My Migraine History and How It Benefits You.

I'm Sure Some Of You Have Had Similar Experiences...

Back during the eighties I was utilized by a large telecommunications company. I was selling data lines to businesses for their PC communications. I was always on the road going starting with one location then onto the next. With all this traveling the chance of me getting in an accident got very good, actually a little excessively good. I got into 3 rear end accidents more than 2 years. It seemed like everybody wanted to run into the back of my car, and they did.

The beginning of the migraines really didn't happen for a very long time but I had been having unusual side effects since the primary accident. For example; fatigue, constant yawning, intermittent neck pain, muscle tension were all forerunners to what in particular was coming next. In all actuality I was already having migraines, they simply weren't manifesting in the normal way yet.

Within a long time I went from having quite recently the indications listed above to having an out and out debilitating migraine everyday! It became difficult to perform at work or to enjoy life in general. After suffering daily for longer than a year a family part recommended I go find support. Throughout the next a long time I started to see some significant improvement. That's when I had one of those ideal epiphanies and realized that corporate life wasn't for me and it was an ideal opportunity to switch careers. I chose to go into the health care field so I could help other people like they had helped me.

Through years of migraine suffering, schooling, practice, and the multitudes of patients, I have gained a sharp insight into the understanding of migraine headaches that only the combination of personal and professional experience can give.

Causes And Types Of Migraines

What Is This And Where Did It Come From?

All the known causes of migraine headaches would take altogether too long to even think about listing, so with the end goal of this article we will discuss the most prevalent. Simply recall that all these causes are simply theory and not demonstrated by medical science.

The most widely recognized cause of migraine is pressure. It is shown that many individuals create headaches in the midst of extreme emotional or physical pressure.

Many different food sources and dietary factors have been know triggers of headaches. Wine and chocolate, nuts (especially peanuts and almonds), some aged or prepared cheddar, caffeine (can also take away a migraine in certain cases), alcohol, MSG (mono sodium glutamate), other restored or handled meat, and food additives in general.

Smoking, with all the toxins in cigarettes it's an easy decision. Missing a meal (hunger headaches) is similarly as important as avoiding the above listed food sources. Dehydration can cause horrible migraines, so drink a lot of water. Changes in rest patterns, conception prevention pills (estrogen withdrawal headaches), and this is only a partial list of the most well-known triggers of migraines but there are many other more uncommon causes.

Most Common Types Of Migraines

There are many sorts of headaches and migraines. From basic migraines to vascular (artery/vein) headaches, bunch headaches, sinus headaches, tension headaches, and cervicogenic headaches. It's important to understand that few out of every odd headache type that I have listed above is a migraine but they can deliver migraine-like pain and intensity.

The most widely recognized (debatably between cervicogenic) headache for kids and adults is the tension headache. Also know as the "normal daily headache" (I personally dislike this term since nobody should at any point endure with a "normal daily headache") tension headaches are caused by contractions in the muscles of the neck and head. About a decade ago one of the enormous medication companies had an advertisement on TV that said "For that normal everyday headache take 2 (of these) for alleviation". After several months they were asked to eliminate the ad from TV, so recall there is NO such thing as a "normal everyday headache".

Sinus headaches, while technically not migraines can cause excruciating facial and sinus pain across the forehead, cheekbones, and scaffold of the nose. They usually are accompanied by other sinus manifestations associated with allergies and colds.

Cervicogenic headaches are extremely normal and not all that different from the tension headache. While tension headaches are mainly muscle in origin the cervicogenic headache is caused by spinal issues. Spinal misalignments (subluxations) confine the movement of the neck and irritate several nerves (and perhaps arteries) that go into the head. Cervicogenic headaches can mirror classic migraines and have the same debilitating outcomes.

The classic migraine affects the two people but is more normal in females (75% females to 25% males). They are typically unilateral (on one side), can pulsate or pulsate, and have been known to cause nausea, vomiting, photophobia (light sensitive). and phonophobia (sound sensitive). Many individuals suffering from migraines notice having an "aura" or pre beginning indication before the actual headache takes hold. Auras may take the type of unusual scents that aren't there or visual abnormalities or any tangible experience that warns of the oncoming migraine.

Group headaches are the least normal and that's good because they are the most extreme. They can be as much as multiple times more intense than the basic migraine. Affecting men in their thirties or forties 3 to 1 over ladies they are called bunch headache because they come in small gatherings during a certain time period. An individual may have 2-3 a day during this timeframe (group) and then have them disappear for quite a long time or years or until the end of time. They appear to be linked to circadian rhythms (internal biological clock) since they have an inclination to happen at the same seasons. Mistaken for sinus headaches they can cause eye tearing, clog, nasal discharge and knife-like pain behind the eye.

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