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By Mayo Clinic staffPrimary cough headaches rarely, if ever, occur before the age of 40. They also predominantly affect men. In fact, as many as 80 percent of the people who have primary cough headaches are men.
Secondary cough headaches usually begin before the age of 40 and occur fairly equally between men and women.