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 Common Headache Causes
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There are many causes of headaches, just as there are many variations of
pain symptoms. Finding the cause of a headache is a constant cause for research in the medical fields as well as in the natural healing fields. Finding the
cause is important to resolve the headache at the source and come up with a headache remedy rather than continually covering it up with medications that do
not address the underlying issues.
Some headache sufferers easily know the cause of their headaches. They may have suffered a car accident, take a medication that has headaches as a side
effect or suffer from a disease that causes various pains associated with their illness. But, for many, chronic headaches are a mystery that no one seems to
be able to help them solve. These people are forced to cope with either frustrating onslaughts of pain or use medications that do not cure their problem and
often bring with them their own list of side effects adding to the sufferers problems. |
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Leading causes of general headaches is muscle tension caused by stress,
bad posture and over exertion. Emotional stress can also be a cause of headaches. Many persons suffering from depression report having headaches often at
the same time as their depression. Also lack of sleep or insomnia has been blamed. On the other side, sleeping more than you are used to has also been held
accountable for headaches. Most of these causes can be simply cured by considering some educated sources on how to make life style changes that will aide
you in recovery.
Migraine Headaches
For some though headaches are not simple and not small. Persons suffering from Migraine headaches as well as Cluster headaches find that causes are even
more difficult to find and that medications fail to bring enough relief for them to even function on a day to day basis. Consider migraine headaches. Causes
known for these monstrous headaches are limited at best. Persons who cope with migraine headaches report suspicions of multiple causes, and rarely can tie
it down to a single point of origin.
Finding a trigger that begins the awful snowball effect of a migraine can be helpful. Because of the seemingly limitless number of options for what could be
a person’s trigger, finding one can be tricky. Keeping a chart of foods eaten, unusual exposures to smells, noise light and chemicals is very helpful.
Looking back on migraine incidents some have been able to track down a pattern in their diet or exposures to certain environments that trigger a migraine.
Common dietary migraine triggers are chocolate, gluten, aged cheeses, alcohol, MSG, nuts, onions and citrus.
Other non dietary triggers have been found as well. Included in these would be eyestrain, stress, sleep deprivation, menstruation, excessive exercise,
dehydration, and excessive caffeine. By keeping a chart of activities and diet locating a cause can be made much easier.
A number of experts think that migraine headaches begin in the trigeminal nerve, a nerve that carries sensations from the head to the brain and that ends in
the blood vessels that surround the brain. Other experts link migraine headaches to the hypothalamus, an area of the brain. Either explanation would account
for the periodic nature of the headache. Also some research done has pointed to serotonin imbalances as a root cause but nothing solid has been found.
For many women migraine headaches are clearly connected with hormones. Menstruation is reported often as being a clear part of a migraine pattern. Some
women have attempted to disrupt their cycles with various medications hoping to alleviate some incidents.
Cluster Headaches
Cluster headaches differ from migraines in some ways and are similar in others. As for the cause of Cluster headaches, again, little is verified and almost
everything is speculated. Like migraines some think that cluster headaches begin in the trigeminal nerve, and again other experts link cluster headaches to
the hypothalamus. |
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Some have linked cluster headaches with alcohol and smoking, and men and
women have reported that when they abstain from alcohol and cigarettes entirely they noted a distinct reduction in incidents. However this is not an answer
for those who suffer from cluster headaches and do not smoke or drink often.
A distinction cluster headaches have, is to vary by the seasons. Most attacks occur in January and July, where the days are in turn the shortest and
longest. Persons suffering from cluster headaches report 60% mores headaches during these months.
Heredity has also been noted as a cause in some cluster headaches. |
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