Hershey's team also asked the youngsters about headache frequency.

"In our study, we found the average headache frequency was 11 times a month."

Flunarizine has been shown to significantly reduce headache frequency and severity in both adults and children.

One study found that the headache frequency over a 28-day period lowered for chronic headache patients on topiramate.

In a clinical study of botulinum toxin type A, patients participating in the 9-month treatment period with three treatments experienced headache frequency decreases up to 50%.

Another acupuncture study in Germany found that 52.6% of patients reported a decrease in headache frequency In both studies, acupuncture was not the only treatment.

Noticing if menstruation influences your headache frequency can help your doctor target your treatment.

Q: Why does a woman's menstrual cycle affect headache frequency?

Here's how to spot them and reduce your headache frequency.

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