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    Ten Types of Headaches and How to Treat Them

    By | Healthy Living – Fri, Nov 16, 2012 9:00 AM EST

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    Rebound headaches
    Much like overuse of nasal decongestants can lead to a perpetually stuffy nose, rebound headaches are chronic headaches caused by medication overuse. How often is ... more 
    Photo by: Corbis
    Rebound headaches
    Much like overuse of nasal decongestants can lead to a perpetually stuffy nose, rebound headaches are chronic headaches caused by medication overuse. How often is too often? Regularly taking any pain reliever like acetaminophen (Tylenol), aspirin, or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) more than twice a week, or taking triptans (migraine drugs) for more than 10 days a month, can put you at risk for rebound headaches in just a few months. Don't try to treat these on your own. A doctor can help you stop the culprit drug, using alternatives until it's out of your system.

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    If you think about it, it's strange that headaches even exist. The brain itself can't feel pain, so what gives? Experts now think surrounding tissues, brain chemicals, blood vessels, and nerves produce the pain signals.


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    "We know a lot more than we did 20 years ago about what causes headaches," says Charles Flippen, MD, associate professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "We know what areas of the brain are generating pain, but we don't have the whole picture."


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    That said, here are 10 headache types, their causes, and more importantly-how to make them go away.