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In a study published in the April 22, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people with migraine are more likely to experience exacerbated skin sensitivity or pain after non-painful daily activities such as rubbing one’s head, combing one’s hair and wearing necklaces or earrings, compared to other people with other types of headache. There were 16,573 people with headache who were surveyed about their type of headache, frequency, quality of life, depression and other illnesses that cause pain. The survey showed that there were 11,737 participants with migraine, 1,491 with probable migraine (those people who have all but one of the symptoms required for migraine diagnosis) and 3,345 with another kind of headache. The study discovered that 68% of those who suffered from almost daily headaches or chronic migraine and 63% of those with episodic migraines reported allodynia, an intense and unpleasant, painful skin sensitivity. Also, 42% of people with probable migraine reported the skin pain compared to 37% of those with daily or tension headache.