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How To Get Rid Of Chronic Severe Head Ache Even While Cough,sneeze Or Bend Over In A 66 Years Old Female?

I am 66 years old female who never experienced headaches until couple years ago. For for the past 5 months I have severe headaches when I cough, sneeze, bend over to pick up something off floor or even clear my throat, enough I feel my head will explode. The headache is still there as a dull headache in the back left side of my head even if I don t cough, sneeze or bend over, but when I do it is sharp excruciating pain and it will settle back to the dull headache usually within 1o - 15 minutes. I have been to an neurologist, had MRI, Cat Scan, a spinal tap, neck xrays, and even a Pet Scan ( I am a prior breast cancer patient) and every test comes out normal. I went through this over a year ago and one night it was so severe I went to the hospital and they gave me an IV and it went away for 10 months, but now is back. I went to the hospital 3 times in November and December and they gave me the same IV as a year or so ago and the next day the symptoms was back. I even just finished 30 chiropractic treatments (3 a week for 10 weeks) and they lightened it somewhat when I am idle but the sneeze, cough or bend over still generates the most severe pain I have ever experienced. Any suggestions as I have tried everything I can think of. Thanks
Thu, 30 Jan 2014
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Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

As your imaging investigations are normal, which rule out any intracranial (inside brain) cause of headache.

Headache can also occur due to several other reasons. Treatment of headache depend on its cause. There is need to rule out following causes of headache in your case:
Stress and Anxiety disorder: specially in presence of tension headache.
• Migraine: In some persons migraine attack precipitated by exertion like exercise.
• High blood pressure: BP increases during exercise.
• Infection of teeth/ear/nasal cavity

It is better to get yourself evaluated by general physician to rule out above causes and then seek consultation according to his recommendation.

Wish you good health and all the best.

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How To Get Rid Of Chronic Severe Head Ache Even While Cough,sneeze Or Bend Over In A 66 Years Old Female?

Hello, Welcome to Healthcare Magic. As your imaging investigations are normal, which rule out any intracranial (inside brain) cause of headache. Headache can also occur due to several other reasons. Treatment of headache depend on its cause. There is need to rule out following causes of headache in your case: • Stress and Anxiety disorder: specially in presence of tension headache. • Migraine: In some persons migraine attack precipitated by exertion like exercise. • High blood pressure: BP increases during exercise. • Infection of teeth/ear/nasal cavity It is better to get yourself evaluated by general physician to rule out above causes and then seek consultation according to his recommendation. Wish you good health and all the best. In future if you wish to ask query directly from me, you can use the following link: http://bit.ly/Dr-Ashish-Mittal www.99doctor.com