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I have a chronic daily headache, are there any surgical options for me?
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Yes: Surgery not the usual treatment, and cannot speak about your headaches in particular. Never blocks including the greater occipital nerve and stimulators implanted into a variety of nerves in the face and neck, are often used.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Probably not: In general there is no surgery for common headaches.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Possibly : There are two chronic headaches that currently have reliable surgical options: 1. Trigeminal neuralgia (sharp, stabbing facial pain that can be triggered by eating/touch) and 2. Occipital neuralgia (neck and occipital pain from an injured occipital nerve). Common headaches, migraines, stress headaches, and cluster headaches are all headache types without surgical options.
Answered 7/29/2015
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