India, Dec. 5 -- Persistent headaches are often dismissed as nothing more than stress or exhaustion, but when they're accompanied by symptoms like nausea, sensitivity to light, or throbbing pain, they may actually be migraines - a neurological condition, not just a "bad headache." Knowing the difference is crucial, as each requires a different approach to management. By paying attention to the nature of the pain, the accompanying symptoms, and how long the headache lasts, you can begin to tell tension headaches and migraines apart.

Dr Sermed Mezher, a family medicine physician and health content creator based out of England, has explained how to distinguish between standard tension headaches and migraines. In an Instagram video shared on...