Chronic headache disorder
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What is chronic headache disorder?
Chronic headache, or chronic daily headache (CDH), is classified as experiencing fifteen or more days with a headache per month.
Common symptoms reported by people with chronic headache disorder
Treatments taken by people for chronic headache disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic headache disorder
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Got a question about living with chronic headache disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has chronic headache disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 716 say chronic headache disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 33 | |
| 30s | 85 | |
| 40s | 72 | |
| 50s | 102 | |
| 60s | 89 | |
| 70+ | 206 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 30 | |
| 20-29 years | 21 | |
| 30-39 years | 21 | |
| 40-49 years | 28 | |
| 50-59 years | 24 | |
| 60-69 years | 22 | |
| 70+ years | 7 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 165 | |
| Female | 882 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 299 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 82 |