A headache can slightly spoil the mood or turn life into a real hell - it all depends on the circumstances, strength and localization of sensations, the ability to cope on their own. If just a little whiskey presses, you can not pay attention to it, but sometimes your head literally breaks and this feeling lasts for hours. One can not stutter about the quality of life in such a situation, this is a debilitating phenomenon that leaves no chance to be distracted and endured. Why is this happening and how to get rid of an unpleasant symptom?
Different types of headache
Making an appointment with a doctor because of painful sensations is the most logical and correct act. But the doctor will ask questions about exactly how it hurts and where exactly. If you say that your head just breaks, this is not enough even for a preliminary diagnosis.
Mentally divide your head into segments. The frontal part can hurt together with the temples or separately. Sometimes there is a feeling of shooting pain in the temple, or discomfort covers the entire left or right side. If the back of the head hurts, it can be given to the neck or, conversely, along the spine to the back of the head. It is important to understand whether the symptoms affect the front of the head, whether there is a feeling that the forehead is “hanging” or a steel band is being compressed around the skull. Thoughtful study of the symptoms and the ability to retell them to the doctor will help to quickly determine the treatment.
If the condition improves after a citramone tablet or a cup of tea, then you need not worry - there are practically no people in the world who have never had a headache. Pharmacies usually offer over-the-counter painkillers that can be used to relieve a painful condition. This is a wide range of analgesics, all kinds of preparations of paracetamol, ibuprofen and so on.
Search for a reason
If you carefully monitor your well-being, you can deduce a pattern in the appearance of various types of pain, from mild malaise to the sensation when the head seems to split. In some people, symptoms appear before the weather changes, this is called weather sensitivity.
The most frightening reasons are a brain tumor and a creeping stroke. But even very severe pain does not necessarily indicate such terrible diagnoses. This may be a migraine attack, one of the symptoms of hypertension, the consequences of a traumatic brain injury. Diseases of the spine and neurotic conditions are often accompanied by headaches.
Headache pain
To get a traumatic blow, it is not necessary to get involved in a fight. It is enough to fall on a slippery sidewalk in winter, it is awkward to bend down in your own kitchen and knock on a cabinet. In any case, pain after an impact is the most natural consequence. If the head breaks up and is sick, hearing or vision impairment is noted, then all the signs of concussion are evident. In this case, immediately consult a doctor.
In case of minor injuries, it is enough to apply a cold compress to the bruise and for some time observe bed rest. It is very useful to sleep, you should not watch TV or read, eye strain can provoke an increase in headache.
Arterial and intraocular pressure
For people who are not very versed in medicine, the magic word "pressure" becomes the explanation for most ailments. In this case, blood pressure (BP) can be increased, decreased, simply unstable with fluctuations in either direction. Finally, increased intraocular pressure can also provoke extremely unpleasant sensations, as if a head were breaking.
If you suspect it is about pressure that deviates from the norm, this indicator should be measured regularly, especially at the first signs of feeling unwell. If a headache manifests itself simultaneously with an increase or decrease in blood pressure, then this is a symptom that will disappear with the selection of the correct corrective drugs. HELL will be normal - discomfort will disappear.
Signs of a stroke
One of the main scary factors is a brain stroke. What it is? One can sometimes hear that stroke and cerebral hemorrhage are one and the same. Not quite right. If there is a rupture of a blood vessel hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked, and there may be several reasons for this blocking - a cholesterol plaque, a blood clot, and so on.
Why does the head crack? We have to admit that this is not the most indicative symptom of a stroke, because a headache can occur with many other diseases. But if this is accompanied by the main signs of a stroke (loss of consciousness, impaired coordination of movements, incoherent speech, asymmetrical smile, etc.), then it is necessary to call an ambulance.
Neoplasms
It is impossible to recognize and determine a brain tumor in oneself, only to suggest based on some symptoms. If the head breaks, the cause may be far from oncology - neoplasms in the brain usually cause bursting dull pain. But the ability to characterize the type of pain is acutely subjective, each person interprets the sensations in his own way and may be inaccurate.
Starting symptoms are similar to concussion: in addition to pain, nausea, weakness, and dizziness are observed. If they are exacerbated by epileptic conditions, mental disorders, hallucinations and neurological disorders, but the probability of detecting a tumor is quite high. It should be examined in any case, especially if the usual over-the-counter analgesics do not help.
Osteochondrosis and other diseases of the spine
If everything is fine with pressure, there were no injuries, the likelihood of a tumor or stroke is not even considered, but the head still hurts, the reasons may be hidden in a completely different place. Many people with all kinds of diseases of the spine note that acute back pain as a result of osteochondrosis or rheumatism can “give” to the head. So they say: “My head is splitting at the seams” - and this is almost not a metaphor, it seems that the skull is about to fall apart.
In this case, it is necessary to eliminate the cause, namely, to heal the spine, not to overwork. Moderate physical activity under the supervision of a doctor, physiotherapy exercises are good help.
Migraine and neurotic pain
Migraine attacks often occur in the middle of the night, and a person can wake up from pain. Many say that migraines are comparable to a sharp nail that is stuck in the eye or temple. The head is split, what to do is unknown, and painkillers, in most cases, only slightly dull the sensations.
Unfortunately, medicine is not yet able to explain the mechanisms of the appearance of migraine. Sometimes a hereditary predisposition to this ailment is traced, in other cases, no connection is observed. The doctor can diagnose neurological disorders that contribute to the development of periodic pain.
You have to save yourself with improvised means - silence, darkness, bed rest. Many patients admit that they can only wait out the attack, possibly limiting communication. Compress on the forehead, aromatherapy and a variety of lotions are applied exclusively individually, if this helps to make you feel better, then you should not deny yourself.
Excess payments
If your head breaks after a party with a lot of alcohol, then you can not be surprised - a hangover syndrome can cause a lot of unpleasant sensations. Alcohol intoxication, an uncontrollably large number of cigarettes smoked, not the healthiest food as an appetizer, and the morning state categorically does not fit into the concept of the norm.
Particularly disturbing signals are nausea, a strange taste in the mouth, painful photosensitivity, confusion, incoherent speech, imbalance of the vestibular apparatus, lack of memory, and all this against the background of intoxicated people. A severe headache can be so intense that it is difficult to get yourself moving.
Drinking plenty of drinks is recommended as a home remedy for hangover victims, it will be useful to starve a little so as not to strain the stomach. Despite centuries-old Russian traditions, one should not hang oneself - the habit of drinking a morning poor condition with beer or a glass of vodka on duty can lead to drunken alcoholism.
Harmony against a headache
All diseases are from nerves. This statement is regularly confirmed by the findings of doctors of various profiles. Of course, it is difficult to find positive emotions if your head breaks badly, but you need to analyze your poor health.
Very often, a headache arises from stress, this is reflected even in the widespread phraseological phrase “you are my headache” - this literally means that someone makes you so nervous that it provokes the described symptom.
The established routine of the day, a sufficient quality sleep, walks in the fresh air, at least an hour a day for a quiet pastime without disturbing thoughts and routine duties are simple but effective preventive measures against headaches. Despite the apparent simplicity of the recommendations, they are not so easy to implement.
The rapid pace of life, the demands of society, the habit of sacrificing one's interests to a family or work - all this contributes to the gradual accumulation of negativity. We do not notice how we sleep deprived, eat poorly, and acquire the habits of unhealthy leisure. A daily relaxing walk should be regarded as a serious and responsible work, as early as the 19th century, doctors prescribed regular exercise to patients to improve their well-being. Even half an hour of a leisurely walk in the park or along the alley can reduce the likelihood of a headache at times.