5 Key Signs Your Headache Could Be COVID, Researchers Say
The average person develops two to four colds per year—and if you're unvaccinated, unlucky, or both, you may also get the flu. Under normal circumstances, the symptoms associated with these illnesses are unpleasant, but not usually a source of any greater anxiety. Of course, 2020 is anything but normal, and even something as common as a headache can be cause for alarm. After all, researchers have found that headaches are the most common neurological symptom of COVID.
But how can you distinguish between a regular, run-of-the-mill headache and something COVID-related? While doctors are still looking into a COVID headache's distinguishing features, one recent study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain shed some light on the subject.
The researchers out Istanbul University in Turkey surveyed 3,196 patients without COVID and 262 patients with a confirmed COVID diagnosis about their symptoms. They found that there are five key signs that your headache is the result of COVID, as opposed to another illness, stress, or migraine. Read on for the full list, and for more ways to determine if your symptoms are COVID-related, check out This Is How to Tell If Your Cough Is COVID, Doctors Say.
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