My father has got alarm clock headaches or cluster headaches. They come and go in intervals and usually awaken him from his sleep. Those create unbearable pain and are very hard to suppress via medicines. What to do in such an emergency?

Cluster Headache

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Dr. Jyoti GoelGeneral Physician12yrs exp

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Tell me 1.Does he has eye pain/ strain? 2. Any ENT problem like cough/ cold/ blocked nose? 3.Stress/ anxiety 4. Is His BP normal Follow advices given below Adequate sleep 6-8 hr in a day Get check eyes for refractive error Get BP checked and tell me reading Get following test done and review with reports Fasting Blood sugar CBC Thyroid function test (fasting)

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