No doubt. Sound and light cause more torment and the more "heavy" they are the more the agony. When I tell people light hurts me - like getting hit in the face with a hammer they look at me strangly. I tell them it is true since I was nailed in the face with a bat once and it feels just like that did except this time no stiches, cracked bones or lost teeth.

I quit taking painkillers for my headaches/migraines because they never work. My doctor is doing the typical throw pills at them and hope they go away. For me I noticed the hot/cold temperature stuff (warm wash cloth, ice pack, etc.) a lot of people prescribe makes mine worse.

As a constant headache sufferer with migraines thrown in that can last upwards of a week, I've found what helps me to get through the best (by no means does it stop the pain) is to turn on some heavy music, turn off the lights, and go play a FPS.