What causes a headache?

Answer 1

Cider.

Answer 2

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

anything really. A headache is experienced when various structures of the head and neck are irritated. The sensation of pain can be ‘referred’, which means the irritation in one area can transmit the feeling of pain via associated nerves to another area. Stress and muscular tension
Stress is thought to trigger the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response, which is characterised by shallow breathing, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, and increased amounts of ‘stress chemicals’ like adrenaline. Stress can cause or worsen a headache in a number of ways, including:

Tightening the muscles, particularly of the upper back, shoulders, neck and head.
Lowering a person’s tolerance to pain.
Nullifying the effects of medications like painkillers.
Reducing the levels of endorphins, which are the body’s natural painkilling chemicals.Jaw problems
Dental abscesses, post-extraction infection and difficulties with the joint of the jaw can cause pain in the local area, as well as referred pain to the face and head. Misaligned teeth can also increase muscular tension in the jaw and contribute to recurring headache.

Hormonal influences
Migraines affect more women than men, and some researchers believe that sex hormones play a key role. For around half of these women, migraine occurs in the few days prior to or following their menstrual period. Some studies suggest that reduced levels of the sex hormone oestrogen around the time of menstruation may be to blame.

Eye problems
If a person has difficulties with their vision, such as long-sightedness, they tend to squint and strain the eye muscles in order to better focus their vision. Eye diseases like glaucoma can cause headache by referring pain into the structures of the head.

Ear, nose and throat disorders
There are many disorders of the ear, nose and throat that can cause recurring headache. Some of the more common include:
Sinus problems - caused by infection, cold, flu or allergic reactions such as hayfever.
Labyrinthitis - the general term for any type of inflammation of the inner ear.
Infection - of the ear, nose or throat, caused by either bacteria or viruses.
Trauma - such as blows to the ear, or perforation of the ear drum.
Hayfever - when the immune system overreacts to such irritants as pollen.
Tonsillitis - an infection most often caused by the bacterium streptococcus.
Tumours - brain tumour is a relatively rare cause of recurrent headache.

The nervous system
Irritated, inflamed or damaged nerves can bring on headache. Some causes include:
Haemorrhages - some health conditions, such as hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes, can cause the blood vessels to become damaged.
Infection - such as meningitis, which is inflammation of the membranes lining the brain and spinal cord.
Nerve damage - can be caused by, for example, vitamin deficiencies or trauma to the head or neck. A tumors may also be to blame.

Medications and ‘rebound headache’
Some medications can aggravate headache in susceptible people, including:
Birth control pills - such as the combined pill, which includes synthesised versions of the sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone.
Painkillers - some over-the-counter medications can contribute to recurring headache if misused or overused.
Drugs for diabetes - some classes of these medications can aggravate headaches.

Other causes
Headache and migraine can be caused or aggravated by a number of other factors, including:
Poor posture - which puts unnecessary strain on the muscles of the back and neck.
Hangover - caused by abuse of alcohol or drugs.
Temperature - extremes of heat and cold.
Dehydration - which affects blood pressure.
Noise - especially loud noises.
Temporal arteritis - inflammation of the artery at the temple, most common in elderly people.

Answer 4

Lack of sleep, too much stress, lack of blood and oxygen to the brain, an allergic reaction to food or drugs, improper sleeping habits, like not enough pillow support for your head, head injury old or new is that enough for you.

Answer 5

Tention, stress, loud music,money, spouse, kid issues,dogs barken all night, traffic,bright sunlight beaming in your face, two hour of sleep,viagra after sex,the list could go on and on.

Answer 6

ur husband, kids and ur job???