Understanding Headaches
A headache is pain that arises in part around the head. Most of the headaches that occur are not serious and can be overcome easily, such as pain relief drug with drinking, drinking enough water and more rest. But there is some type of headache that requires more handling due to sustained or even could endanger lives.
Headaches do not have a specific time period, may last less than one hour or even for a few days and can appear suddenly or slowly.
Causes Of Headache
Causes of headaches can be caused by many different things, but in general the headaches can be grouped by cause, namely the headache that is not associated with another disease or known as primary headaches and headaches caused by another disease or also known as a secondary headache.
Some types of primary headache are the most common are as follows:
- Headache of tense
- Migraine
- Cluster headache
In addition, below are some of the causes of secondary headache commonly occurs:
- Sinusitis
- The flu
- Ear infections
- Pengar
- Too much pain reliever drug taking
- Dental problems
Meet the doctor to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment more because of headaches suffered may just be a symptom of a more serious disease.
Treatment Of Headache
Treatment of headache that is done should be seen from the symptoms experienced by and based on the cause, because not all types of headache can be overcome with drink the headache reliever medicine course. Meet the doctor to diagnose health problems that cause headaches.
If you experience the following symptoms in addition to headaches, it immediately to the nearest hospital:
- Difficulty talking
- Disorders of the vision
- One side of the body becomes weak or paralyzed
- Lost consciousness
- Fever
- It is difficult to walk
There are a few things you can do to help prevent headaches, such as adequate rest, managing stress well, and regular exercise.
In addition, you should also find out what triggers the headaches you experience and trying to avoid it.
Causes Of Headache
Headaches can be caused by many different things. The doctor can determine the cause and the proper care on the basis of a complete examination.
In General, headaches can be grouped by cause, namely the headache that is not associated with another disease or known as primary headaches and headaches caused by another disease or also known as a secondary headache. Here is the explanation.
The primary headaches
Primary headaches are headaches caused by interference on the structure at the head of which is sensitive to the pain and not a symptom of another disease.
There are several factors that play a role in primary headaches, which are disorders of the muscles of the neck and head, chemical activity in the brain, blood vessels or/and nerves. In some people, the primary headache is a condition that is passed down through generations in his family. The following are several types of primary headache are the most common.
Headache of tense. This is the type of headaches that occur most often. Usually people who experience this type of headache will feel as if there is a rubber band wrapped around the head and around the perimeter of the head feels pressed constantly. Several things could be the cause was depression, lack of sleep, stress, dehydration, skipping meals, and too many are consuming liquor.
Migraine. Migraine is more rare in comparison with the headache of tense. People who experience migraines will feel one side or both sides of the head seemed to be pulsating. These headaches can keep recurring and make daily routines disrupted. Migraines can be overcome with drugs being sold freely, but if the migraines experienced severe, immediately encountered a doctor to get a prescription drug that is stronger and gaining further handling.
Cluster headache. This headache attacks can occur for one or two months a year. Cluster headache patients feel a tremendous pain and spread around one eye. Symptoms of cluster headache could not be assuaged by the drugs are free, but you can consult a doctor to relieve pain through more specific treatments such as sumatriptan and lithium.
Secondary headaches
Secondary headaches are headaches caused by the active nerve pain in head due to a disease. The following are some common causes of headache.
- Sinusitis
- The flu
- Ear infections
- Pengar
- Dental problems
- Consumption of monosodium glutamate (MSG) overload
- Consuming food or drink that is too cold suddenly
- Use the cover or head gear such as a helmet is too tight
- Hormonal changes in women e.g. after taking birth control pills
- Vision disturbance such as glaucoma
The following are possible causes of secondary headache more rare:
- Blockage of blood vessels in the brain
- Inflammation of the brain
- Concussion
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Brain aneurysm
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Panic attacks
- Meningitis
In addition, there are several types of specific secondary headache like this.
Rebound headaches caused by frequent use of medicated pain relief.
Thunderclap headache which makes its victims experiencing severe headaches, occurring suddenly and with the basic causes potentially fatal such as bleeding in the brain.
Spinal headaches are caused by lack of cerebrospinal fluid after anesthesia or trauma.
Meet the doctor to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment more because of headaches suffered may just be a symptom of a serious disease. You ought to be aware of a few things here and advised to see a doctor if you experience it.
Headaches that failed to take off after taking the drug.
A very severe headache to interfere with daily activities.
Headaches that cause body feels unwell in between bouts of headaches.
Severe headaches that are accompanied by other symptoms like stiff lehel, feel numb fingers, fainting, hard to see, hard to speak and understand discussion or difficult to walk.
In addition to be aware of some things as mentioned above, if you experience a severe headache suddenly and symptoms as mentioned below, immediately went to the hospital.
- It is difficult to walk
- Passed out
- The view is compromised
- It is difficult to understand the talk
- Tough talk
- The neck feels stiff
- Fever
- One side of the body felt limp, numb fingers, or lame
Headaches are often associated with several risk factors such as below:
- Obesity
- Restless
- Often consuming drugs pain reliever
- Snoring
- Depression
- Physical activities that make head or neck became taut
- Too much caffeine
- Sleep disorders
Treatment Of Headache
Treatment of headache that is done should be seen from the symptoms experienced by and based on the cause, because not all types of headache can be overcome with drink the headache medication only.
Meet the doctor to diagnose health problems that cause headaches if:
Headache not reda although you have a pain reliever drug consumption can be bought in pharmacies.
You are not healthy in between bouts of headaches.
Headaches that occur very badly that interfere with daily activities.
Severe headaches that are accompanied by other symptoms like a hard look, talk or walk, feel numb fingers, stiff neck and passed out.
There are some advanced tests that can be done if, after physical examination, the cause of the headache is still unknown. Some advanced tests that can be done is a urine test, blood tests, CT scans, and MRI scans. In addition, the test can also be done to help diagnose inflammation, injury, or brain tumor with electroencephalogram (EEG).
Treatment of migraine
The following are some migraine medicine to prevent additional attacks and relieve symptoms:
- Medication pain reliever sold freely or medication that has been prescribed by doctors for example, gabapentin, atenolol or metoprolol.
- Cool down in a dark room and quiet.
- Compresses an unused neck or head with warm or cold water.
- Drink little caffeine and doing massage.
You have to know you're experiencing migraine triggers and avoid them in order not to experience a headache.
Treatment of headache of tense
In general the drugs sold freely, such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, and aspirin can overcome the headaches of the tense moment. In addition, some alternative therapies can also be done to alleviate stress, which are as follows:
Cognitive behavioral therapy that is a therapy in which patients are taught to manage the stress that can trigger headache of tense.
- Massage.
- Meditation.
- Relaxation exercises.
Treatment of cluster headache
Drug-free pain reliever sold ineffective to address the cluster headache. This type of headaches appear suddenly and can quickly subside. There are some steps that can help cope with cluster headaches, which are:
- Use a triptan nasal spray prescribed by doctors, like sumatriptan or zolmitriptan. This remedy is sprayed into the nose.
- Taking preventative medicine.
- 100 percent oxygen inhalation using a mask.
- Use of drugs like sumatriptan injection to take some quickly when the attack hit.
Rebound headache treatment
Consult your doctor to reduce the pain reliever drug use are slowly or even stop it because that is the only way to overcome the rebound headaches caused by too often taking medication relief pain.
Headache Prevention
The following are some of the things that can help prevent headaches.
Enough rest
It is strongly recommended to have enough rest time and regularly. Seven to eight hours per day is the average sleep time is needed by the adults. Do not replace the deficient bedtime on weekdays at the holidays, because it's not effective. Try in order for enough sleep every day.
Cut down on caffeine
Try not to consume caffeine or minimize it, because although some headache treatment using caffeine to relieve symptoms but can be aggravating, too.
Avoid headache triggers
Find out the triggers that can cause you to experience headaches in order to avoid headaches by way of noting in detail each of you experience headaches, such as when and what your new consumption before the affected headache. For example, some people need to avoid chocolate due to the food trigger migraine attacks.
Reduce stress
By managing stress and pressures of life properly, a person can reduce the risk of experiencing a headache. You can find a way to organize daily activities and draw up a time so your productivity even more.
Eat regularly
Live a healthy life by eating regularly three times a day and snacks in between if necessary. It is recommended to always eat at the same time every morning and start the day with a healthy breakfast.
Relaxed
Take time to relax, like reading a book, taking a bath with warm water, and listen to music. In addition, you can also perform relaxation exercises, meditation, or yoga.
Reduce drug consumption
Consult your doctor if you are taking any medication too often, including pain reliever drug that is sold freely, because taking any medicine more than two times a week could make headaches more often relapse.
Regular exercise
Sports done regularly can help reduce stress. Start exercising slowly to reduce the occurrence of injuries, and select Your sport gemari, such as swimming, cycling, or walking.