What is primary cough headache?

Primary cough headache is a condition characterized as headache that occurs only in association with coughing, straining or a bearing down. The underlying pathology of these headaches are not associated with abnormalities on neuro-imaging.

How do members experience primary cough headache?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with primary cough headache*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for primary cough headache*

Who has primary cough headache on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 4
40s 7
50s 16
60s 12
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 23
Female 27