Tension Headache Loves Young Women Most
Girdi There was a pain in my head when I stopped and stopped ”
“My workplace was very stressful this week, so I have a constant headache”
Orum I can't tolerate light or sound, my head is boiling like a boiler kazan
If you make similar sentences with or without reason in certain periods, this may indicate tension-type headache. One of the most common illnesses in the hustle and bustle of daily life and stressful work is tension type headache. Dr. Abdullah Özkardeş gave information about the headache and made important recommendations.
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Due to headaches, more than 10 million people go to a doctor or emergency room annually. There are more than 300 medical illnesses known to cause headaches. Headaches can be divided into 2 groups in general:
Primary headaches: Migraine, tension headache and cluster headache. More than 90% of headaches fall into this group.
Secondary headaches: Headaches caused by another disease (Infections, tumors in the head, vascular diseases)
Tension type headache is the most common type of headache
Tension type headache (GBA) affects 69% of men and 88% of women at any time in their lives. Although it can be seen at any age, it is mostly seen in young adults. It can be divided into two groups called “episodic” and “chronic::
Episodic pain is a pain that lasts for 30 minutes-7 days and has a suppressing and compressive character and holds both sides of the head. There should be at least 10 attacks. Pain may spread to the forehead and neck. They occur less than 180 times a year and are not severe pain. It is pain that does not increase with physical activity and does not cause nausea. There may be sensitivity to either light or sound.
In chronic tension headaches, the patient suffers at least 15 times a month and at least 6 months a year.
Pain comes after stress
There may be stress or tension at the onset of the disease. Although these factors do not cause muscle contraction or decrease in blood flow, they may cause sensitivity to the muscles surrounding the head. Depression in chronic tension headache can be sought as a underlying cause.
When should you go to the doctor?
Patients with increased frequency and severity of pain
Patients with pain after 50 years of age
Patients with pain, fever, stiff neck, skin rash
If a headache has started in patients diagnosed with HIV infection or cancer, a doctor should be consulted.
Emergency situations
Patients who have never had a headache or have suffered severe pain, the worst he has ever experienced. If the headache is explosive and very sudden, it is necessary to differentiate bleeding that may occur in or around the brain.
Patients with headache, loss of vision, loss of strength in the arm or leg, impaired speech and understanding.
Patients who have been traumatized before headache should go to hospital emergency services.
The diagnosis of tension headache is based on the patient's history and normal examination. If you are in doubt about other causes of headache, CT or MRI can be taken. Laboratory investigations may also be necessary for other suspected reasons.
Be careful when using painkillers
Many patients with GBA relieve pain with drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol. Irregular use of these analgesics may change GBA from episodic to chronic. For pain that does not go away with simple painkillers, stronger pain medications may be given. Preventive treatments such as antidepressants, beta-blockers and anticonvulsant drugs may be given for pain that cannot be controlled by painkillers. These drugs may be useful, even if the disease is migraine. New and fast-acting antidepressant medications are often used, with few side effects. Antidepressant drugs should be used for at least 1-2 months to decide if they are effective. If the patient has depression or anxiety disorder, or if the medication is over-used, all medications may be discontinued before starting effective treatment.
Measures to be taken against tension headache
Avoid busy work
Take your time
Take plenty of walking
Get short-term warm showers
Do not read books or watch movies of this kind to increase your tension
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