Head Tremors
Head tremor may be Essential Tremor(ET). ET usually affects hands, head or both. They are often benign, hereditary, usually occur in the fourth decade and generally tend to increase with age, although it can remain stable for long periods of time. ET can be induced by sustained posture such as writing and using utensils.
Another type of tremors are Task-specific tremors, which occur only with specific activity such as writing or holding things in a certain position. This may be a variant of essential tremor.
The treatment of essential tremors depends on the severity of the impairment. If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is required. If, however, the symptoms are severe, various drugs may be helpful in controlling the symptoms in over half the patients. Treatment options include beta-blockers, benzodiazepines etc.
If it’s a jaw tremor rather than whole head, then this may be the first sign of Parkinson’s disease.
Sometimes head tremor is actually a manifestation of dystonia, which is a different sort of movement disorder and has many possible underlying causes. Head tremors may also be caused as a side effect of some drugs namely effexor (venlafaxine).
