Headaches (Cephalagia, Cephalgia) "A pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck from any cause",(Mosby's Pathology) and is considered more of a symptom than a disorder. It accompanies many diseases and conditions, including emotional distress. There are also many other types of headaches such as: Tension, Cluster, sinus, hormonal, and migraine headaches, the list can go on, but those I feel are more common. Headaches can be triggered in different ways, like not getting enough sleep, having too much caffeine, being on the computer too long, not eaten enough, or even from allergies and weather changes. The pain of headaches can depend on the type you have, but most of the time they can either be felt on one side of the head and sometimes …show more content…
"Certain diseases that affect your immune system may attack the tongue’s muscles and papillae. Herpes simplex, may contribute to swelling and pain in the tongue." (healthline.com) Pain or tenderness in the tongue, swelling of the tongue, change in the color of your tongue, an inability to speak, eat, or swallow, as well as loss of papillae on the surface of your tongue are all signs and symptoms of glossitis. Treatment for glossitis typically includes a combination of medications and home remedies. "In most cases Glossitis goes away with Antibiotics and other medication to help infection if any. Having to avoid foods that cause inflammation of the tongue, and proper oral hygiene may also help reduce or prevent further problems." (healthline.com), (Miller Keane) Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, to reduce the redness and soreness, may also be prescribed by a physician. One home remedy that may help calm the pain and swelling would be to place plain yogurt on the tongue, because of its live active cultures, it helps with bacteria at the same time calming the pain and swelling. Massage contraindicated: No massage consideration or recommendations are
Concussions is a brain injury which can cause headaches problems with concentrating , memory loss, balance and coordination. Concussions are usually caused by a hit to the head or violently shaking the head and upper body . some concussion can make you lose consciousness,but most concussions do not .
A concussion is a brain injury due to a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the head and body that can disrupt the normal function of the brain. They can often lead to death however that is less common but it is possible. Concussions are not a rare thing that happens to people. In fact, 3 million people are diagnosed with having concussions. The symptoms of a concussion include headache, confusion, lack of coordination, memory loss, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, ringing in the ears, sleepiness, and excessive fatigue. Concussions are typically self diagnosable and there is not much the doctor can do for them besides the fact you can take some pain relievers to reduce the pain that may be caused. Medications for headache pain,
I have listed ways to identify the symptoms and what steps to take below. Ta’Quarius lips or tongue may swell or both may swell,
In the past, they have been on the average of one everyone and half weeks. They start at the vertex and radiate to the nuchal area and retrobulbar area. They are throbbing, worsen with exertion. She has nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia with these. Precipitants include stress. She has never been on any prophylactic medications or triptans. She had a severe migraine a few months ago, resulting in a dull, daily headache for one month. She had another severe migraine two weeks ago, which was present for a whole week. She had a spinal tap done. She previously had negative serum Lyme titers. The CSF Lyme Western blot was positive for four bands. Her primary care physician did give her a course of doxycycline. The emergency room gave her Tramadol, which does not work. She has been using Tylenol with Motrin two to three days out of the week. Family history includes a sister and
A year ago I was diagnosed with amplified pain syndrome. In 2012, I fell coming out of the shower and smacked my head. A smack on my head lead to a severe concussion which, lasted around 6 or 7 months. Even after most of the symptoms disappeared my headache didn’t.
HPI: Mrs. L. A. is a 44 year old, Hispanic female who presents with a severe right-sided head pain for the last 24 hours, denies fever or head trauma. Additional subjective data crucial for the health care provider to obtain are; how did the headache begin? Have you had this type of headache before? How severe is your pain on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever)? How does the headache feel? What aggravate and alleviate the headache? This information helps to evaluate onset, location, duration, character, and severity of the pain. A mental status screening, such as, Mini-Mental State Examination can be performed to evaluate mental status deficit to rule out a potentially serious or life-threatening situation for the patient requiring immediate testing (CT) and treatment (Dains, Baumann, & Scheibel, 2016). Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a life threatening condition leading to stroke or coma. Symptoms includes sudden onset severe headache with or without trauma (Dains, et. al. 2016). Furthermore, to evaluate for migraines headaches or tension headaches the RNP should ask; are there any other
Most migraines come in 4 stages, although not every migraine will follow those steps. The steps are prodrome, aura, headache, and postdrome. The prodrome stage can start one to two days before the actual headache and can include symptoms such as food cravings, irritability, uncontrollable yawning, hyperactivity, neck stiffness, constipation, and depression.
This began in Greece when Galen said that vapors from the liver going to the head caused them. However, later on Harold Wolff decided that they come from stretching and dilating blood vessels in the brain. This lead people to believe that a decrease in blood causes the migraine, but it was later observed that an increase in blood is what causes the pain. However, blood flow is not increased during the headache, rather the circulation remains normal or in some cases is reduced. These findings have lead people to assume that the main culprit may be a nervous system disorder. Sadly, this disorder occurs in one of the most primitive and required parts of the nervous system, the brain
The most common type of concussion in my grade 5/6 class was hitting the head on something and that can cause your brain to rock back and forth causing headaches and can knock you out! People have a higher chance of getting concussions if they play physical contact sports like football. If you notice you have memory loss, nausea etc. Most likely it means you got a concussion, but you didn’t notice! During the process of having a concussion it can be hard to concentrate and you might have a short temper! Some people say *“If someone had a big brain injury they should stay up 24 hours.” It isn’t such a great idea because if you get some rest you will recover better, and faster in your mind! To recover fast you must rest lots. Headaches can cause
MOUTH, THROAT: No pain, swelling, dysphagia, or bleeding. Gums and tongue unremarkable. No significant change in weight, appetite.
Those people that suffer with the very powerful headaches often referred to as 'a migraine' may well have started having them when they were in their childhood or around puberty. Left untreated, an attack can force the person to have bed rest but normally the intense pain starts to subside within a few hours. Not only is the victim in pain but they can be physically exhausted after the attack.
Migraine headaches are not normal headaches. They are often a chronic, on-and-off condition, causing sufferers various issues in all aspects of life. School and work become more difficult, and lives are disrupted. In order to reduce the effect of migraine headaches on Americans, it is important to understand the condition and its effects.
There are many different types of headaches. Some types are cluster, hormonal, sinus, tension, and then there’s migraines. Adults and children have headaches. As Love quoted, “Headaches have an ugly cousin, and they go by the name of Migraines (Love 1). A
To recall, a glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or a part of one’s tongue, typically due to cancer. These cancerous growths can either be directly on the tongue or can arise from cancers cells from other areas, such as the floor of the mouth, other regions of the mouth, or the throat. Preparations need to be made for changes in the way the patient will speak and swallow. The degree in which the adjustments will need to be made is dependent on many different considerations, such as the amount of the tongue being removed, the location where the tongue is removed (such as toward the base of the tongue), and what methods of reconstruction are approached.
A migraine is a common type headache. In addition, migraines can cause moderate to severe pain and is often described as throbbing or pulsating pain on one side of the head. In addition, migraines can cause blurred vision when exposed to light and sound, nausea, and vomiting pounding.