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Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners
What is the difference between a tension and cluster headache?
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I tend to get headaches that are concentrated at the front of my head which is brought on my stress. Is this a cluster headache or a tension headache or something else? -
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Cluster headaches are characterised by sudden onset and last for 30 to 90 minutes in ‘sets’ of 3 or 4. The pain from these headaches is excruciating with pain throughout the head.
The onset of tension headaches is usually more gradual and the pain, while around the head in a “hat band” manner, is duller.
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