Headaches and Migranes

Nov 9
15:37

2008

Dean M Novosat

Dean M Novosat

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Aside from taking an aspirin or another type of pain reliever, you might be interested in looking for some natural cures that have been known to eliminate headache.

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Headaches can be difficult for doctors to diagnose and sometimes equally difficult to treat. They can disguise themselves with many different causes and many different symptoms. They can be the result of many things. They can be symptoms of some very serious medical problems or infections,Headaches and Migranes Articles or they can be the result of stress and sometimes just the lack of sleep or food.

Headaches can be triggered or made more severe when sufferers are exposed to specific environmental factors such as strong odors like cigarette smoke or perfume. Specific aspects of one's diet (beverages, meals, snacks) also may trigger headache. Headaches can be a challenge to treat and very unpleasant and can be brought on by too little or too much sleep or sleeping in an awkward or "wrong" position which strains the neck causing muscle spasms.

Many headaches can be excruciatingly painful, and can bring on nausea , dizziness, and even vomiting. If your's is caused by stress , tension, or restlessness, it may be possible to find relief through several home remedies. If you are in pain every day (headaches can also wake you in the middle of the night), headaches will wear you down mentally and emotionally.

Migraines are different from common muscle tension headaches, because they are caused by the action of blood vessels in the head. They are sometimes preceded briefly by visual blurring or another neurological symptom, which clears up completely and is followed by a one-sided headache. Migraines are usually "pulsing" while clusters are not. Between 10 and 20 percent of cluster patients have "ice-pick" or "stabbing" pain around the eyes. Migraine sufferers who overuse medication may also become resistant to preventive medications. Medication overuse can be avoided by strictly adhering to prescribed doses of acute medication.

Migraines can occur with or without an aura. An aura is a symptoms of a migraine, and includes visual disturbances such as spots or flashing lights. Another symptom is numbness for 10 to 30 minutes prior to the headache. These migraines can last anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days but normally symptoms and the effects of the migraine have passed after 6 - 8 hours except in the most extreme of cases. There have been recorded cases of migraines lasting up to 2 weeks although these are extremely rare.

Three times as many women as men suffer with migraine, with hormones thought to play a significant role. Migraine victims miss almost 160 million work hours each year because of their headaches and headache sufferers in general make over 8 million visits to their doctors to find relief for the pain. Migraine headaches tend to run in families and effect about one person in ten. Even young children may have migraine headaches.

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