| Migraine headaches affect about 15 percent of | | | | also experience a hallucination called aura. Auras |
| the population. Although men can actually suffer | | | | are visual perceptions that are presented as a |
| from migraines, it is the women that are more | | | | zigzagging light or a bight spot. People often see |
| affected. Experts believe that migraine is | | | | these visual disturbances immediately before their |
| hereditary as researches have revealed more | | | | migraine attack. |
| than 80 percent of people suffering from it have | | | | Treating migraine |
| a family history of the problem. | | | | Prevention is still the number one treatment for |
| Migraine headaches may not seem so serious but | | | | migraine. The best way is to make sure that one |
| without proper care and proper diagnosis, those | | | | avoids the factors that may trigger the attack. |
| headaches may develop into something more. It is | | | | One of those factors is stress. By learning to |
| recurrent and may be a manifestation of an | | | | relax a bit and do some stress management, one |
| underlying problem in the brain that can be really | | | | can prevent migraine headaches from recurring. |
| dangerous. | | | | Try to spread your workload to a degree, which |
| Causes of migraine | | | | you can manage. Rest for a while when you feel |
| Migraines are actually caused by the changes in | | | | that you are getting tired. |
| the size of the blood vessels that are found in the | | | | Another great way is to deal with the attack |
| brain and in the head area. These changes may | | | | head on. |
| be due to some inflammation or constriction that | | | | Relieve the pain in the head by keeping warm and |
| prevents the blood from flowing properly. | | | | avoiding extreme temperatures. If the problem is |
| Unlike the common type of headache, which only | | | | the position of the head when you are sleeping, |
| lasts for about a few hours, migraine headaches | | | | buy a different pillow. Choose a fluffier one that |
| can last from four hours to as much as three | | | | will cushion your head better. You can also |
| days. It is more severe and more frequent than | | | | experiment with a different sleeping position. |
| your ordinary type of headache. Migraine | | | | You can also rub your temples and massage the |
| headache however only affect a certain area on | | | | area that is painful. Try to close your eyes for a |
| the head, often the side area or the temples | | | | while and let it rest especially when you have |
| unlike the common type that encompasses the | | | | been staring at the computer screen for a long |
| whole head including the neck. | | | | time. |
| People suffering from migraine headaches may | | | | |