Head Pain Hub: Symptoms & Relief

Head Pain Symptoms

Headaches are quite common, and usually not serious. Most of us will suffer from them in our everyday lives.
A typical headache can last for as little as 30 minutes, or in some cases, as long as several hours.
There are a number of things you can do to prevent a headache occurring and there are ways to ease the symptoms, if and when you have one.

Understanding head pain

Migraines in adults
Migraine is common, especially in women. It affects about 1 in 5 women and 1 in 15 men. Migraines are more than ordinary headaches. Migraines include other symptoms such as nausea, or a sensitivity to light and sound. There are...
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The truth behind headaches and dehydration
There are many different factors that can cause a headache. Here we are going to discuss how dehydration is a common cause, though often overlooked.
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The effect of sleep on headaches
Sleep is an essential part of our everyday lives and one of our most basic human needs. During the time while we are asleep, our brains are at their most active. It is a time when they are able to rejuvenate, consolidate memories and...
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Wisdom teeth pain
Just when we think the growing pains are over, we’re gifted one last nasty surprise. Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to grow, however, some of us do not have enough room left in our jaw, so these teeth can get stuck. This can cause acute pain and...
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Sinus pressure and headache
Sinus pain and pressure can be frustrating and make you feel weakened. It can be distressing as it not only causes pain around your sinus area, but it can also feel like there is pressure around your whole head region. You may feel...
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How Kofi learnt the difference between headaches and migraines
In the past year, I've had about seven migraine headaches since being diagnosed by my GP, each one usually lasting around 24 hours. Myths around what a migraine is, had me thinking I was just experiencing your average...
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How Jenny understood her migraine triggers
I’ve been having migraines for a while. They started in my early 20s and since then, I’ve had a migraine attack almost every 6 weeks. They can last anything from a couple of hours to 3 days. My migraine symptoms don’t come with...
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Migraine Prevention: How To Help Prevent And Manage A Migraine
When a migraine strikes it can be very painful and make you feel generally unwell. As the old saying goes, prevention is better than cure, and that’s true when it comes to migraines. Whilst there’s no known cure for migraines,...
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What are migraine symptoms?
Migraine symptoms are highly individual. For some it can feel like an intense throbbing on one side of your head. For some, it can be felt on both sides and even affect your face or neck, whilst for others it could be accompanied by...
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What can cause Migraines?
Migraines can feel very different for different people. Some people might feel like migraines strike out of the blue, whereas for others, migraines could begin with a few warnings. Knowing the causes and triggers of a migraine, can...
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Coping with head pain

Learn more about how you can manage and relieve head pain

The Importance Of Posture
"Sit up straight!" "Stop slouching" Many will have heard those two lines many times before whether it came from your teacher when you were at school, your parents at the dinner table or even your masseuse after that very rare massage...
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Coping with stress
Stress affects most people at some point, but if it’s not managed, it can begin to impact daily life. The reasons people get stressed vary enormously, but can include moving house, losing a loved one, starting a new job or worrying about a...
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Why ibuprofen can help

Ibuprofen helps relieve pain, fever and has anti-inflammatory properties. It works for various types of pain including period pain, strains and sprains, headaches and migraines

How Can I Relieve Body Pain? Pills, Patches and Gels Explained
Pain is a natural response to a number of triggers, such as infection or injury. There are many reasons why we may feel body pain, including over-exercising, falling, twisting or stretching a muscle or ligament. We might also find that pain...
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