Headaches or migraines are a common illness that typically does not pose any health risk, however, there are those who suffer from this disease frequently, such as the elderly, therefore have to change their habits and take certain precautions to improve their situation.
Nobody was spared to suffer pain in the head by some time this particular discomfort characterized by tingling and pressure of the neck and temples which can be spread to the eyes, neck, shoulders and trigger of discouragement, irritability, lack of concentration and despair to those who have the experience.
There are several circumstances that promote the onset of migraine headaches, as doctors call headaches and among the main ones are:
* Have a disease that causes fever and flu, and infections of the throat or stomach.
* Stress and anxiety.
* Muscle tension.
* Day of strenuous work.
* Experience an intense emotion (shock, anger).
* Excessive consumption of alcohol, tobacco, coffee and chocolate.
* Prolonged exposure to the Sun
* Bad sleep.
* High blood pressure.
* The noise and pollution.
The most frequent cases of headache are tension pain, stress and intense emotional States are not always well channeled by individuals and repeated presence resulting in pain can occur spontaneously and without apparent origin.
Tension headache
This group represents 90% of cases of headache, is linked to stress, anxiety and worries as factors of rainfall and is more common among women than men. The elderly becomes frequent, even for sleep disorders and hypertension.
Although some individuals experience from time to time, headaches, there are those who have often and which can be a problem that occurs in the course of a few minutes or a few hours to several days.
Those with headache pain, intermittent moderate voltage that appears on the front and back of the head and sometimes feels as if they put pressure on the neck; not serious, but sometimes accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and noise or expert on lack of concentration, muscle stiffness and despair.
That is why some years ago called this condition “bread of muscle contraction headache.” the term is not accurate, although it y a kernel of truth in observation because in many cases, there is great tension in neck, shoulders and upper back, same job to accentuate the disadvantages.
Tension-type headache usually disappears by eating an analgesic over-the-counter and is required to prevent avoid factors that may change the balance of the nervous system, drink coffee, alcohol and tobacco, snuff, so esageratodivulgate or modified the sleep cycleStates face the stress, serious work or anxiety and emotionally involved in situations can be solved.
We recommend that you consult a doctor if you suffer from frequent headaches, to request information on practices to help prevent the discomfort, such as:
* Adequate Rest, is not enough sleep, but must have a regular program, sleep or extension that afternoon nap weekend can be a headache.
* Eat regularly, but also how it is important to have a balanced diet, “jump” lunch or break time can cause headaches.
* Exploiting the tension by practicing not excessive step exercise, relaxation techniques, meditation and massage the neck and shoulders to manage stress and anxiety is also recommended (also known as biofeedback technique) Biofeedback practice from which to learn to avoid statements that generate nerve diseases.
* Avoid drinking too much coffee, snuff and alcohol.
Other common causes of headaches, such as insomnia or high blood pressure (hypertension) were also a strong relationship with the States of stress and anxiety, so that these practical cases described above are very effective.
Above all, remember that fade with pain or headache last more than a day requires an evaluation by a doctor of general medicine.
Other headaches
Although less common, other types of headache, migraine and cluster headache, which have certain characteristics that should be mentioned.
Migraines. According to estimates, is soon to varying degrees by 10 or 20% of the adult population is known to have an inheritance relationship. The pain caused by this condition is typical, as if “on” suddenly a tedious hassle that begins in a temple or the eye and then extends to the entire head, although it might be only in one hemisphere is accompanied by vomitosensibilità and depression. Can last from several hours to days.
Headaches. Still less common than that caused by tension or migraine, but is more severe. Usually occurs during the night and the seizure lasts an hour, the pain is severe and sit on the side of the head. Episodes have intermittent problems (no pain-free period) and can be triggered by alcohol or the absence of oxygen (for example, in areas well above sea level).
While the disorder have other symptoms like swelling of the eyelids, runny noses and watery eyes on the same side who feels the pain. In fact, although the episode disappears, now return periodically even if there is no certainty of when this behavior occurs because he noted that arrive to run from six months to five years is this new crisis.
Headaches can be treated with oxygen inhaled and some of the same drugs for migraines, while there are drugs that help prevent episodes of recurrence.
Finally, bear in mind that headaches are not a threat to individual life, but symptoms can be disabling or serious illness of the brain tumor or a clot that causes no or insufficient blood supply (the race). Therefore, you should see a neurologist, when the pain is intense and suddenly emerge, is accompanied by fever, stiff neck, rash, skin, mental confusion, seizures, double vision, weakness, numbness, vomiting or difficulty speaking. Even if it occurs after a streptococcal and respiratory system, after having beaten or if it occurs in permanence and aggravated by coughing, deformation and heavily in motion.
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