Abstract
Headache is perhaps one of the commonest symptoms in all level of medical practice. Though most of the time it is very benevolent in nature. Yet, it may be the presenting symptom of a serious or/and life threatening disorder like meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage, stroke or brain tumor. It is this dual significance the one benign, the other potentially malignant that keeps the physician on the alert. This is a random prospective study of 120 cases of headache truly reflecting the sufferings of the victims of headache approaching the ENT specialists for the purpose to determine the exact cause of headache and get a satisfactory treatment.
 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2017; 23(1): 19-26
Highlights
Headache is defined as Pain or any unpleasant sensation in the region of cranial vault above the orbitomeatal line
It is classified worldwide according to the International Classification of Headache disorders introduced by International Headache Society (IHS) and accepted by WHO into two principal types- Primary headache and Secondary headache
Tension type of headache or tension-type headache (TTH) was diagnosed by its gradual development, mild to moderate in intensity; starting from the nuchal & occipital region of head affecting the whole head, dull ache, bilateral, more or less persisting in nature and lasting almost unremittingly for weeks or months; associated with nausea, photophobia or phonophobia or vomiting once or twice when the pain is very severe
Summary
Headache is defined as Pain or any unpleasant sensation in the region of cranial vault above the orbitomeatal line. Tension type of headache or TTH was diagnosed by its gradual development, mild to moderate in intensity; starting from the nuchal & occipital region of head affecting the whole head (sometimes described as a tight band squeezing the head), dull ache, bilateral, more or less persisting in nature and lasting almost unremittingly for weeks or months; associated with nausea, photophobia or phonophobia or vomiting once or twice when the pain is very severe. It was not incapacitating and not relieved completely by sleep.[11,18,19]. (v) To find out the frequency of sinus disease causing headache
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