Tension headaches
Tension headache is one of the most common types of headaches. This headache is described as a tight ligament on the head, and it occurs once or twice every week. This type of headache can cause seizures lasting 15 days. Headaches People who are exposed to stress and stress, as well as hunger and muscle tension, and women may be exposed to this type of headache higher than men, and this type of headache a range of symptoms.
Symptoms of tension headache
Symptoms of this type of headache begin in two ways either slowly or suddenly, and often symptoms are very clear after the age of thirty, and accompanied by the individual half an hour every day, for seven consecutive days or for fifteen days, and the length of the Nuba from one person to another , And these attacks are usually painful, and the symptoms of tension headaches as follows:
- Head pain in general.
- Pressure on the forehead.
- Feeling of irritation in the scalp and around the forehead.
- The sensitivity of the direction of the lights is bright, and the sounds are high but this display is rare.
- The sensation of pain when touching both the vertebrae and neck muscles, and also the shoulders.
Causes of tension headaches
- Muscle spasm of both neck and head.
- Eat some types of foods that cause headaches.
- Practice sports activities, and drive a long distance.
- Exposure to radiation from the TV and computer for a long time.
- Fatigue, exhaustion and tiredness.
- Smoking.
- Sinusitis, as well as colds, flu and colds.
- Over-drinking beverages that contain high caffeine, and get used to them.
- Exposure to emotional and psychological stress.
- Persistence on a particular session or pause for a long period of time.
Treatment of tension headaches
- Take prescription drugs that are available without prescriptions, such as ibuprofen, as well as the pet. However, caution should be taken from excessive use of these analgesics so as not to cause a recurrence of headaches, as well as medications mixed with each other such as paracetamol and narcotic drugs such as morphine.
- Consult your doctor for appropriate treatment, such as indomethacin.
- Make compresses of cold water or hot water on the head for ten minutes each day, and it is best to repeat this treatment several times a day.
- Take a hot bath, so relax the tense and tense muscles.
- Work to improve the situation, and it is better to continue to work scalp balm.
- Take a rest period while sitting in front of the TV and computer.