Causes of headaches

Causes of headache

Anything that stimulates the pain receptors in a person’s head or neck can cause a headache, including:

• stress
• muscular tension
• dental or jaw problems
• infections
• diet
• eye problems
• hormonal influences
• medications
• disorders of the ear, nose or throat
• disorders of the nervous system
• injury to the head, neck or spine
• high blood pressure
• poor posture - puts unnecessary strain on the muscles of the back and neck
• hangover from abuse of alcohol or drugs
• temperature - extremes of heat or cold
• dehydration - affects blood pressure
• noise - especially loud noises
• temporal arteritis - inflammation of the artery at the temple, most common in elderly people
• arthritis
• meningitis.