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eLearning Series: Headache Relief & Treatment
Help, My Headache Is Killing Me!
Migraine
Headaches, Sinus Headaches & Tension Headaches
31.
Stay away from
rain - especially the first shower of the season. It is not
good to let the rain fall directly on your head. Rain water
may be refreshing but in can result in a headache. If you get
wet in the rain, make it a point to dry your head as soon as
you can.
The first rains
especially are very bad because the water will contain a lot
of pollutants and this itself can result in a lot of diseases.
32.
Avoid inhaling
polluting gases like automobile fumes and second-hand smoking.
Many of the gases let out by automobiles and other exhaust pipes
are highly toxic and they itself can cause a headache.
Second hand smoking
by which you inhale the smoke from your neighbor’s cigarette
too can cause a headache. This is especially true if you are
a non-smoker and not used to the smell smoke.
33.
Do not wear a
hair-do in which your hair is tied up too tightly. Some people
especially women tie up their hair in very tight buns or brainds.
If your hair is pulled back too tightly it is going to hurt
your scalp and the end result is that you will get a headache.
34.
Try to keep your
mind free from worries. Listening to music or taking a nap is
a good way to clear the mind.
35.
If you feel stressed
up, try to relax. Scented candles, warm bathes, and soothing
music may help you relax.
36.
Try to get a good
night’s sleep. A good night’s sleep is very important to keep
away headaches.
"Sleep
is one of the most basic and universal activities in which
we all
engage. Yet, getting to sleep, staying asleep, and waking refreshed
can be highly elusive to most of us some of the time, and
many
of us all of the time.”
The National Sleep
Foundation reports (2002) that America is on the verge of a
poor sleep epidemic, characterized by the following eye-opening
statistics:
- 64% of American
adults get less than the eight hours of sleep that experts
recommend is required to maintain optimal physical, mental,
and emotional health.
- One-third of the US population
says they get less sleep now than they did five years ago
- One-half of Americans have experienced
insomnia (sleeplessness)
- Drowsiness due to a lack of
a proper night of sleep interferes with the daily activities
of 37 percent of all adults.
You need peace and quiet to get enough sleep and so you should
take care to see that there are no physical disturbances. Turn
the ring tone of your telephone to the lowest possible volume.
Do not worry about important calls; if the calls are so important,
then the caller will call back later when you have turned up
the volume.
Try to cut out
other disturbances by wearing ear muffs or eye blinds. Do not
read in bed before you sleep, in all likelihood you will drift
off to sleep with the lights on and after sometime the same
light will wake you up.
37.
Do not oversleep.
Oversleeping is just as bad as not getting enough sleep. If
you sleep too much or for too long you will wake up with a very
woozy feeling and that will most likely turn into a headache.
Our body tells us when it has had enough sleep. Listen to the
cue and get up, do not succumb to the temptation to just lay
in bed.
38.
Try to get at
least eight hours of sleep every night. Studies have shown that
this is the requirement for most healthy adults. Examine your
daily schedule to see how you can rearrange your day to ensure
the right amount of sleep. Try to cut out television and other
non-necessary activities.
39.
Stay away from
sedatives. Sedatives are not a solution to your sleep problems.
Many of them are addictive and their medicine will eventually
stop working for you.
Sedatives also
affect the time that you wake up. You might get a good night’s
sleep when you take sedatives, but the chances are rare that
you will wake up refreshed.
40.
Each time you
get a headache do not reach for your aspirin. Some headaches
go by themselves. Do not make you body dependent on aspirin.
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