Symptom Checker

  • When to seek medical advice

    • Seek prompt medical care if your child's headache:

    • Is sudden, severe or persistent
    • Accompanies a fever, stiff neck, rash, confusion, seizure, double vision, weakness, numbness or difficulty speaking
    • Follows a head injury, fall or bump
    • Follows an ear infection, sinusitis, toothache, strep throat or other infection
    • Gets worse despite rest and over-the-counter pain medication

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Headaches

Find possible causes of headaches based on specific factors. Check one or more factors on this page that apply to your symptom.

  • Mild

  • Moderate

  • On both sides of the head

  • On one side of the head

  • Severe

  • Throbbing

  • Lasts less than three hours

  • Often occurs about the same time of day

  • Over hours to days

  • With routine activity

  • Pain medication

  • Rest or sleep

  • Change in sleep patterns

  • Clenching or grinding teeth

  • Head injury

  • Hormonal changes

  • Poor eating habits

  • Stress or anxiety

  • Amnesia

  • Chest pain or tightness

  • Confusion or disorientation

  • Cough

  • Earache

  • Facial pain

  • Fatigue

  • Fever

  • Jaw pain

  • Muscle aches

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Personality or behavior changes

  • Poor appetite

  • Runny or stuffy nose

  • Seizures

  • Sensitivity to light or noise

  • Sharp eye pain

  • Slurred speech

  • Sore throat

  • Stiff neck

  • Tender lymph nodes in neck

  • Weakness on one side of body

  • Yellow or green nasal discharge

 

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