Tuesday, April 27, 2010

How to Prevent Headache Migraine

Ophthalmoplegia causes the eyelid to droop. This drooping can last for days or weeks, & occasionally become permanent if there's repeated attacks. Ophthalmoplegic migraine is rare

Ophthalmoplegic migraine starts in the eye & can be accompanied by nausea & vomiting. The main symptom in addition to headache is ophthalmoplegia, which is a paralysis of the ocular muscles (eye muscles), also called ocular motor nerve palsy.

Migraine attacks occur in all age groups, but most often in female adults. Women are four times more likely to experience migraines than men. However, they can also appear in young babies & senior citizens. Most of the time the migraine disorder will disappear around age 50 or 55, but about 5% of people over the age of 70 will continue suffering with the disorder.

A migraine trigger is any food, chemical, or other factor that leads to an acute migraine attack in people who are liable to create migraine headaches. Migraine triggers can be behavioral, environmental, infectious, dietary, chemical, or hormonal.

Sinus headaches are another type of primary headache & are often mistaken as migraine. Sinus-type head pain is caused when the sinus cavities in the face become inflamed & swollen. Normally, mucus drains from the sinuses & in to the nose, but when the sinuses become inflamed they can prevent the flow of mucus.

It is important to be aware that a trigger that causes a migraine attack in three person may not cause an attack in another person. In other words, if MSG triggers migraine attacks in three person it does not mean that you will also experience migraine attacks from consuming MSG.

The visual disturbances typically occur as flashes of light, but can also be brightly colored lights in a zigzagging pattern which most commonly start in the midst of the visual field & then move outwards. Blind spots, or holes in the visual field, can also be experienced occasionally.

As the mucus builds up it can increase the amount of pressure felt by the sufferer which can result in a sinus headache. Sinus infections, & resultant sinus headaches, are most often caused by infections or allergic reactions of some type.

Other visual sensations can be visual hallucinations, blurred vision, increased sensitivity to light (photophobia), or eye pain. The visual disturbances can occur in either three or both eyes. Typically, they will start anywhere from twenty to sixty minutes before the actual onset of migraine with a period of ten to twenty-five minutes.

There's plenty of safe & natural treatment approaches for relieving migraines. Some treatments will work for some people while other treatments will work for other people. because three natural treatment approach is prosperous relieving three person's headaches doesn't mean the same approach will relieve someone else's pain.

This is why it is important to try different methods until three is found that will work for you personally. Feverfew is best when used as a prophylactic measure.

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