Chronic Daily Headache Treatment in Creve Coeur & Serving St. Louis, MO
Frequent headaches can dramatically interfere with just about every aspect of your daily life, as well as the quality of it. What's known as chronic daily headache refers to a variety of chronic headaches that can be caused by many different underlying causes, and you can learn more about how these may be diagnosed and treated by reaching out to Dr. Tipu Sultan of the Environmental Health & Allergy Center serving the areas of Creve Coeur and St. Louis, MO.
Symptoms and Causes
Some common symptoms are:
- Tension headaches, which are dull, non-pulsating, constricting pain (not severe) and often associated with tender points on or around head called trigger points
- Migraine headaches are intermittent headaches associated with symptoms, such as visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light or noise
- Cluster headaches consist of severe localized pain in the orbital or supra-orbital and /or temporal areas. Attacks can occur anywhere from eight times per day to once every other day. Attacks occur in clusters and then stop for varying periods of time before recurring. Cluster headaches can be precipitated by alcohol, nitrates or any vasodilatation
Some Underlying Causes are:
- Most headaches in these three categories discussed are often triggered by environmental, nutritional and endocrine factors
- Environmental causes consist of food and mold allergies, chemical sensitivity and/or yeast overgrowth
- Nutritional causes consist of magnesium, calcium and/or vitamin B6 deficiency
- Endocrine causes include hypothyroidism, peri-menopause, and/or premenstrual hormone fluctuations associated with menstrual cycles
Chronic Daily Headache Treatment
If you suffer from regular headaches and find yourself often turning to over-the-counter pain relievers, if these are not having the desired effect, and if headaches, in general, are affecting your quality of life, it may be time to speak with your doctor for help.