Why do I have headaches and nausea every afternoon?

The head is a relatively sensitive part of the body. Even the slightest external force may cause severe pain in the head. Some disease factors can also cause pain in the head. At this time, you need to be cautious and check the details of the head in time. For example, why do you have headaches and nausea every afternoon? Let’s take a look at the detailed explanation of this issue below.

1. It may be caused by migraine:

Its incidence rate is very high, with the incidence rate in women being twice that in men. The main characteristics are lateralization, pulsation, moderate to severe severity, aggravated after activity, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fear of light and sound, etc. If we find that we meet two of these symptoms, we need to go to the hospital for careful examination and treatment. Migraine is difficult to cure and requires long-term persistent treatment.

2. Tension headaches are caused by:

10.8% of the population suffer from this pain in a year. The pain is characterized by being bilateral, non-pulsating, not aggravated by activity, and generally mild to moderate in severity. Patients often have a bloating pain like a hoop on a hat, accompanied by muscle spasms in the head, but not nausea or vomiting. Tension-type headaches are currently believed to be related to the central nervous system's hypersensitivity to pain. In terms of treatment, if the headache is mild, general analgesics can be used. Patients with muscle spasms can use muscle relaxants. Antidepressants can also be used.

3. Cluster headaches are caused by:

As the name suggests, the patient's headaches are very frequent and severe over a period of time, often accompanied by autonomic nervous system symptoms such as unilateral tearing and sweating. This is the most serious type of headache, mostly affecting men. Some patients even choose to commit suicide because they cannot bear it.