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Are you suffering from headaches and do not know what they are? Headache is a term used to describe a pain in the head, while migraine is a more specific term for a type of headache. Here, you will find out the difference between a headache and migraine and learn the symptoms to identify them. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Difference Between Migraine and Headaches


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Migraine Vs Headache
Is Migraine Different from Other Headaches? It is
important to know what types of headaches you
have irrespective of whether you've had them for
years or you started getting them recently. This
will help you and your doctor to give you the
right treatment. It can sometimes be difficult to
tell the difference between a migraine and a
headache when youre experiencing such a high
level of pain and pressure in your head. Normal
headaches only hurt your head. Migraines usually
make you feel like your head is going to explode.
Sometimes you just can't power through them. Even
with medication, you may have to stop what
you're doing until they go away. Migraines might
last for days. As you are unable to be at work or
away from home, you might not be able to crawl
under the covers in a dark room for all that
time. There are things you can do when migraines
disrupt your life.
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  • What is Headache?
  • There is a wide range of kinds of headaches,
    which specialists have characterized into two
    principal gatherings primary and secondary.
  • Primary headaches allude to autonomous
    circumstances that cause pain in the head, face,
    or neck. Instances of primary headaches
    incorporate headaches and pressure headaches.
  • Secondary headaches happen as the aftereffect of
    another ailment, like an infection, stress, or
    medicine abuse.
  • Other types of headaches include
  • Cluster Headache Cluster headaches a subtype
    of a migraine are seriously painful headaches
    that happen on one side of the head and come in
    clusters. This implies you experience patterns of
    headache
  • assaults, trailed by sans headache periods. They
    are most normally experienced behind or over the
    eye or at the sanctuary.
  • Sinus Headache Often confused with migraine,
    sinus headaches co-occur with sinus infection
    symptoms like fever, stuffy nose, cough,
    congestion, and facial pressure.

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  • Brain Structure Headache Wounds and ailments can
    likewise prompt headaches. A Chiari headache is
    brought about by an inherent Chiari
  • mutation. This very rare condition makes the
    skull push against parts of the mind, frequently
    causing pain toward the rear of the head.
    Increased intracranial pressure is a
    life-threatening clinical issue that can likewise
    prompt heads. It tends to be brought about by
    conditions, like
  • an aneurysm
  • arteriovenous malformation
  • brain tumor
  • meningitis
  • encephalitis
  • Thunderclap headaches A "thunderclap" headache
    is an exceptionally extreme headache that
    creates in 60 seconds or less. It very well may
    be a side effect of a subarachnoid drain, a
    serious ailment that requires
  • prompt clinical consideration. It might likewise
    be brought about by an aneurysm, stroke, or
    another injury.

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What is Migraine? Since migraines emerge because
of no other sickness or injury, they're viewed as
primary headache problems. Migraine assaults
produce a more extensive scope of symptoms than
headaches, and they last somewhere in the range
of four hours to a few days. Migraines progress
through a progression of stages. At the point
when they're all out, they are frequently joined
by sickness vomiting sensitivity to light,
sound, and certain smells and muscle weakness.
  • Migraine Triggers
  • Migraines are associated with their triggers,
    which are foods, stimuli, or other conditions
    that can bring on an attack. These vary from
    person to person and can include
  • Stress or anxiety
  • Changes in sleeping patterns
  • Bright, flashing, or fluorescent lights, as well
    as the glow of screens
  • Certain foods, including dark chocolate, cured
    meats, aged cheeses, or pickled or fermented
    items
  • Some beverages, especially red wine or other
    alcohol, and coffee or tea in others
  • Hormonal changes, such as menopause or
    menstruation
  • Overuse of pain medications

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