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Marilyn Perkins

EXPLAINED: Why does heat cause headaches - The Real Truth

A woman sits on a lounger on a sunny day and holds her head in pain.

It's a balmy summer day at the beach — you're lying in the sun, enjoying the water and hanging out with friends. But all of a sudden, you start to feel a familiar twinge behind your temples, and you wonder: why do you always get headaches when it's hot out?

Some research does suggest that people's rates of headaches spike when temperatures go up. However, experts like Dr. Nolan Pearson, a neurology fellow who specializes in headache at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said it's important to look beyond heat to find the reason for summertime headaches.

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