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The standard way to measure how much a headache hurts is to ask the one with the headache, "on a scale of 1 to 10, how much does it hurt?".
Unfortunately, this is completely subjective. Currently we have no way of knowing whether a different person experiencing exactly the same amount of pain would then give the same numerical rating.
Normally, we settle for mere descriptions, rather than measurements. Headaches can be described as mild, serious, agonizing, or disabling. If the headache causes vomiting as a side effect, it is extremely bad.
If you had to scientifically measure the severity of a headache, you could try looking at pictures of related brain activity by means of a functional MRI.
However, as of 2010 no one on earth can tell the difference between a "headache fMRI picture" and a "no headache fMRI picture", much less distinguish between various levels of pain.
Perhaps someday someone will have looked at enough fMRI pictures to know what to look for and be able to tell the difference.
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What is a severe headache and the thought it is going ti kill you-it hurts that much?
Migraine, I'd guess.
When you have a headache name something it hurts for you to do?
talk
What is pounding headache?
A headache that hurts so bad that it feels like someone is pounding your brain with a hammer, sounds painful
Why can music cause a headache?
It can't unless you're playing it too loudly so that it hurts your ears and makes you have a headache.
What is a head ake?
First of all, you spell it like headache.A headache is when your head hurts.
When right back side of head hurts?
This type of headache can be the symptom of a number of disorders including occipital neuralgia, hemicrania continua, Migraine, chronic daily headache, cervicogenic headache, etc. For appropriate diagnosis and treatment, see your physician or headache specialist.
When you have a headache name something it hurts to do?
Think, talk, look at light, laugh, bend over, cough
Often when I give oral to my girlfriend I start to get an extreme painin my temples and the top of my head It feels like pressure and really hurts It left me with a headache for days. What is wrong?
You have a headache
What auses pain in middle of chest and right arm is tingling and hurts- saw spots headache also?
aids
The top of your head hurts what should i do?
If the headache does not go away on its own, or the pain is severe, seek medical attention.
Do you sometimes get a headache or migraine before strep throat if so what is this called?
I have both. A migraine and a headache before I have strep throat. Oh... and my throat hurts a day or so before I have strep throat. LOL
Have a massive headache weak and throat hurts what is the symptom?
Ok... I think it's a slightly more severe version of the common cold.
