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Head Aches

There are many causes of a headache and each person may be affected by different triggers in different ways. The degree of pain and how long it lasts will also vary from person to person, but one of the important things to remember is that a headache can be a symptom to other, possibly serious health problems. There are some medical procedures as well as some medications that are known for causing pain, and the associated headache can be understood when they occur.

Medically speaking, a headache is pain located in the head above the ears and eyes, however it can also extend down into the neck and upper back. The two classifications of headache are considered to be primary, in which the pain originates in the brain and secondary, for which the pain in the head is the result of another medical problem such as a sinus infection. There are some patients that experience pain when atmospheric pressure changes abruptly and mistake this pain as being caused by sinus problems.

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