The pain is usually mild to moderate in severity. Most of the time the headache does not affect the person's activity level. Tension-type headaches are usually not associated with other symptoms, such as nausea or vomiting. 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.