Headaches are of different types. They can
be identified as headaches due to migraine, sinus and tension.
Now these headaches are very different but they
do affect the same part that is the head in general. So if we
understand more about them we can reach an interesting conclusion.
And you know what that is? Headaches are largely
preventable.
Of course there are a lot of cures available
over the counter now but do we really have to wait for the headache
to start to resort to treatment? Isn’t prevention better than
cure? Isn’t it better to be proactive than reactive?
I have included 101 tips on how to prevent
headaches below. But before we go to the tips, it might be useful
to have at least a superficial understanding of the different
types of headaches.
Migraines
A migraine is a splitting headache that just
seems to set in apparently due to no reason at all. The reasons
for a migraine are mainly vascular. That means that certain
changes in the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain
trigger of the pain.
Of course, the causes for the changes in the
blood vessels may vary from person to person but this is generally
how it starts.
Migraines are easily the most common headache
syndrome. It affects 10 to 15 percent of the global population.
One peculiar feature of a migraine is that it usually starts
in childhood or adolescence and is most common in young and
middle-aged adults.
The only good thing about a migraine is that
it usually stops as people get older. Migraines have nothing
to do with a person’s background, upbringing, or social class.
Migraines do not discriminate.
Migraines have a strong impact on the quality
of a person’s life. It affects not only the person but also
the lives of those who move in close contact with he person.
Migraine attacks can some times be so severe that person may
have to abandon his or her routine activities for three or four
days at a stretch.
Once the pain of a migraine sets in, it is
sheer agony. It is almost as if one side of your head is being
ripped off. There is very little a person can do to stop this
pain.
The good thing about a migraine is that it
is transient, that is the pain will go away after sometime.
This usually happens after the person gets a few hours of sound
sleep.
But the worst thing about migraines is that
they recur. But migraines too can be prevented to a very large
extent as the tips below explain.
There are two main types of migraine, the classic
migraine and the common migraine. Both the classic and the common
kind can occur as often as several times a week or as rarely
as once every few years.
Both types can occur at any time. But for some
people at least, it is possible to predict the occurrence of
the migraine. For example there is a greater tendency for a
migraine near the days of menstruation or every Saturday morning
after a stressful week of work.
Although many sufferers have a family history
of migraine, the exact hereditary nature of this condition is
not known. People who get migraines are thought to have an inherited
abnormality in the regulation of blood vessels. The following
factors often act as triggers that set of the migraine.
Stress is one of the major factors that can
contribute to the onset of a migraine. Now it may not be possible
for you to get away from the cause of stress, particularly if
it is something connected with your job.
Anger can trigger of a migraine as well. It
would be good for short tempered people to learn ways of controlling
their anger. The best method is of course the one to ten method.
The next time you get angry count to ten very slowly before
you really blow your lid. By the time you get to ten you should
have cooled down.
Both physical and mental fatigue can lead to
a migraine so do not push your self too much. Enough is enough
and when your body starts giving you signals that it has had
enough, take heed and stop whatever you are doing. Just bear
in mind that a little more productivity on one day is not worth
the productivity of the next couple of days.
Sinus
Sinus problems, too, give rise to headaches.
The sinuses are small spaces in the facial bones just below
the facial skin. The spaces are concentrated in the nasal region,
temples and around the eyes. Sometimes, due to infection, these
spaces get inflamed with mucus and infected as well.
This leads to the headache that is the result
of sinusitis. There are many causes for sinusitis which are
allergy, a deviated nasal septum, and severe cold, enlarged
parts in side the nose, and acute ongoing infection.
Tension
Tension headaches are also common in many people.
Stress and anxiety are causes for tension headaches. The moment
such a person gets tense about something, the person develops
a tension headache. Insufficient sleep, anxiety, problems, and
worries give rise to the tension headache.
