Headaches have occurred to almost everyone at some point. These headaches can range from mild irritations to a debilitating pain crisis that demands immediate treatment. Headaches are researched across the medical community, but causes remain a mystery. The medical community has broken headaches into a few easily classified categories. Primary headaches are by far the most common variety, while cluster and secondary headaches are far rarer. Most headaches have no life threatening significance, although secondary headaches can signal another problem at work in the brain.

Headaches are common pains that anyone can suffer. They can be caused by many factors such as stress, working for extended hours in front of the computer to injury and migraines which may be triggered by allergies such as food. Whatever the cause may be, the fact remains that having a headache is very uncomfortable and may keep you from performing to your full potentials. One need not suffer so much because of it, especially if the problem is constant and may keep you from being productive.

Sometimes people who are addicted to something can get a chronic headache if they do not have the substance. For example, people who drink a caffeinated beverage at the same time each day might notice a headache if they do not have the beverage. These headaches will usually go away after avoiding the addictive substance for about a week, but they are severe while going through the withdrawal process.

Headaches, like many other symptoms, can be warning signals for some other, more serious condition. Sudden, intense headache or headache conjoined with stiff neck call for immediate medical attention. Other headaches that call for this type of medical attention are headaches that associate with fever, convulsions, or unconsciousness. Headache interrelated with eye or ear pain, intense headache suffered by someone who has no previous history of headache and persistent headache in children can also be warning signs of a more serious condition.

Take a hot bath and relax, or a hot shower if you do not have time for a bath. The heat can help relieve the headache and the relaxation is an added boost. You can also trying placing a warm compress on your head or alternating between a warm and a cool cloth to stimulate blood flow which may help to reduce the pressure of a headache.

Aromatherapy can also be a great aid to headache relief. Using peppermint or lavender oils either in a bath or just applying a couple of drops to your temple and hairline can help. A cup of herbal tea such as peppermint or chamomile can also have a calming effect that will help to relieve headaches.

Prevention is still the number one treatment for migraine. The best way is to make sure that one avoids the factors that may trigger the attack.

One of those factors is stress. By learning to relax a bit and do some stress management, one can prevent migraine headaches from recurring. Try to spread your workload to a degree, which you can manage. Rest for a while when you feel that you are getting tired. Another great way is to deal with the attack head on.