forehead. This is due to the tension (and at times spasms) of the large muscles of the shoulders and neck, which are partially attached to the skull. Stress triggers pain signals that are transmitted to the brain. If this happens all the time, then the headaches do not subside as long as there is tension. Sensitive points in the neck and shoulders are often associated with headaches.
Neck problems... Cervical slondylitis (arthritis of the cervical spine), misaligned vertebrae, and abnormal posture are very common causes of headache, sometimes resulting from direct pinching of the spinal nerves associated with the muscles of the skull and forehead.
Eye problems... Asthenopia and eye infections are the cause of persistent headaches around the eyes that get worse when the eyeball moves.
Karina
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