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Headaches Causes Types

Could that headache be a toothache?

October 03, 2008
Experts say that people who suffer from chronic headaches might want to consult both a doctor and a dentist to find the cause of their headaches. Headache pain and dental pain have a lot in common, doctors say. Headache pain, tooth pain, and jaw pain all travel along the same nerves and one type of pain can often trigger the others. Headache experts say consulting a dentist along with a doctor may help find the root cause of headaches and thus help patients get the right treatment to ease their ... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Headaches and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Headaches are one of the physical symptoms of anxiety. For some, the chronic headaches can... Read more »

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Headache Awareness Week - Seven Healthy Habits of Headache and Migraine Sufferers
By MigraineCast , Health Expert

...Network.Sunday, June 3, marks the beginning of National Headache Awareness Week. Some people... Read more »

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04/17/07 Podcast - The Most Common Head Pain
By MigraineCast , Health Expert

...at the most common type of head pain, tension-type headaches, often simply called tension... Read more »

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Can Headaches Disappear During Cold Weather?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...  During the cold weather, I hardly ever have a headache. But when the weather starts warming... Read more »

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7/9/07 #2 -How to get rid of "allergy headaches?"
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...Question: Now that allergy season is here, I have a headache everyday. I wake up with a headache... Read more »

Health Guide

Tension Headaches
Tension-type headaches (TTH) are the most common form of headache. According to the World Health Organization and International Headache Society, up to 78% of the population experiences this type of... Read more »
Take Control of Headaches and Migraines with Headache U
June 7 - 13 is National Headache Awareness Week (NHAW) this year. A host of educational events and programs are happening around the country throughout National Headache Awareness Week, which is... Read more »
Headache and Migraine More Common Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and headache disorders is not well understood, and studies exploring that relationship have produced conflicting results. A new study reported in... Read more »
Soldiers' Chronic Headaches Linked to Mild Head Trauma
Over the last few years, long-needed evaluation of our military for Migraine and other headache disorders exacerbated or caused by event and / or circumstances of being deployed have been conducted... Read more »
Seven Healthy Habits of Headache and Migraine Sufferers
In observance of the 14th annual National Headache Awareness Week (NHAW), June 3 -9, the National Headache Foundation (NHF) is focusing attention on Seven Healthy Habits of Headache Sufferers.... Read more »

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...is used to treat or prevent a certain type of headache (vascular headaches such as migraine... Read more »

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...This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Codeine is a narcotic pain... Read more »

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...such as muscle aches, toothaches, common cold, and headaches. It may also be used to reduce pain... Read more »

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...mouth, stomach upset/pain, nausea/vomiting, dizziness, headache, diarrhea, fever, nervousness,... Read more »

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