Head Zones — What the Pain Location Reveals

Headaches are not all the same. Anyone who has them knows this. Sometimes the pressure comes from behind, sometimes a burning sensation at the forehead, sometimes a hammering at the temples, sometimes a dull weight sits on the crown like an invisible hand pressing downward.

Medicine distinguishes tension headaches, cluster headaches, migraine, and further variants — mostly by intensity and accompanying symptoms. But there is another distinction that is rarely considered: location. Where exactly on your head do you feel the pain? This question sounds trivial. It is not.