Headaches:
Headache is defined as the pain that occurs in any region of the head, where it may occur on one side of the head or both sides. It may be confined to a specific area or may spread to the head from a particular area. It may also occur in the form of severe pain, Or in the form of palpitations or in the form of pale pain and continuous light may increase and accelerate gradually or slowly, in addition to the occurrence may continue from a simple period as an hour or less to several days.
Home Remedy for Headaches:
In most cases, the headache responds to home treatment and does not require a visit to the doctor. It should be started as soon as possible as it often reduces pain and duration. Home remedies may help to remove other symptoms such as fever, nausea, vomiting, and anxiety. , And muscle aches, but it is important to monitor the symptoms to see the doctor in cases where the increased feeling of pain or the emergence of other symptoms and increase the severity or recurrence of symptoms, so there are some home practices that help in some cases of headaches, which do not accompany by other symptoms, including the following:
- Sit in a quiet and dark place, and try to relax.
- Use and put cold compresses on the forehead area.
- Stop smoking, drinking alcohol, and substance abuse.
Headache treatment by type:
There are many types of headache, including what comes in addition to how to treat:
-Allergic headache:
The symptoms are all-encompassing headaches, nasal congestion, and eye blemishes. Seasonal allergens induce allergies such as pollen and mold. Food allergies do not increase and are treated with anti-histamine or cortisone.
-Tension headaches:
The symptoms occur in the form of mild pain and usually occur on the sides of the head, accompanied by a feeling of distress in the scalp or neck, and remain constant intensity level and is treated by rest and the use of ice packs, in addition to the use of some painkillers such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen and naproxen sodium may be used with caffeine These analgesics, in addition to muscle relaxants, antidepressants, and in some cases may be used psychotherapy.
-Migraines:
Migraines, migraines, migraines, migraines, migraines, migraines, migraines, migraine headaches, migraine headaches, Treating migraines can relieve the pain of symptoms and prevent future seizures.
The drugs can be classified as pain relievers, medicines, and preventive treatments. Pain relievers include:
-Pain killers:
Examples include aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen, which can be used in moderate migraine cases. Drugs containing a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine may also be used to relieve middle migraine, but are ineffective in severe cases. In the occurrence of ulcers and bleeding in the digestive system, and may cause a headache caused by excessive use of drugs. Indomethacin may be used according to the doctor's prescription for migraine pain. One of the forms of this medicine is suppositories that may be used in cases where the patient has nausea
-Triptan medicines:
These drugs work on constricting blood vessels and interfering with pain trajectories in the brain:
- Drugs containing ergotamine and caffeine.
- Opioids containing substances with a drug effect.
- Glucocorticoids that are used with other drugs to improve and increase the effect of removal and pain relief.
Preventive treatments can be used for four or more tiring episodes during the month, when the attacks continue for 12 hours or more, or if the pain relievers are not responded to. Other preventive treatments include:
-Cardiovascular drugs:
Such as beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
-Antidepressants: such as tricyclic antidepressants.
-Antiperspirants: such as valproates, and topramates.
Headache Hypertension:
Symptoms occur in the form of general pain in the head, peak in the morning and decrease during the day, and is treated by giving drugs to reduce pressure.
Sinus headache:
The symptoms occur in the form of irritating pain in the sinus area, and increase in intensity during the day, where this pain occurs as a result of inflammation and usually accompanied by a rise in body temperature, blockage in the channels of the sinuses, and obstruction of the natural discharge in the nose, and is treated by giving antibiotics ,And drugs that relieve congestion, and in some cases are resorting to the surgical option to discharge sinuses.
- Cluster headaches:
It is a severe headache that occurs in the vicinity of the eye and causes eye convulsions, nasal congestion, and facial flushing. It usually occurs during sleep and extends to several hours. It occurs on a daily basis for weeks or even months. Symptoms disappear for about a year. That 80% of infected men between the ages of twenty to fifty years, and is treated by oxygen, and the use of topical drugs through the nose, and drug Ergutamine and Sumatriptan.
- Hunger headache:
Symptoms are symptoms of headache attacks before meals, causing muscle tension, low blood sugar, retinal vasodilation, increased sleep, or forgetting to eat. It is treated and prevented by maintaining a diet that contains mutations containing enough protein and starch.
- Headaches associated with the expansion of blood vessels:
There may be weakness and balloon-like swelling in the blood vessels, which may be blown up causing a stroke or blood may leak slowly and lead to an unexpected sudden headache, double vision, stiffness in the neck, and rapid loss of consciousness. This headache is similar to the symptoms of frequent migraine headaches and cluster headaches, and high blood pressure may increase its incidence and is treated by an enlarged vessel surgery if detected early.
-Arthritis-related headaches:
Symptoms occur in the form of pain in the back of the head and neck, and increase its severity with movement, and occurs as a result of inflammation of the blood vessels in the head, or because of changes in the composition of bone in the neck area. It is treated with anti-inflammatory drugs or muscle relaxants.
- Headache associated with caffeine cessation:
Its symptoms are palpitations similar to palpitations caused by retinal vasodilation, which occurs after a large intake of caffeine for several days, and is treated by stopping caffeine in excessive cases.
- Headache associated with eye strain:
It is a rare type of pain that causes pain in the front of the head and on both sides of the head. Its presence is directly related to eye strain. Its treatment and prevention are correcting vision and vision. Chronic Headache refers to a wide range of headaches that occur for 15 days a month , And is classified according to the time period of the crack if it is less than or more than four hours, usually arises from a sister type, and may also arise from tension headaches caused by tension, or because of increased use of types of drugs, and is treated by type and cause, but It is important to pay attention to reducing the use of musk Nat.
- chronic headache:
It refers to a wide range of headache types that occur for 15 days a month and are classified according to the duration of the crack if it is less than or more than four hours, which usually arises from a sister type, and may also arise from stress-induced headaches or Because of the increased use of types of drugs, and is treated by type and cause, but it is important to pay attention to reduce the use of painkillers.
