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- $Title{If You Have Never Had a Headache, Is Something Wrong With You?}
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- infections infection stress stresses headaches brain}
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- If You Have Never Had a Headache, Is Something Wrong With You?
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- QUESTION: Perhaps you will think this is a silly question but will be kind
- enough to answer it anyway. I am well into my 80's now and have never had a
- headache. Is there something wrong with me?
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- ANSWER: I don't think your question is silly at all, although I will admit it
- brought a smile to my lips. Any legitimate question that is of concern to you
- is entitled to consideration for an answer in this column. We concentrate so
- much on explaining symptoms and their causes that it may seem that everyone
- must have something wrong with them to be normal. While almost everyone I
- know has had a headache at one time or another in their lives, you are under
- no obligation to suffer this most common complaint. Even the mildest of
- infections, troubles with sight, and the daily stesses in life are capable of
- causing this ache, but the absence of this annoying pain in your life is a
- blessing, and not a sign of any abnormality I know of.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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