cluster headache
nounDefinition of cluster headache
: a headache that is characterized by severe pain in the eye or temple and tends to recur in a series of attacks
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Fewer than 1 percent of people have cluster headaches. — NBC News, "FDA approves migraine drug as the first cluster headache treatment," 5 June 2019 Noninvasive, handheld vagal nerve stimulators meant to ease cluster headaches and migraine have recently also gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration, although exactly how vagal nerve stimulation helps those conditions is unclear. — Scientific American, "Electroceuticals," 14 Sep. 2018 The medications currently used to treat cluster headaches include the heart and psychiatric issues. — NBC News, "FDA approves migraine drug as the first cluster headache treatment," 5 June 2019 Also, cluster headaches generally aren’t triggered by certain factors, like stress or hormonal changes, the way tension headaches and migraines can be. — Amy Marturana, SELF, "What Your Headaches Can Tell You About Your Health," 29 Dec. 2018 The cause is unknown, but cluster headaches may occur if something with the body’s biological clock is off, per the Mayo Clinic. — Amy Marturana, SELF, "What Your Headaches Can Tell You About Your Health," 29 Dec. 2018 Current studies offered through Science 37’s website ask for participants who are willing to take medication to possibly treat cluster headaches or research how insulin treatments affect people of color who live with Type 2 diabetes. — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, "SoftBank is in talks to lead a $150 million investment in clinical trial startup Science 37," 5 June 2018 Eli Lilly is already testing its CGRP-antibody in people with cluster headaches, which occur in regular, cyclical patterns and can be even more painful than migraines. — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, "Will antibodies finally put an end to migraines?," 18 May 2018 Doctors aren’t exactly sure what causes cluster headaches. — Zahra Barnes, SELF, "8 Things You Need to Know About Excruciatingly Painful Cluster Headaches," 17 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cluster headache.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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