| Headaches can interrupt your life and can be | | | | aggravate headaches. Exposure to tobacco |
| exhausting. After a day with a headache, all you | | | | smoke on a regular basis can trigger headaches. |
| may want to do is go in a room, curl up in a ball, | | | | 6. Drink one or two glasses of water. Many |
| and go to sleep. However, life and family | | | | headaches are caused by dehydration. Simply |
| responsibilities do not always allow this to happen. | | | | drinking some water at the onset of a headache |
| How can you effectively deal with a headache? | | | | can do wonders to alleviate your headache. |
| Here are ten tips designed to help you get | | | | 7. Open the windows. Stale, stagnant air can |
| headache relief. | | | | trigger headaches. The fresh air and sunshine may |
| 1. If possible, spend half an hour in a cool, dark | | | | help to provide you headache relief. |
| room in a quiet part of your home. If you have | | | | 8. Have your eyes checked. You may need to |
| children, ask another adult to play quietly with | | | | get glasses or have your prescription increased. |
| them away from the room or take them out of | | | | There are many eye centers in popular shopping |
| the house for a short while. Take time to close | | | | areas that can do a complete vision screen in less |
| your eyes and if you drift off to sleep, great. | | | | than an hour. |
| 2. Put a cool cloth on your forehead or over your | | | | 9. Take a daily multi-vitamin. Studies have shown |
| eyes for ten minutes. Many people find this | | | | that many of the people who regularly experience |
| soothing and studies have shown that this simple | | | | chronic headaches are deficient in magnesium. This |
| action can alleviate a headache. | | | | mineral allows blood vessels to relax, which |
| 3. Have a cup of coffee or tea. Caffeine can help | | | | prevents headaches. |
| ease the pain of a headache. In fact, many over | | | | 10. Keep a headache journal. This will allow you to |
| the counter headache remedies contain caffeine | | | | recognize patterns and triggers for your |
| for this reason. A simple pick-me up may be just | | | | headaches. You can take this journal with you to |
| what you need. | | | | the doctor when you discuss your headaches. |
| 4. Use pressure points to alleviate your | | | | This information will provide your doctor with a |
| headaches. There are many pressure points on | | | | very clear picture of your symptoms. |
| the head that respond immediately when the | | | | As you learn more about your headaches, you |
| correct pressure is applied. If you live with a | | | | may find that some treatments work better for |
| partner, you can study these pressure points | | | | you than others. Once you know your triggers, |
| together. | | | | you may even be able to prevent your |
| 5. Avoid smoking or tobacco smoke. This can | | | | headaches from occurring as regularly. |