There are over 100 type of headaches but classified into primary, secondary, cranial neuralgia and others
1. Primary headaches - This can affect the quality of life by causing significant pain and disability examples are cluster, tension and migraine headaches
2. Secondary headaches - Are those that are due to an underlying structural or infectious problem in the head or neck example is sinus headache
3. Cranial neuralgia - This is inflammation of one of the 12 cranial nerves coming from the brain that control the muscles and carry sensory signals to and from the head and neck the most common is trigeminal neuralgia.
The symptoms of headache depend on the
type
* Sinus headaches
Is a broad group of medical conditions ranging from inflammation of teeth infection to dental pain, it usually come with a fever
* Cluster headaches
This may occur several times a day and may happen unexpectedly but does not last long, it may be very painful and sometimes accompanied by watery eye, nasal congestion or a running nose
* Tension headaches
This is the most common type with the ache around the head especially around the temples or back of the head and neck. It is believed that these are caused by contraction of neck and scalp muscles, change in brain chemicals and stressful life.
* Migraine headaches
This is a throbbing painful headache usually on one side of the head, it may be triggered by stress, hormonal imbalance, and others like caffeine and insomnia
* Rebound headaches
This is caused by overuse of painkillers, it is said that too much medication can cause the brain to shift into an excited state causing more headaches, it can also be triggered by withdrawal from drugs as the level of medicine drops in the bloodstream
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