15% of the world's population have never experienced a headache in their life. But, unfortunately, these lucky people are a minority. The remaining 85% of the inhabitants of the globe at least once had the opportunity to feel all the "charms" of this ailment. Of these, 20% are exposed to similar pain attacks regularly. The statistics are disappointing. After all, pain is a protective reaction of the body, which can signal any more serious health disorder. Therefore, with a headache, enduring or drowning it with an analgesic is far from the best solution.
In order to correctly build a defense, first of all, you need to understand - from whom to defend yourself, that is, why does your head hurt? Then it will be much easier to pick up an effective weapon. This treacherous enemy can have about 200 guises and at least fifty reasons to seize the peaceful territory of the main part of your body. Now, it remains to be seen what your headache looks like. Of course, an ideal option would be to visit several competent doctors who will prescribe all the necessary examinations. But you can independently try to find out why the headache.
In 90% of cases, the cause of headaches is caused by vascular disorders. The most common diagnosis is vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD), which, in turn, has about 70 varieties, each of which requires special treatment. Basically, pain occurs due to too much stretching of the blood vessels, their spasm, which leads to an increase or decrease in blood pressure. In the first case, that is, with a hypertensive diagnosis of VVD, a person feels a throbbing pain, aches and knocking in his temples. In the second case, with VVD according to the hypotonic type, patients complain of pressing, dull bursting pain. As a rule, in such situations, a neurologist prescribes medications that can lower or increase blood pressure. Also, there is a sense in the overall strengthening of the cardiovascular system: swimming, potassium mixture, herbal medicine and, of course, a healthy lifestyle - all this has a beneficial effect on the body.
Migraine also belongs to the vascular type of headaches, the causes of which are still very little known. Among the well-known - hypertonicity of the facial and cervical muscles, eating foods that contain nitrites, preservatives and amines, various kinds of stress, physical inactivity, insufficient production of the hormone of happiness in the body - serotonin, too much psychological stress, as well as a hereditary factor. Migraine pain is dull, growing, often accompanied by photophobia (photophobia), the appearance of black dots in front of the eyes, ringing in the ears, numbness of some parts of the body.
One of the reasons why the head often hurts can be prolonged overstrain of the muscles of the head, resulting from the adoption of incorrect positions. Among them: pressing the chin to the chest, the habit of stooping, wrinkling his forehead, moving his eyebrows, long bowed head, a strong cough and sleep in an uncomfortable position, for example, on an oversized pillow. Muscle-type pain with a tight pressing “ring” compresses the head from all sides.
When asking yourself the question: why does the head hurt so much, pay attention to the following symptoms: the nature of the pain, its frequency. So, if the pain is sharp and painful, recurring at certain intervals of time, and even a simple touch on certain parts of the head causes suffering, then you are faced with a neuralgic type of pain.
There are many more reasons why your head hurts. Among them, overwork, lack of oxygen, excess salt, increased intracranial pressure, stagnation of venous blood, as well as traumatic brain injuries and mental disorders. Only a doctor can accurately determine the type of your headache and find the right treatment that is most suitable for your body and age. Be healthy!