I have persistant headaches and migraines. what is the cause?

Common problem: Headaches are a common problem and often no direct cause is identified. Many of these patients suffer from migraine. You can often be reassured if you have had imaging studies to exclude a serious cause of headaches. It is wise to consult a neurologist who specializes in headache care. Sometimes the best advice is trying to identify the triggers of your headaches and then avoiding the trigger.

Headaches: Your headaches could be coming from tension, dehydration, lack of sleep/poor sleep, skipping meals, stress, teeth grindgin, sleep apnea/snoring, or chronic sinus problems.

Get checked: If your headaches do not respond to pain medicines like tylenol (acetaminophen) or motrin, then it would be good to get checked out by a doctor. You may also want to maintain a headache diary when you have a headache. In this you should write down anything you ate in the hours before the headache started, or how much sleep you got the night before or anything else that stands out and look for patterns.