What causes headaches?

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At the most basic level, what mechanism is makes your head hurt?

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The mechanism behind orthostatic headaches is also known — lowered inter-cranial pressure.

It can happen from a leak of cerebral spinal fluid, but also from POTS or a chiari malformation, and there’s a bunch of stuff that can mimic it (sinus headaches, dehydration etc.)

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