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persistent headache
For the past one month and half, i'v been having constant frontal headache.Its so bad that it lasts throughout the day and makes my eyes feel so heavy .I'v had several tests such as mp,widal,fasting blood sugar test and the results were satisfactory.i was referred to an optometrist for refraction and the result showed i was astigmatic.A corrective lens was given to me which seemed to subside the headache,after one week of using the glass i started having the frontal headache again.i'v tried taking analgesics but it only relieves me for a while.it is giving me serious concern.Pls help.
i was just diagnosed with NDPH...new daily persistant headache....i went to a headache clinic....you might want to look into that... i had very similar symptoms...hope it helps...
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Without the ability to review your medical history and examine you personally, I can not provide you with a diagnosis regarding your headace. However, I will try to describe to you some causes of headache.
There are several causes of headaches. Headaches can be divided into primary and secondary. Primary headache disorders are headaches without a direct cause. Secondary headache disorders are due to an underlying problem, such as a tumor, medication side effects, central nervous system infections, clots in the veins in the brain, low CSF pressure after a spinal tap etc.
There are several primary headache disorders, over 50 different types. For example migraines, which usually a pulsating throbbing one-sided pain with nausea and discomfort in bright lights that lasts several hours. Another type is cluster headaches, which are sharp pains that occur around and behind the eye often at night and are associated with tearing of the eye and running of the nose. In primary stabbing headache, sharp or jabbing pain in the head occur, either as a single stab or a series of brief repeated volleys of pain. Primary stabbing headache often occurs in people with migraine.The pain itself generally lasts a fraction of a second but can last for up to one minute in some people.
Without further information about your headache, it is difficult to provide you with adequate information. However, it is important for you to understand that if you have not experienced headaches in the past and you are now having new head pains, seeing a neurologist is a good idea, just to make sure there is nothing serious causing this pain.
Thank you for this opportunity to answer your questions, I hope you find the information I have provided useful, good luck.
Without the ability to review your medical history and examine you personally, I can not provide you with a diagnosis regarding your headace. However, I will try to describe to you some causes of headache.
There are several causes of headaches. Headaches can be divided into primary and secondary. Primary headache disorders are headaches without a direct cause. Secondary headache disorders are due to an underlying problem, such as a tumor, medication side effects, central nervous system infections, clots in the veins in the brain, low CSF pressure after a spinal tap etc.
There are several primary headache disorders, over 50 different types. For example migraines, which usually a pulsating throbbing one-sided pain with nausea and discomfort in bright lights that lasts several hours. Another type is cluster headaches, which are sharp pains that occur around and behind the eye often at night and are associated with tearing of the eye and running of the nose. In primary stabbing headache, sharp or jabbing pain in the head occur, either as a single stab or a series of brief repeated volleys of pain. Primary stabbing headache often occurs in people with migraine.The pain itself generally lasts a fraction of a second but can last for up to one minute in some people.
Without further information about your headache, it is difficult to provide you with adequate information. However, it is important for you to understand that if you have not experienced headaches in the past and you are now having new head pains, seeing a neurologist is a good idea, just to make sure there is nothing serious causing this pain.
Thank you for this opportunity to answer your questions, I hope you find the information I have provided useful, good luck.
If you suspect your headaches are caused by MS and therefor would probably be swelling and or damage to the optic nerves you should see an opthomologist for full diagnostic testing. I am currently in an MS relapse that is on the severe side and includes constant bad headaches and eye pain (worse in the right eye). I have an appointment with an opthamologist in a few days and he is planning on running a series of tests including but not limited to dialating the eyes and visualling inspecing the optic nerve where it connects to the eye and running VEP (visual evoked potientials) test that will show delayed transmission times along the optic nerve beyond what can be visually seen.
During a VEP test the opthamologist will put sensors on your head near the optic center of the brain and have you watch a screen with one eye. The screen will ussually show a checkerboard pattern of some sort that changes regularly and the opthamoligist can read how long it took for the signal to reach the brain that the pattern changed (I think normal is 100ms). Any delay in signal tranmission time is a good indicator or damager along the optic nerve.
Optical Neuritis is a common symptom of MS and ussually clears up and several weeks to a couple of months.ON is usually not improved with glasses or contacts since the root of the problem is the optic nerve and it's capability to consistantly relay signals to the brain. ON is often the only sign of a relapse especially early in the course of the disease and many people find it is their first sign of MS.
Common symptoms of ON include blurry vision, double vision, or complete vision loss. This is usually worse or isolated to one eye but could include both in severe cases. I am just starting to recover from two weeks of extremely blurry vision that kept me from driving, watching TV, and reading.
Hope this helps.
During a VEP test the opthamologist will put sensors on your head near the optic center of the brain and have you watch a screen with one eye. The screen will ussually show a checkerboard pattern of some sort that changes regularly and the opthamoligist can read how long it took for the signal to reach the brain that the pattern changed (I think normal is 100ms). Any delay in signal tranmission time is a good indicator or damager along the optic nerve.
Optical Neuritis is a common symptom of MS and ussually clears up and several weeks to a couple of months.ON is usually not improved with glasses or contacts since the root of the problem is the optic nerve and it's capability to consistantly relay signals to the brain. ON is often the only sign of a relapse especially early in the course of the disease and many people find it is their first sign of MS.
Common symptoms of ON include blurry vision, double vision, or complete vision loss. This is usually worse or isolated to one eye but could include both in severe cases. I am just starting to recover from two weeks of extremely blurry vision that kept me from driving, watching TV, and reading.
Hope this helps.
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