Head feels like it's in a vice

When our head is splitting with pain, we are ready to give everything in the world to drown it out. We swallow the first painkillers that come to hand. We place cold compresses on the forehead or massage the temples. What actually lies behind such an ailment and how to avoid it? After all, there can be a great many causes of headaches, and those medications and medical practices that will help in one case may even cause harm in another.

One of the reasons, rooted in your deep childhood, is birth trauma, lack of oxygen in the fetus. In this case, a displacement of the cervical vertebrae could occur, one of which slightly pinches a blood vessel passing nearby. Thus, the blood supply to one of the areas of the brain is disrupted, resulting in a headache, most often manifesting itself in the temples, forehead and crown.

Another common cause is vegetative-vascular dystonia. This condition is the result of “brain fatigue” due to improper daily routine (often this occurs during school years), excessive workload and regular lack of sleep. Most often it occurs in women, especially during puberty, pregnancy and menopause.

Headache, sometimes accompanied by nosebleeds, occurs in people dependent on natural phenomena. True, some may react with a headache the day before, others on the same day or a day later. It can also be a consequence of injuries and injuries to the skull and brain, when due to a bruise the outflow of fluid from the cavities of the ventricles of the brain is disrupted, increased intracranial pressure occurs, and the inflow and outflow of blood is disrupted. The result is headaches.

Very severe headaches can be a sign of a growing brain tumor and are often accompanied by loss of consciousness, double vision, and vomiting. This occurs due to the tumor squeezing the blood vessels and cavities of the brain ventricle.

A headache can be caused by a migraine attack (from French, “migraine” is translated as “half of the head”). Moreover, the attack, as a rule, affects either the right or left side of the head. Sometimes the pain moves from one half to the other and very rarely spreads to the entire head. Usually an attack begins with darkening in the eyes, flashing “spots”, geometric shapes and even “lightning”.

Tension headaches and pain from trigeminal neuralgia are much more common. Incorrectly chosen glasses can also be one of the causes of headaches.

Stress causes headaches. This in turn causes stress. To break this vicious circle, there has been a proven remedy since ancient times - complete relaxation.

In a state of fever, at high temperatures, a person also tends to experience headaches and weakness. For a cold, a recipe for elderberry tincture with vodka can help relieve headaches.

A sharp deterioration in well-being and the appearance of a headache can occur with an increase or decrease in blood pressure, during menstrual periods in women or before their onset.

Perfume and household odors can cause headaches. In some cases, to avoid headaches, you should fall asleep. Sleep in this situation is the best medicine that can prevent severe headaches.

Remember that the sooner you start fighting an incipient attack of pain, the easier it will be for you. You should definitely know several factors that provoke an attack of pain: chronic lack of sleep, physical and mental fatigue, stressful conditions, overheating or hypothermia, long stay in a stuffy room. Adjust your daily routine, sleep in a well-ventilated area, and avoid lack of sleep.