Why is my head hurting while I am coughing or sneezing?

Cough headaches are an unusual type of headache triggered by coughing and other types of straining — such as from sneezing, blowing your nose, laughing, crying, singing, bending over or having a ... Secondary cough headaches are more serious, as they can be caused by problems within the brain. read more

Benign headache in the setting of viral upper respiratory infection (in other words: a cold) is extremely common, and if you have a low-grade headache for any of the common reasons (sinus congestion, tension/cervicogenic, viral syndrome etc.) then you generally have increased pain while coughing or sneezing. read more

They cause a sharp, splitting or stabbing type of pain. Both sides of the head are usually affected. Pain may be worse at the back of the head. A dull headache may follow and continue for hours. Secondary cough headache symptoms include: Pain may be longer lasting. It is accompanied by dizziness. You have feeling of unsteadiness. Fainting may occur. read more

Sometimes when I sneeze, laugh to hard, or bend over I tend to have head pain the the top on the right side of my head. I tried looking for answers but couldn't find anything. I was hoping everyone on here could help. I am going to talk to my doctor as soon as I can about it but won't be for awhile because she's so booked. Thank you for reading. read more