Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Headaches are common, but the best ways to relieve them differ for everyone.

(Ambient Noise) To treat a tension headache ... Apply gentle pressure in slow circles on the pressure points of pain. You can also use your fingertips to massage the painful areas of your head.

Try acupressure points like the area between your eyebrows and the sides of your nose bridge. This technique helps relax tight eye muscles, improve blood flow, and ease headache pressure. Long hours ...

Drugs currently used for treating chronic tension-type headache only reduce headache frequency by about a third and are associated with side effects. Topiramate, an antiepileptic drug with ...

These headaches happen more than 15 days each month for at least 3 months. They can be migraine or tension headaches. Cluster headaches are a series of relatively short but very painful headaches ...