Archive for October, 2008

Fragrances Cause Headache

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Did you know that some smells cause headache?

Its true, the intoxicating or stupefying fragrances of some perfumes and room fresheners are some of the odors, that if you inhale them long enough, you will find that these smells cause headache. This need not be something that you have used on your own body. It can be a perfume that your neighbour has used. So if you sit next to person and feel that your head is getting woozy, try to move to a safe distance away. Maybe 5 or 10 feet away if necessary!

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The Mystery Behind Headaches

Friday, October 10th, 2008

There can be very few people who have not experienced a headache and yet, despite the fact that they are so commonplace, their cause remains something of a mystery. Also, though we often simply talk about a headache it is surprising how few people know that there are in fact various different types of headache.

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Migraines

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

A migraine is a splitting headache that just seems to set in apparently due to no reason at all. The reasons for a migraine are mainly vascular. That means that certain changes in the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain trigger of the pain. Of course, the causes for the changes in the blood vessels may vary from person to person but this is generally how it starts.

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Acupuncture for Headache Relief

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Headaches impact on every part of a sufferer’s life. If they cannot find some way to treat their headaches, they face a potentially debilitating problem. Headaches often disrupt our employment, schooling, and social activities.

If you suffer from chronic headaches, migraines, or cluster headaches, you are always on the lookout for an answer that is more than just popping another pill, or lying in a dark room waiting for the headache to go away. Some of the medications that do work have side effects, and the pain that one endures waiting in the darkened room for sleep to come is more than some can tolerate. That is why some headache sufferers have turned to acupuncture for a possible answer.

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Headaches – An Intro

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

FACT: Headaches Affect Nearly 90% of Men and 95% of Women

All kinds of pains are bad. But there is nothing as mentally exhausting as a headache. It affects our well-being, our productivity and even our social existence. After a headache we feel mentally drained and physically exhausted. But then we come to the interesting question, should a bad headache keep a good man down? To find a solution to this question, it is important that we understand more about headaches.

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Hello world!

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Welcome to Headache-Lessons.com, started anew as a WordPress blog in October 2008.