The standardized name of tension headache is tension-type headache. The main manifestations of tension-type headache are head symptoms such as headache, heavy or oppressive feeling; there are also accompanying symptoms such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, generalized weakness, tinnitus and so on.
Common causes of tension-type headache include abnormal vasomotor regulation, severe cold and flu, etc. Migraine is easily induced by long-term mental stress, poor sleep, long-term smoking and drinking, and prolonged desk work. The main symptoms include head symptoms and accompanying symptoms.
1. Head symptom: the headache is of indeterminate location, can be unilateral, bilateral or whole head, etc., presenting persistent dull pain, accompanied by a feeling of heaviness or pressure on the head, aggravated by a burst.
2. Accompanying symptoms: often accompanied by anxiety, depression, insomnia, generalized weakness, dizziness, irritability, tinnitus, and occasionally nausea and vomiting.
Tension-type headache patients should pay attention to daily control of emotions, de-stress, eat a light diet, do not stay up all night, so as not to induce migraine.
If diagnosed with tension-type headache, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time, standardized treatment under the guidance of a professional physician, not self-medication.