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Steady headaches

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Steady headaches is a symptom in which a person has pain in the head, but the pain is not pulsating (not throbbing). Severe headaches or headaches which are worsening each day over several days can be signs of a serious medical problem.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Headache

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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