there are days when you barely pay any attention to that headache and then there are days when you feel like it could kill you headache is an umbrella term under which many kinds exist for the various types migraine cluster tensiontype ice cream and symptomatic there are different kinds of treatments for instance acute pain can be treated by a simple analgesic or painkiller as prescribed by a doctor however it is essential to address the root cause of the pain as it will reoccur if not treated properly dr sangeeta ravat head of neurology department kem tells us how to distinguish one headache from another while you take aid of prescribed medicines here are a few home remediesmigraine migraine is a severe headache type and can have a considerable impact on the daily life of sufferers it may occur in half of the head called the hemi cranial this is usually preceded by an aura or the premonitory system you may see a coloured halo or bright light which is called a visual aura the character of the headache is throbbing it feels as if someone is hammering your headache along with nausea and vomiting the migraine patient tends to be photophobia more sensitive to light and phonophobia more sensitive to noise they cannot bear bright light and loud music they cant even tolerate people talking loudly its that bad says ravat triggers migraines can be genetically linked however disturbed sleep pattern emotional meltdown hormonal disturbances physical exertion weather changes strong odour smoking poor eating pattern consumption of alcohol artificial sweeteners too much caffeine and food such as nuts chocolates and cheese may further exacerbate the migraine problem relief apart from medicines prescribed by the doctor the herb kava is known to be a very useful alternative for migraine its properties allow a sedative feeling and relax the mind these effects reduce migraine headaches as well as improve sleep garlic is also a strong detoxifiercluster cluster headache is an excruciating condition that is rare it is characterised by frequently recurrent short lasting headache and autonomic symptoms cluster headache type is easily recognisable the episodic form occurs in bouts clusters a sort of unilateral intense pain around the eye develops once or more daily commonly at night this headache type is sudden in onset and can last for almost three hours and can occur between once a day and sometimes even eight times a day the eye is red and waters the nose runs or is blocked on that side and ptosis drooping eyelid may occur as the name suggests this sort of pain which stems from the migraine family occurs in a cluster it may last for almost two weeks and may occur twice or thrice a year but unlike migraine this could go on continuously for two weeks without any symptom free period says ravat triggers there is genetic susceptibility and is caused due to neurotransmitter imbalance relief there is no relief unless you seek