Cluster headache is a condition that involves, as its most prominent feature, an immense degree of pain that is almost always on only one side of the head. Some doctors and scientists have described the pain resulting from cluster headaches as the most intense pain a human can endure — worse than giving birth, burns or broken bones. Cluster headaches often occur periodically: spontaneous remissions interrupt active periods of pain, though there are about 20% of sufferers whose cluster headaches never remit.[citation needed] Some people affected with cluster headache have committed suicide, leading to the nickname "suicide headaches."[1] The cause of the condition is unknown. It affects approximately 0.1% of the population and men are more commonly affected than women, by a ratio of 10:1.[2] Common signs and symptoms A cluster headache strikes quickly, usually without warning. Common signs and symptoms include: Excruciating pain, generally located in or around one eye, but may radiate to other areas of your face, head, neck and shoulders One-sided pain Restlessness Excessive tearing Redness in your eye on the affected side Stuffy or runny nasal passage in your nostril on the affected side of your face Sweaty, pale skin (pallor) on your face Swelling around your eye on the affected side of your face Drooping eyelid
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:55:23 +0000
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