Caffeine that is usually found in sodas, coffee, tea, chocolate, and some over the counter painkillers can also cause headaches. Try to eliminate all the sources of caffeine from your diet. 3. Magnesium deficiency. If a person suffers from magnesium deficiency, he/she may likely suffer from headaches compared to those who are not. Experts believe that migraine is hereditary as researches have revealed more than 80 percent of people suffering from it have a family history of the problem. Migraine headaches may not seem so serious but without proper care and proper diagnosis, those headaches may develop into something more. It is recurrent and may be a manifestation of an underlying problem in the brain that can be really dangerous. Symptoms of a Tension Headache Everybody experiences a tension headache at one moment in life or another. This is not a disease but merely an inconvenience one will feel for a period of time. Doctors refer to this as a tension headache. When this happens for a short period of time, it is known as episodic. Otherwise, you will continue to suffer from migraines without getting proper treatment and this of course can result to a serious impediment on the quality of life you deserve to enjoy. It is quite easy to mistake migraines for sinus headaches because some individuals who suffer migraine also suffer from sinusitis like symptoms such as pain in the face area as well as a stuffy nose and ref puffy eyes. There are two kinds of headaches. The first is called the tension headache, which may happen for a few minutes to a few hours. It usually goes away by drinking some water or taking a break from whatever the person is doing. Those who are experiencing this for more than 15 days in a given month has something worse which is the second kind called a chronic headache. Taking note and logging details about your headache attacks can help you relate and recall your headaches better for proper physician diagnosis. What's more is that a headache diary is a wonderful way for you to be able to notice patterns that you may not have noticed before. Furthermore, keeping a headache journal can help the individual become more aware of things that are happening that he or she may not take note of if not for the headache diary.