Headache may be caused by the stimulation of meninges and the contraction of blood vessels, which leads to an increase in tension, or it may be that the brain sends a signal that we are short of oxygen and need more oxygen. As long as the blood containing a lot of oxygen flows into the painful place, the headache will disappear immediately. However, we must find out the cause of headache in order to solve the headache problem.
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Six ways to relieve migraine
70% of patients with migraine are women, which can be said to be a common symptom of modern professional women. So why are women so prone to migraine? How should migraine be prevented and treated?
Factors inducing migraine
Chen Haibo, director of the Department of Neurology of Beijing Hospital, said: "At present, the factors inducing migraine are not completely clear, mainly related to heredity, gender, fatigue, vascular inflammation and diet structure, but it is certain that the number of women suffering from migraine is more than that of men."
Women are prone to migraine before menstruation, because a large amount of prostaglandin will be released in the blood before and after menstruation, which will relax the smooth muscle, dilate the blood vessels and make the vasomotor function of the blood vessels disorder.
Women are prone to migraine except before menstruation, and there are other factors that can also induce migraine, and these factors often lurk in places you can't see.
Physical factors: various reasons that can cause inflammation and injury inside and outside the brain; Tumor compression and other reasons lead to vascular traction, extension, displacement and expansion; Meningeal stimulation; Muscle contraction; Direct stimulation of the sensory nerves innervating the head and face can cause headaches.
Neuropsychological factors: when the body and mind are badly stimulated by the external environment, they often have anxiety, anxiety and other emotions, which leads to migraine attacks. According to the survey, 84% of patients with depression will be accompanied by migraine symptoms. At the same time, after encountering various unpleasant or angry, anxious, excited and other strong emotional stimuli in life or work, you will feel unwell and have a migraine.
Dietary factors: excessive drinking of coffee will dilate blood vessels and stimulate nerves to cause migraine; And when you eat too cold ice cream, you will also feel headache; Alcohol in alcohol acts on blood vessels after drinking too much, which can also cause headaches, which is caused by improper diet. According to experts' statistics, the foods that are easy to induce headaches are chocolate, alcoholic beverages, raw dairy products, lemon juice, cheese and red wine.
Sleep factors: This is a common cause of migraine. Headache is caused by serious lack of sleep, and intense work can also cause similar symptoms.
Disease factors: Lesions such as eyes, ears, nose and sinuses, teeth and neck can stimulate nerves, and reflex or diffuse effects on head and face can cause reflex or involved migraine.
Ways to relieve migraine
Ice pack cold compress: put ice cubes in an ice pack or wrap them in a towel and apply them to the headache area. After the blood vessels cooling the head contract, the symptoms will naturally be alleviated.
Lie down and rest: If possible, when migraine attacks, you might as well rest in a room with dark light and quiet environment. Generally speaking, migraine will be relieved as long as you sleep for half an hour.
Massage the head: Moderate massage of the head is an effective way to relieve migraine. Temples are important acupoints for migraine massage. You can press it with your index finger and gently rotate and massage it back and forth from the temple to the hairline with your fist.
Drink green tea: the substances in green tea are effective in relieving migraine, and you can drink green tea in moderation to overcome severe migraine.
Meditation: Yoga and meditation are new methods to treat migraine. You can buy a CD of this kind, close your eyes and meditate with music for a while when you have a headache, and let the sound of nature make you forget the pain.
Wrap a towel around your head: It may seem ridiculous, but it is really a good way to treat migraine. When in pain, wrap a towel or soft cloth around the temple to inhibit vasodilation and relieve pain.
There are many factors that induce migraine, so patients must not take drugs at will, and they must take drugs under the guidance of doctors after being diagnosed in the hospital, in order to play a good role.