Throbbing headache and sensitivity to noise

Dear Ask The Doctor: Hey. I have a throbbing pain above my eyevrows and my eyes hurt when i look side to side. Also soft noises really hurt my ears and make me jump. Whats happening ?

Dear Alisha: Your headache could be caused due to migraine or a tension type of headache. Migrain headaches usually they are preceded or accompanied by warning symptoms (Auras), flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in arms and/or legs, nausea, vomiting, hypersensitivity to light and sound. For mild attacks of migraine, Ibuprofen, Aspirin, and/or Naproxen may be helpful. If these won’t help, you may need prescription pain relievers for migraine (Tylenol #3, Ergot derivatives). I strongly recommend that you to get a thoroughly evaluation by an internal medicine doctor or neurologist to rule out any underlying pathology. For preventing migraine attacks, prescription drugs are also helpful: amitriptylline, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, etc. I hope this  helps. Take care always.