Headache can be clearly defined as pain or irritation in the head or the neck. These are also the main places of headache.
Symptoms:
The headache is classified into three divisions:
- Primary headache
- Secondary headache
- And facial pain and other forms of pains.
Primary Headache:
The primary headache consists of migraine, tension, and other aches like cluster headache. It also includes many other forms of headaches which are not famous.
Secondary Headache:
These are those which are caused as a result of structural problems found in the underneath layer of the head. This headache is caused due to various many reasons like the bleeding found in the brain or the appearance of the tumor.
In the third division of the headache the symptoms consists of severe and constant pain and it will mostly last up to 20 to 30 minutes per day. It also gives a throbbing sensation and creates a vomiting and an unpleasant sensation.
Causes:
Headache has many causes and few of them are given below:
- Eyestrain which leads to serious conditions like brain cancer.
- Most forms of headache occur due to hunger or dehydration
- It is also caused due to contraction of the blood veins.
- Muscle contraction in the head region also may lead to headache.
- Dilation of the blood vessel in the head region.
- Swellings caused in the brain region.
- Sinus inflammation is the basic cause of most types of headaches.
- We must note down the frequent attack of headache in order to know whether it is associated with menstrual phase or due to medication.
Treatment:
Natural and Ayurvedic:
These headaches cannot be cured as a whole. But at the same time they can be tried to control. This means we can reduce the intensity of the nausea and other pain related to headache than curing it. Thus the symptoms can be eradicated. One of the main reasons of the headache is the use of pain relievers. This may seem to be a normal cause but it has a drastic effect on human beings. In this case the treatments can be in the form of therapies.
Mostly the use of medication appears to help but along with the medication the wellness programs or the therapies can be conducted. This includes various tasks like meditation, change of the living style and other modifications for the patient's welfare.
If it’s the cluster headache then the intake of pure oxygen (100%) may help, as these types of headache occur and appear only for few minutes.
Home Remedies:
- Press hot water bag to the neck region.
- For tension headaches the use of aspirin, ibuprofen can help.
- Keep onion slice or cucumber on your forehead and relax.
- Stir lavender leaves in cup of boiling water and drink thrice daily.
- Chew ruta leaves and dip hands in hot water at regular intervals.
- Drink fresh cabbage juice and take honey with every meal.
- Apply dough of cinnamon and lemon on forehead.
- Mix marjoram in water and drink 3 times daily.
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