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I've had a bad headache for about a week now and it hurts worse when i cough or strain i'm really scared about it?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Cough headache: The benign primary cough headache or benign exertional headache is experienced as a sharp pain for a short duration upon exertion. As the name implies, there are no positive medical findings. See your PCP for evaluation, tests and treatment.

Answered 2/16/2015

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