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What Causes Frequent Head Aches?

Hi, I am 36, 5ft 11, 10.5 stone. I am in good health. I eat healthily & do weekly swimming & yoga. I have 2 children. I am increasingly getting pinpoint headaches - always in the same place in the top left of my head - it feels like it is on the surface, not deep inside. I used to get these headaches when I was singing - which involved quite a lot of pressure to sing the notes. Now, I have given up singing but still suffering from the headaches, almost always in the evening, and with a frequency approaching daily. The pinpoint headache does not often cause me to take painkillers - it isn t that painful it is just annoying and to be honest worrying. Once it starts it will last all evening until I go to bed but will not stop me sleeping. I have once been to the Doctor with these headaches and I was told it was not anything to be concerned about. But I am still worried. I have been getting these headaches for about 7 years, but now with increasing frequency. I would of course like to know what could be the cause. Should I go back to my Doctor. Thanks for your help.
Mon, 19 Dec 2022
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Hi,

Pin point headaches without any associated nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light or sound, for years, point towards stress headache. Please avoid stress, and prolonged screen time.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Abhishek Juneja, Neurologist
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What Causes Frequent Head Aches?

Hi, Pin point headaches without any associated nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light or sound, for years, point towards stress headache. Please avoid stress, and prolonged screen time. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Abhishek Juneja, Neurologist