{"id":239,"date":"2018-08-31T12:27:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T12:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2018-08-31T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T12:28:09","slug":"chronic-headache-everything-you-should-know-about-the-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/2018\/08\/31\/chronic-headache-everything-you-should-know-about-the-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Headache: Everything You Should Know About the Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243\" src=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chronic-Headache-Everything-You-Should-Know-About-the-Disease.jpg\" alt=\"Chronic Headache: Everything You Should Know About the Disease\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chronic-Headache-Everything-You-Should-Know-About-the-Disease.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chronic-Headache-Everything-You-Should-Know-About-the-Disease-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chronic-Headache-Everything-You-Should-Know-About-the-Disease-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Awareness about a disease is necessary if you want to get the proper treatment on time. Chronic headache is a very common disease which could be found nowadays. Most people have headaches, but in case you are getting constant headache more days than usual then it might be a sign of chronic headache. Well, chronic headache is not like the normal headache and it has many different types. Chronic refers to how often the headaches occur and how long the condition lasts. The constant nature of chronic daily headaches makes them one of the most disabling headache conditions. Aggressive initial treatment and steady, long-term management might reduce pain and lead to fewer headaches. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-241 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/signs-and-symtoms-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"signs and symtoms\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/signs-and-symtoms-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/signs-and-symtoms.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Symptoms of chronic headache are easy to find. If we will go according to the definition chronic daily headaches occur 15 days or more a month, for longer than three months. There are short lasting and long lasting chronic headaches. If a headache lasts more than four hours then it is long lasting headache. The most important types of chronic headache are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Chronic migraine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Chronic tension-type headache<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">New daily persistent headache<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hemicrania continua<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Chronic Migraine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If a person has a history of episode migraine then he is most likely to get the chronic migraine. The most common symptoms of this is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Affect one side or both sides of your head<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Have a pulsating, throbbing sensation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cause moderate to severe pain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">These may cause nausea or vomiting or both. Sensitivity to light and sound are other symptoms of this type of chronic headache. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Chronic tension-type headache<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you have got this headache then it will tend to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Affect both sides of your head<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cause mild to moderate pain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cause pain that feels pressing or tightening, but not pulsating<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>New Daily Persistent Headache<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">People who have a history of headache get this headache usually. This type of headache comes in a sudden. Within the three days of first headache, they become constant. The main symptoms of this headache are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Often affect both sides of your head<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cause pain that feels like pressing or tightening, but not pulsating<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cause mild to moderate pain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Might have features of chronic migraine or chronic tension-type headache<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Hemicrania Continua<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">It is important to learn and know about these types of migraine. These migraines tend to affect the human body in the worst manner. The main symptoms of this headache are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Affect only one side of your head<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Are daily and continuous with no pain-free periods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cause moderate pain with spikes of severe pain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Respond to the prescription pain reliever indomethacin (Indocin)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Can become severe with development of migraine-like symptoms<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Apart from these symptoms, the Hermicrania Continua has been associated with few other important symptoms as well. The symptoms are mentioned here:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Tearing or redness of the eye on the affected side<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nasal congestion or runny nose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Drooping eyelid or pupil narrowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sensation of restlessness<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>When to Consult Psychiatrist for Chronic Headaches<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Definitely, headache is not something that you should ignore. You should always keep a <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Consult-Psychiatrist-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Consult Psychiatrist\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Consult-Psychiatrist-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Consult-Psychiatrist-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Consult-Psychiatrist.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>constant watch and analyze if you have the problem of chronic headache. Depending on the symptoms the chronic headache has been divided into four categories which we have already mentioned above. If you find that your headache is matching with any of these symptoms from above then do consult a psychiatrist. If you find any of the signs and symptoms which are mentioned below then surely you need to consult a psychiatrist for the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you have two or more headaches a week<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If most of the time you are taking pain reliever for headache<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you need more than the usual dose of over-the-counter pain relief to relief your headache<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you are continuously noticing changes in the headache patter and the pain is worsening day-by-day<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">In case your headache is disabling you from the other works<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Apart from these signs, if you are getting the extreme signs of chronic headache then you definitely need to seek the prompt medical aid. The symptoms are mentioned below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Severe and sudden headache<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Headache which is followed by a fever, stiff neck, confusion, seizure, double vision, weakness, numbness or difficulty speaking<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">In case there is a head injury<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If the situation is getting worst despite the regular medication<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Chronic headache is one of the worst situations. You need the immediate cure, if you are suffering from the disease. Instant medical aid is required for the same. I would suggest contacting Dr. Shashi Bhushan. He is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\">trusted psychiatrist in Delhi<\/a> and has been recommended by many for chronic headache treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/get-well-soon-by-consulting-a-psychiatrist.jpg\" alt=\"get well soon by consulting a psychiatrist\" width=\"1024\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/get-well-soon-by-consulting-a-psychiatrist.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/get-well-soon-by-consulting-a-psychiatrist-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psychiatristinrohini.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/get-well-soon-by-consulting-a-psychiatrist-768x188.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awareness about a disease is necessary if you want to get the proper treatment on time. 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