How long do tension headaches usually last?
Tension-type headaches typically will begin at the end of a stressful day, at three or four or five in the afternoon, and they typically last from one hour to six hours, though they may last even longer. How common are migraine headaches? Roughly 12 percent of the population gets migraine. That’s 18 percent of American women and 6 percent of American men. So projecting to the U.S. population, we estimate that there are 28 million Americans who have migraine. How long do the migraine headaches last and how often do they occur? Migraine headaches last four to 72 hours. On average, untreated, they last 24 hours. Treated, it depends how good your treatment is, but they could last as little as one minute. On average, migraine attacks occur once or twice a month, although patients who go to see headache specialists often have more frequent headaches, which is why they go to see a specialist. What can trigger a migraine? Migraine has many triggers and, in fact, one of the simplest and most us
