splitting headache
Throbbing cranial agony
A splitting headache is an extremely severe headache, one that feels as though the skull might split apart from the pain: I woke up with a splitting headache after the party.
The phrase is common and emphatic but not clinical—it describes intensity rather than a medical category.
- migraineSevere neurological head pain
- pounding headIntense rhythmic cranial pain
- ibuprofenAnti-inflammatory pain reliever
- acetaminophenCommon over-the-counter analgesic
- lack of sleepInadequate rest
stress · dehydration · lying down · dark room · ice pack · sinusitis · fatigue · throbbing · excruciating · eye strain · sensitivity to light · loud noises · pounding · skull crusher · bright lights · nausea · dizziness · post-concussion syndrome
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, one too many
- Headachesmigraine, migraine with aura, chronic migraine, ocular migraine, brain freeze
- splittingcell division
- sicknesssick, ill, unwell, ailing, diseased