Some people may experience sensitivity to light or sound with the headache, but not both. Muscle tightness may be noticed by some patients but doesn't always have to occur. Migraine headaches are recurrent headaches that occur at intervals of days, weeks or months. Untreated, they can last from 2 to 48 hours in children. Sleep or medical treatment can reduce this time period.
Headache starts on one side of the head.
This may vary from headache to headache and in children, they may start in the front or in both temples. Throbbing or pounding pain during the headache. Pain is rated as moderate to severe. Pain gets worse with exertion. The pain may be so severe that it is difficult or almost impossible to continue with normal daily activities.