Are you suffering from headaches on Daily basis check the risk factors behind it

If you are suffering from headaches on daily basis it is the type of chronic headaches. It occurs usually 15 days or more in a month and for longer than three months. There are two types of headaches in it short lasting and long lasting headache. Long lasting headaches lasts for more than 4 hours. It can include conditions like

1. Chronic migraine

2. Tension type headache

3. Daily persistent headache

4. Hemicrania continua

Secondary headaches includes

1. Blood vessel disease in brain

2. Brain Injury

3. Hypertension

4. Infection

5. Sinus congestion

6. Trauma

7. Tumour

Prompt Medical help required if you see these symptoms

1. If your headache is sudden and severe

2. It accompany with fever, stiff neck, confusion, seizure, double vision and weakness.

3. Follows a head injury

4. Headache is getting worse despite rest and medication.

Reasons behind chronic daily headaches

We can’t define reason behind primary chronic headaches but for secondary chronic headaches include several causes

1. Inflammation in blood vessels or stroke

2. Infections like meningitis

3. Brain tumour

4. Brain injury

Headache caused by overuse of medicines

This type of headache usually develops in people who have usually migraine or tension type disorder and they are taking too much pain medication. If you are taking pain medications over the counter and more than two days a week you are at risk of developing rebound headaches.