Most people get the occasional headache. In fact, the World Health Organization reports that 47 percent of people get a headache at least once a year. If you are lucky, headaches don't affect you frequently.
However, because headaches are so common, some people do not think to check up on unusual headaches. To be vigilant, you may want to observe the six signs below that your headache is more serious than you initially thought.
6. Your headaches are chronic and occur daily.
Although headaches are a common affliction, your headaches should not occur on a daily or chronic basis. The World Health Organization says that headaches are often underestimated, under-recognized and under-treated. Even if headaches occur daily or chronically, many people don’t try to find out if there could be a deeper problem resulting in headaches.
For example, chronic or daily headaches might be indicative of a headache disorder. A headache disorder is described as a disorder of the nervous system. However, before diagnosing yourself with a headache disorder, you may want to discuss your headaches with a physician.
5. Your headache is the worst you’ve ever had.
If your headaches are so debilitating that you cannot perform simple functions, it might be a sign of something more serious. A headache that is a sign of an undiagnosed problem in the body is called a secondary headache. Secondary headaches can be symptomatic of many different afflictions, including, but not limited to: