Do not bother anymore and painful headache how to distinguish the dangerous and headache remedy tension type headache migraine cluster headache etc of pain painful home medica books 2003 isbn 4093045283 japanese import 9784093045285 books amazonca. How can you tell the difference between an ordinary headache and one thats dangerous its not easy almost all types of headaches activate the same type of pain receptors that can make it difficult you to know whether your headache pain is a sign of a serious condition or not the most serious causes of headache pain include hemorrhagic bleeding stroke aneurysm meningitis brain tumor . Tension headaches this is the most common type of headache it is characterized by persistent pain on both sides of the head and may be accompanied by a heavy feeling in the head and behind the eyes as well as occasional tightening of the neck muscles migraines a migraine is a throbbing headache usually affecting one side of the head . Although headaches can be defined as pain in any region of the head the cause duration and intensity of this pain can vary according to the type of headache in some cases a headache may