Headache treatments – which one is right for you?

From screaming-child-induced tension headaches to blinding, blurry-eyed migraines, nearly 45 million Americans suffer chronic headaches. If you need headache-busing relief, what are your options? Here are two common ways to find relief for that pounding noggin:

Medications

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I have a badly receded jaw/chin. It is highly unattractive because it causes my face to appear completely out of harmony with my features, and I have this disgusting double chin because the jaw is causing the skin to bunch up together. What makes it worse is that I’m 5’10″, and I only weigh 119lbs, so having a permanent double chin on such a thin body looks pathetic (yes, I know I am considerably underweight, but I am working on it).

Aside from the aesthetic view of things, it also brings about a number of health problems. I get bad migraines everyday without fail, and I have bad sinus problems/breathing problems so I find it difficult to participate in sport for long periods of time. At night time, I can’t breathe through my nose so I mouth breathe, and the next morning I will wake up with a sore throat and roaring migraine/headache. Let me tell you, it is not a great motivator to get out of bed and go to school. The migraines/headaches last for varying lengths of time, and are extremely frustrating, especially when you are trying to learn during a class when your head is pounding.

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My doctor told me that my migraine was being triggered when i told her that i’m taking contraceptive pills.. i stopped taking the pill but i still feel the headache.. why is that so?

More than 30 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches which can be classified as severe and often disabling headaches. A typical migraine headache will give a warning sign before its onset, such as tingling in your limbs, seeing blind spots or flashing lights. You will know when you are experiencing a migraine headache because they are accompanied by most, if not all of the following symptoms. Severe pain either on one side or both sides of the head, pulsing head pain, worsening head pain with any activity, nausea or vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound, and not being able to function regularly. While seeing flashing lights or blind spots are a common warning sign of a migraine, some sufferers experience these symptoms throughout the entire duration of their headache. This is classified as a classic migraine and, along with the above conditions, the person will also experience weakness and speech problems along with zigzagging lines in their eyes. If a migraine is left untreated, the pain can last from four to 72 hours, which can cause huge disturbances in a persons normal life.

Although doctors are not 100 percent sure what causes migraines to occur, there are something’s that are known to trigger these headaches. These include, fluctuations in hormones; many women claim that their migraines worsen just before a period or during menopause and pregnancy. Certain foods can also trigger migraines, such as alcohol, cheese, chocolate, aspartame and caffeine which is found in coffee, tea, chocolate and most soft drinks. To avoid migraines as best you can, try keeping a diary of the foods you eat and record how they made you feel afterwards. After a couple of weeks doing this you should be able to see what foods that are triggers for you, therefore telling you which foods to avoid. Other triggers can include stress, changes in the environment and certain medications.

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I have an serious illness condition and i have migraine headaches & verdigo so i’m very sensitive to flouresecent lights & noises. The school official doesn’t want to provide homebound services even though the doctor filled out the application. I’m currently having a migraine right now and i feel very bad. Should i go to the emergency ? I’m helpless and none of the medications is helping !!! What should I do about my situation ? The school wants to file my absences as truancy.

What is the cause of the headache?

There can be several causes of headaches. Some of the more likely causes of headaches are stress and fatigue, tension, eye strain, dehydration, low blood sugar, migraine, viral infection, musculoskeletal conditions, hyper-mastication and sinusitis. In rare cases, headache could be a result of certain life-threatening conditions such as brain tumours, meningitis, encephalitis, cerebral aneurysms and extremely high blood pressure. Headache can also occur because of head injury. Erratic changes in estrogen levels during menstrual years may also cause headaches in some women.

Tension headache

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I have spoken with my doctors nurse over the phone and she says that they have to do a sleep study at the local hospital in order to prescribe oxygen tanks, however my migraines aren’t related to a sleep disorder why would this be necessary? I’m just looking for an alternative relief to my migraines since nothing else seems to be working at this time. Has anyone else been down the road to getting oxygen before and how did it happen for you?

Headaches can keep you as a prisoner in the house as they disable you from doing the regular activities. There can be various reasons of headaches. The general three types of headaches are tension headaches, migraine headaches and cluster headaches. The tension headaches are caused buy muscle contraction in face, scalp, jaws and neck.

The migraine attacks give rise to pulsating pain and this is often caused by reasons like excess consumption of carbohydrate and sometimes during the menstrual cycle. The cluster headache is the rarest form of headache and it mostly attacks men.

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Migraines in children are a fact. While many of the adults dismiss the headaches experienced by children as simple pains, they may have been already suffering from this common sickness.

Migraines are typically classified depending on the symptoms a child exhibits. Tension headaches are the most common symptom, accompanied by nausea, blurriness and sensitivity to light. The child may also feel some dizziness. The other type of migraines in children is abdominal or stomach migraine. This type of migraine in children is exhibited thru periodic vomiting wherein the child may or may not have headaches at all. Be aware however, that most migraines symptoms also occur in other sickness which can be determined thru proper diagnosis.

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Everything You Need to Know About Migraines and Other Headaches