Center for Headache Medicine - Chicago headache clinic

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Women disproportionately suffer migraine headaches. It is often hard for others to understand how unpredictable and disabling they can be.

Women disproportionately suffer migraine headaches. It is often hard for others to understand how unpredictable and disabling they can be.

90% of people that self diagnose their sinus headaches really have migraines.

90% of people that self diagnose their sinus headaches really have migraines.

Migraine ranks in the top 10 of the world's most disabling medical illnesses for women.

Migraine ranks in the top 10 of the world's most disabling medical illnesses for women.

Headache sufferers consistently identified stress as the #1 trigger for their headache.

Headache sufferers consistently identified stress as the #1 trigger for their headache.

Migraine patients frequently have neck pain as a part of their headache. This often is misdiagnosed as cervical spine disease or fibromyalgia.

Migraine patients frequently have neck pain as a part of their headache. This often is misdiagnosed as cervical spine disease or fibromyalgia.

Sleep can reset migraines, but often migraine patients struggle with insomnia.

Sleep can reset migraines, but often migraine patients struggle with insomnia.

Weather is a common trigger for migraine headache.

Weather is a common trigger for migraine headache.

As many as 20% of school age children suffer from headaches, with stomach pain being the predominate symptom.

As many as 20% of school age children suffer from headaches, with stomach pain being the predominate symptom.

Patients often under-treat their headaches and suffer needlessly or take too many of the wrong medications and risk medication over-use headache

Patients often under-treat their headaches and suffer needlessly or take too many of the wrong medications and risk medication over-use headaches (MOH).

Although milder than migraines or cluster headaches, when tension headaches become chronic they can be difficult to treat.

Although milder than migraines or cluster headaches, when tension headaches become chronic they can be difficult to treat.

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