Hi Mamakitty...
I sometimes get that...I usually get them from bright sunlight, so I do avoid that or I go out looking like a granny...LOL! Sunglasses, Hat, the works. Pretty pitiful really, since I used to be a Sun Goddess.. 
There are times I make the family turn down the TV and they complain they can't hear it or if I am at a Girl Scout meeting, the kids seem really extra loud, then later I have a headache, so yeah, its an issue. Luckily, my doctor also found a med that works for me as well so I am totally grateful for that! My doc said this is one possible reason to look forward to menopause, its possible to have relief from migraines at that time, so I take my pills and I am OK with that - I got my life back and am happy! 
I am not too sure how hereditary migraines are...no one in my family has had them up until me, aren't I lucky!