Cluster headaches affect one side of the head (unilateral)
and may be associated with tearing of the eyes and nasal congestion. They
occur in clusters, happening repeatedly every day at the same
time for several weeks and then remitting. Cluster headaches
are a fairly common form of chronic, recurrent headache. Unlike
migraines, they affect men more often than women. They
can affect people of any age but are most common between adolescence
and middle age. There does not seem to be a pattern among
families in the development of cluster headaches. Cluster
headaches occur as a severe, sudden headache. The onset
is sudden, and it occurs most commonly during the dreaming
(REM) phase of sleep. Cluster headaches may occur daily
for months, alternating with periods without headaches (episodic),
or they can occur for a year or more without stopping (chronic). A
person may experience alternating chronic and episodic phases.
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SWELLING
UNDER OR AROUND THE EYES
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RED EYE (ON THE AFFECTED SIDE)
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FLUSHED FACE
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EXCESSIVE TEARS (ON THE AFFECTED SIDE)
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RUNNY NOSE OR NASAL CONGESTION
- BEGINS
SUDDENLY
PAIN COMMONLY BEGINS 2 TO 3 HOURS
AFTER FALLING ASLEEP AND IS STEADY, SHARP, OR BURNING. CHARACTERISTICALLY
OCCURS ON ONE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND MAY OCCUR IN AND
AROUND ONE EYE. MAY INVOLVE ONE SIDE OF THE FACE FROM
NECK TO TEMPLES. PAIN
QUICKLY GETS WORSE, PEAKING WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES
AND PEAK MAY LAST ONE-HALF TO 2 HOURS.
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