Hi,
A baseline cranial CT scan may be able to help as well as a cervical spine scan to rule out referred pain from a cervical spine disorder.
Cluster headaches may have associated symptoms like eye redness, and tearing and nasal discharge. Are these present in your case? With the headaches coming back at a particular time of the year, then an allergic component has to be ruled out. If this has been present for years, recurring at certain intervals a consult with a neurologist may be done to have the headache reclassified.
A cranial CT was done several years ago and it was fine, and no no one in my family
was ever diagnosed with cluster migraines. My dad suffered with some kind of headaches but they were more sinus related and came on more often.
I have not had any baseline tests done before the headache maybe I need too.
My headaches have subsided now and I am feeling much better, until they hit again.
Hi.
Cluster headaches are one of those conditions with an unknown cause.The cause of which is medically referred to as idiopathic (unknown).In some studies though, it is found to be present in families."A positive family history of cluster headache was found in 7% (25/366) of the families. Compared with the general population, the first and second degree relatives of the 370 patients with cluster headache had a 14-fold and twofold increase in the risk of having cluster headache after standardisation for sex and age. This increase in familial risk strongly suggests that cluster headache has a genetic cause."
Source:Journal of Neurology,Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
(http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1073373)
Are there other family members with similar symptoms?
Have you had baseline tests done before for your headaches ?
Was a cranial CT scan done?