Types of Headaches

Comparing the Different Types of Primary Headaches

Below is a table that outlines the different types of primary headaches by characteristics, pain, severity, and other symptoms:

	Migraine	Tension	Cluster
Characteristics:	Throbbing pain, often preceded by an aura; more prevalent in women	Steady ache	Severe, coming in groups over weeks or months, mainly attack men
Pain in:	One or both sides of head	Both sides of head	One side of head, often centering around one eye
Severity:	Mild, moderate, or severe	Mild or moderate	Very severe
Other symptoms:	May experience sensitivity to light, sound, and odors; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; visual disturbances; a fever, chills, aching, sweats	None	Nasal congestion, drooping eyelids, watery and teary eyes

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