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Russia - Therapist named products that provoke a severe headache

Russia (bbabo.net), - In most cases, a headache is not dangerous, but it brings a lot of inconvenience and discomfort. Oksana Drapkina, Director of the National Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told what types of pain are encountered, whether they can be avoided and how best to stop them.

Drapkina named the most common types of pain.

1) So, tension headache occurs with emotional stress, lack of sleep, overstrain. It is a constant, dull, bilateral pain. It is often compared in sensations to a vise squeezing the head or a tight bandage tightening.

“In most cases, ordinary painkillers help to cope with it - paracetamol or ibuprofen (do not forget about the recommended dose!)”, Oksana Drapkina advises, noting that pain-provoking factors should be avoided - this is the main way to avoid this type of headache.

2) Migraine is a severe throbbing pain, usually affecting one side of the head. The attack often begins unexpectedly. The pain can be so severe that it is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. "Women suffer from migraines three times more often than men. Certain foods (aged cheeses, wine, chocolate, deli meats), bright lights, loud sounds can provoke an attack. For migraines, paracetamol or ibuprofen is used, if they are ineffective, drugs from the triptan group However, all triptans are taken strictly by prescription," says Oksana Drapkina.

3) Cluster headaches are extremely severe pains that occur on one side of the head. "The attack is accompanied by drooping of the eyelid, redness of the eye, swelling of the face. The treatment is carried out similarly to a migraine," the specialist advises.

4) Sinus headache is associated with inflammatory diseases of the nasal mucosa - sinusitis, sinusitis, frontal sinusitis. Depending on the location of the inflammation, dull pain, sensations of heaviness and pressure are felt in the cheeks, wings of the nose, eyebrows or forehead. A characteristic symptom is that the pain intensifies when bending over. Sometimes this condition may be accompanied by fever, usually patients complain of nasal congestion, green discharge, decreased sense of smell. "In this case, it is necessary to consult an otorhinolaryngologist, since untreated sinusitis is fraught with serious complications," Dr. Drapkina warns.

It is also a dangerous case if a person experiences a severe headache, and this may be accompanied by some very disturbing symptoms - the face warps, one eyelid falls, the corner of the mouth, the patient can hardly speak. These are signs of a stroke. In such cases, you must immediately call an ambulance.

Russia - Therapist named products that provoke a severe headache