• Question: Why do you get headaches?

    Asked by coco potato to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 11 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by Brie mode fearless.
    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Great question, there are many causes
      Most often when pain sensitive parts of the head or neck are affected by changes in the muscles or blood vessels or when there is a change in chemicals in the brain.
      Other causes can include a hangover following drinking alcohol which dehydrates the brain causing pain.

    • Photo: Andrew Philp

      Andrew Philp answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      This is a good question. There are a lot of different reasons and some quite unusual ones, check out this short piece on the NHS website:

      http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/headaches/Pages/Headachetriggers.aspx

      As Duane mentioned its not your brain that is hurting as it cannot sense pain, rather the muscle and nerves in the neck and areas surrounding the brain.

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