▁t ension - type ▁head aches . ▁They ▁have ▁different ▁characteristics . ▁Mig ra ines ▁typically ▁present ▁with ▁pul sing ▁head ▁pain , ▁n ause a , ▁phot oph ob ia ▁( sens itivity ▁to ▁light ) ▁and ▁ph on oph ob ia ▁( sens itivity ▁to ▁sound ). ▁T ension - type ▁head aches ▁usually ▁present ▁with ▁non - p ul sing ▁" band like " ▁pressure ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁head , ▁not ▁accompanied ▁by ▁other ▁sympt oms . ▁Other ▁very ▁rare ▁types ▁of ▁primary ▁head aches ▁include : ▁ ▁cluster ▁head aches : ▁short ▁episodes ▁( 1 5 – 1 8 0 ▁minutes ) ▁of ▁severe ▁pain , ▁usually ▁around ▁one ▁eye , ▁with ▁autonom ic ▁sympt oms ▁( te aring , ▁red ▁eye , ▁nas al ▁con g estion ) ▁which ▁occur ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁every ▁day . ▁Cl uster ▁head aches ▁can ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁tri pt ans ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁with ▁pred nis one , ▁er got am ine ▁or ▁l ith ium . ▁ ▁trig em inal ▁neural gia ▁or ▁oc cip ital ▁neural gia : ▁shooting ▁face ▁pain ▁ ▁hem ic ran ia ▁continu a : ▁continuous ▁un il ater al ▁pain ▁with ▁episodes ▁of ▁severe ▁pain . ▁Hem ic ran ia ▁continu a ▁can ▁be ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁the ▁medic ation ▁ind om eth ac in . ▁ ▁primary ▁st abb ing ▁head ache : ▁rec urrent ▁episodes ▁of ▁st abb ing ▁" ice ▁pick ▁pain " ▁or ▁" j abs ▁and