reoccurring migraines almost every day. When he went to the doctor’s office, the doctor stated that he needed to get more rest, reduce the lighting, and minimize stress factors. With this in mind, I wanted to extend my knowledge of this type of headache disorder. Migraine is the most common headache disorder and has a cumulative lifetime migraine incidence of 43% in women and 18% in men (Ekman, 2013). A migraine headache is usually a throbbing, unilateral pain and can worsen with exertion ("Migraine: Headache:
Nearly 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches, and 17 million of those Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Migraines have many triggers and can be extremely debilitating, therefore knowing what triggers yours and what helps can be life changing. Talking to a specialist and allowing them to run tests may show to be helpful as well. Understanding treatment opportunities and starting preventative measures shows to play a vital role in maintaining quality of life as well. Although there
Non odontogenic toothache, as its name suggests, is a painful condition that occurs in the absence of any clinically evident cause in the teeth or periodontal tissues. In approximately 3.4% of the teeth that receive endodontic treatment, the pain is either initially caused by a nonodontogenic etiology, or the posttreatment pain is due to a nonodontogenic phenomenon, and 9% have a mixed condition of odontogenic and nonodontogenic toothache If the reason for the pain cannot be identified at the exact
Kurth et al. evaluated the association of migraine and cardiovascular events in women and reported that women with active MA have approximately a twofold risk for both ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction (Kurth et al., 2008). The authors also analyzed the impact of the overall cardiovascular risk pro- file using the Framingham risk score. Interestingly in those women whose risk score was lowest the association of MA and ischemic stroke was highest (OR 3.88), whereas in those women whose risk
mental and/or emotional tension as a result of demanding circumstances and events. Stress has an impact on humans physically and psychologically. There are different types of stress including: acute, episodic acute, and chronic. Acute is the most common form of stress and it only has temporary effects, episodic is a more frequent form of acute stress, and chronic is the most destructive. Individuals react to these forms of stress in many different ways. There are techniques for dealing with stress, however
INTRODUCTION Meniere’s disease (MD) also known as endolymphatic hydrops is a chronic and debilitating disorder of the inner ear. (hietikko) MD presents as a set of episodic symptoms and is a common etiology of dizziness. (Hietikko, AAO) The presenting symptoms of MD include vertigo, which is described as room spinning dizziness, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) of low pitches, tinnitus and aural fullness. (AAO, escame) In 1861, Meniere identified the ear as the source of vertigo spells
Treatment and Cause of Migraines Jochon D. Dobbins The Academy of Health Care Professions Abstract The word migraine is a Greek word which means “half of head”. It is thought that people who suffer from Migraines usually experience pain on one side of their head. There are several signs or symptoms that are usually associated with migraines. Here are some examples. * Tiredness * Sensitivity to light * Nausea or vomiting * Sensitivity to certain smells * Reaction to eating
headache, most likely it means that either you work to much, don’t sleep enough, don’t drink enough water, use alcohol in a routine fashion, or don’t just don’t sleep enough! Other common types of headaches include the publicly popular headache called migraines and sinus headaches. Although they all are uncomfortable situations, all of them do not require a physician’s attention, including the severe ones if they are in a routine fashion. Most people can cope with headaches or find their own solutions
Abstract: Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by both motor and phonic tics over a period of at least one year with the onset in childhood or adolescence. Apart from the tics, most of the patients with Tourette syndrome have associated neuropsychiatric comorbidities consisting of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, rage attacks, sleep issues, depression, and migraine. Patients may also have physical complications directly from violent
A migraine is a common, chronic, and debilitating neurovascular disorder. It is characterized by attacks of serve headache along with autonomic nervous system dysfunction and some patients an aura neurological symptom (Goadsby, Lipton, & Ferrari, 2002). Migraine attacks start at any age but they peak in the early to mid adolescence age. Migraines rates were observed for a year and the results showed the prevalence of migraines being 11% overall, 6% among men and 15-18% in women(Stewart WF, Lipton