jermaine

[jjhits]

hi my name is jermaine. almost every day, i always have a slight to a major headache on the left side of my head, and then it goes to the point where i feel pressure over my left eye, and then it gets watery. year ago it started, i thought it would go away when i eat, but sometimes it stays or come and gos 2/3 times a day and literally feels awful. Can someone please help me?

[trixy71]

Also could be sinuses. I get sinus headaches every single day. It started with a broken nose, so my septum (spelling) is deviated and it tends to cause congestion and headaches. Ibuprofen actually works the best for me because it brings the swelling down in my nose and sinuses.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
Since you have a headache almost daily, what you have is in all probability not a simple migraine but a chronic daily headache (CDH). This can be the primary type—without any cause. One simple reason for daily headaches with nausea is compression of cervical spinal nerves. Another reason is TMJ, especially if the headache starts with chewing. The third reason could be severe acidity with or without GERD. The CDH could also be secondary to trauma, raised intracranial hypertension, high blood pressure, temporal arteritis etc. Hence all these need to be ruled out.  If the headache lasts for less than 4 hours then it could be a chronic cluster headache or a chronic paroxysmal hemicranias. If it lasts for more than 4 hours it could be chronic tension headache, chronic migraine or altered migraine or hemicranias continua. Indomethacin is the drug of choice in hemicranias continua. In fact the diagnosis is considered confirmed if a patient responds to Indomethacin. If you are a female and in menopausal age group then consult a gynecologist and rule out hormone imbalance and low estrogen as the cause of your headaches. Since a confirmed diagnosis cannot be given on net please discuss these possibilities with your doctor once. You may need some tests for confirmed diagnosis which may include blood tests, MRI etc.  Please discuss with your doctor. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.