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Of the 23 million Americans who suffer from migraines, nearly 18 mil-lion are women. Factors such as hormones, lifestyle, and diet–which vary vastly in women and men–are now being shown to affect what is still considered an unpredictable and hard-to-treat ailment.The Women’s Migraine Survival Guide offers pragmatic, practical advice specifically for women to help them understand their migraines and find treatments for real relief. It reveals the latest in breakth… More >>

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The up-to-the-minute guide to understanding and treating migraines for all migraine sufferers and their families Across America, twenty-eight million people suffer from migraines, costing the nation millions of dollars in lost work and school days, medication, and countless visits to doctors and hospitals. At the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, Dr. Seymour Diamond has spent more than thirty years helping thousands of headache sufferers conquer t… More >>

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Brain is most important part of your body, needed to think and perform your work perfectly; a headache sometimes paralyzes you completely and jams the daily routine. Recognizing your child’s headache and treating it, takes special attention and effort. You may not be always able to diagnose immediately his headache as kids of different age group can have different reasons of headache.

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Several types of migraine headache affect the eye, but there are no headaches medically diagnosed as optical migraines. The problem with such a term starts with its definition. Optical means relating to sight or to the eye. Migraine comes from the Greek, hemikranion, meaning pain on one side of the head.

So, the term is quite broad, meaning pain on one side of your head relating to your eye or your sight which can cover an awful lot of ground to be honest. What someone may call an optical migraine is usually either an ocular migraine or an opthalmoplegic migraine.

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If there is one malady that has affected virtually every man – it’s a headache. Commonly, a headache is a universal term for any discomfort felt in the head. This ache usually occurs due to a number of causes and therefore, it is crucial that one knows about these factors before looking for a solution. Understanding the basics of a headache or migraine can generally aid one in curing them till a certain period.

Generally speaking, there are four types of headaches –
1.    Myogenic – Muscular headache which occurs as a result of strain and pressure in muscles.
2.    Vascular – These are caused owing to an uneven blood stream near the brain. Fever headaches and migraines are two of the regular vascular headaches.
3.    Inflammatory – These headaches commonly result in an enlargement of the head and are triggered by problems such as common cold, flu, etc.
4.    Traction – Such headaches are uncommon as they are started when nerve fibres are pulled. Brain tumours, cysts, aneurysms, etc are the regular  reasons for traction headaches and surgery is crucial for effiecient treatment.

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While many people suffer from headaches and migraines, it is often difficult to differentiate between the two, as many headache and migraine symptoms can overlap. Making a note in a diary regarding your headache and migraine symptoms can help your physician to distinguish, as he will be able to look for patterns.

Together you and your physician can come up with an effective plan of action to treat your headache and migraine symptoms. This may include a variety of treatments such as pharmaceutical intervention, chiropractic treatment and other alternative healthcare options. The following information will not only help you to recognize symptoms but also help you to resolve it.

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Migraine headaches are repeated or recurrent headaches, possibly caused by changes in the diameter of the blood vessels in the head. Migraine headaches are often classified in two main types — migraine with aura (formerly called classic migraine) and migraine without aura (formerly called common migraine). Most people with migraines do not have any warning before it occurs. However, in cases of “classic” migraine headache, a visual disturbance called an aura happens before the headache starts. Classic migraine is different from “common” migraines (which have no warning sign or aura) or “complicated” migraines (which occur with speech, movement, or other problems in the nervous system). Auras usually last less than an hour. The headache typically begins less than an hour after the aura ends. About two in 10 people who have migraines experience auras, which are sensory or motor disturbances that precede the actual headache. Most auras consist of visual disturbances, such as a blind spot or a flickering zigzag line or crescent in your field of vision. Another type of aura involves unusual sensations, such as numbness and tingling of the lips, lower face and fingers. A third type affects motor function, causing problems with movement or speech.

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There are a variety of causes that can trigger off a headache. It all depends on the individual and the triggers that would affect him.

Tension headaches are probably the most common type. They are usually caused by tension in the muscles in the neck, shoulders and face. Migraines are considered more debilitating and affect more women compared to men, with 13% of women suffering migraines as compared to 6% of men. Such headaches are commonly more intense and might linger for longer periods of time compared to tension headaches. Cluster headaches are also quite severe, and sometimes last for as much as several weeks.

Tension headaches are increasing common and almost everybody has had one some time or other. They usually only last for a short period of time, and are characterized by pain around the eyes and temples. The location of the pain is determined by which muscles are experiencing the tension. Although it is usually in the above areas, the pain can appear anywhere above the neck.

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