Different Types Of Headache

 

The different types of headaches depend upon the class to which they belong. Some common types include:

1. Primary cluster headache
2. Primary paroxysmal hemicrania (a type of cluster headache)
3. Primary cough headache
4. Primary stabbing headache
5. Primary headache associated with sexual intercourse
6. Primary thunderclap headache
7. Hypnic headache (headaches that awaken a person from sleep)
8. Hemicrania continua (headaches that are persistently on one side only, right or left [unilateral])
9. Primary stabbing headache
10. Primary headache associated with sexual intercourse
11. Primary thunderclap headache
12. Hypnic headache (headaches that awaken a person from sleep)
13. Hemicrania continua (headaches that are persistently on one side only, right or left [unilateral])
14. New daily-persistent headache (NDPH) (a type of chronic headache)
15. Headache from exertion
16. Trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial nerve inflammation
17.  Secondary headaches due to: 

• Trauma
• Disorders
• Infection
• Structural problems with the bones of the face, teeth, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses or other structures
• Substance abuse or withdrawal