How do you treat headaches that are constant (almost every day) ?
My headaches are constant and I feel pressure in my ears, sometimes behind my head, and going up the back of my neck and shoulders. I have tried acetaminophen, ibuprofen, benadril(sp?), and various cold and sinus medicines. Every once in a while my headaches go away and they were a little better this past winter, but starting a couple months ago (around march) they got worse again and are almost very day. Sometimes I hurt so badly from the soulders up(pressure and headaches) I start to feel sweaty and can actually feel a pounding in the back of my head. I have always had bad allergies and have found sinus pressure medicine to be the only (temporary) relief. Should I see a allergy doctor?
I've recently, maybe, have a similar situation. I didn't know that I had allergies and will be officially tested for them this week. I don't get a warning signal like runny nose or itchy eyes. I had the same type of headaches...back of head, etc. as you described and around my jaws too. For me it was diagnosed as a eustacian tube ear problem. Allergies caused the ear infection in my middle ear and resulting eustacian tube ear problem, which might be an on and off permanent problem. Antibiotics (amoxicillan) is used initially to get rid of the infection. A nasal decongestant is the med for it day-to-day, either pseudoephedrine or OTC phenyleprine. The anti-histamine helps with the allergy/initiating cause. I can use a triptan, like Amerge, to get over the headache, but I can't take the Amerge everyday. It'll cause rebound headaches and is $$ and the headache always comes back, along with the ear pain/ache/hearing problem(it can vary). My eustacian tube headache usually doesn't become a migraine either, but it's a steady 24/7 headache. Again, my doctor said I might have this ear problem on and off with that type of headache forever.... hope this info is helpful to you.
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FROM JJ---- SOUNDS LIKE FOODS ARE TRIGGERING SOME OF YOUR MIGRAINS, COULD BE MANY DIFFERENT TYPE OF FOODS--ALCOHOL,NUTS,SOME MILK PRODUCTS,ICE CREAM ECT..MSG..FAST FOODS,BANANAS,AND OTHER..CHART WHAT FOODS YOU EAT FROM MORNING TO NIGHT FOR A FEW WEEKS..AND STOP EATING A FEW TO SEE IF YOU FEEL BETTER..FOD REALATED MIGRAINS TAKE A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS TO GET OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM..BANANAS,MSG AND ALCOHOL ARE TOUGH TO GET OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM,ONCE YOU STOP EATING THE FOOD..ALSO SUGAR OR GLUCOSE CAN BE A TRIGGER..I FOUND B COMBLEX VITAMINS,AND VITAMIN :D:AND CALCIUM HELP,,HOPE YOU FIND SOME ANSWERES..JJ
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