survey found that with the sharp increase in social pressure and changes in people's lifestyles and eating habits, the number of migraine patients is increasing. Some patients with neurological headaches have symptoms similar to migraines, which brings a lot of trouble to patients on their way to seek medical treatment. So, how do you generally differentiate between migraines and neurological headaches?
1. Nervous headaches and migraines have the following three main differences:
Difference 1: Different causes
The causes of migraines are often related to genetics. Nervous headaches often have mental factors, such as depression, anxiety, and fatigue.
Difference 2: Different pathogenesis
The cause of migraine is mostly considered to be vascular causes, while neurological headaches are mostly considered to be the deterioration of local blood supply caused by muscle contraction.
Difference 3: Clinical manifestations
Migraine usually manifests on one or both sides. Pulsating headache Sometimes the pain is severe and mostly episodic. The pain location of neuropathic headache is often not fixed and often manifests as a sense of pressure and heaviness.
But neuropathic headache is the most common and the most difficult type of headache to classify. Perhaps because of this, clinically, neuropathic headache is not a formal disease name, but the intersection of several headache subtypes.
The so-called neuropathic headache, as the name suggests, refers to headaches related to our neurological factors. Clinically, patients often experience symptoms of head pain, which are mainly characterized by persistent head pain, dull pain, swelling, pressure, and heaviness. Due to differences between individuals, the intensity of the patient's headache can range from mild to severe. The patient will feel a "tightening" on the head, like wearing a hat, which is manifested as an uncomfortable feeling on the scalp.
2. What are the factors that cause neurological headaches?
① Mental stress: When patients are under long-term mental stress, the brain nerves are easily in a tight state, often causing worries, anxiety and other emotions. At this time, the brain nerves cannot be effectively relieved, which easily triggers the onset of neurological headaches, which is also an important factor in causing headaches.
② Excessive smoking and alcoholism: After cigarettes are burned, they will produce harmful gases such as nitric oxide and carbon monoxide . Among them, nitric oxide is one of the factors that induce headaches, and carbon monoxide is a well-known poisonous gas. The combination of the two can cause headaches. At the same time, excessive drinking of alcohol, ethanol in alcohol, acts on blood vessels and is also an important factor in causing headaches.
③ Dietary factors: Excessive intake of coffee, tea, chocolate and other foods will dilate blood vessels and stimulate nerves, leading to neurological headaches. There are also some greasy foods that are difficult to digest and can easily damage the spleen and stomach, leading to gastrointestinal dysfunction and headaches. These are all headaches caused by improper diet.
④Sleep factor: This shows that the brain cells have not gotten a rest, and pain is used to prompt rest. If there is insufficient sleep, the brain will be in a state of light sleep for a long time. At this time, the brain is in an excited state, but the blood supply is still in a low state, which may cause cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, which is a common cause of neurological headaches.
3. The harm of headaches to the human body
Whether it is migraine or neurological headache, if it is not treated in time, it will bring serious adverse consequences to the patient's daily life and work.
1. It has a serious impact on life. The most direct impact is on sleep. Few migraine patients sleep well. In mild cases, it is difficult to fall asleep, and in severe cases, it is difficult to sleep throughout the night. Due to lack of sleep, I feel lack of energy during the day and my work is greatly affected. Moreover, some patients have headaches as soon as they work, which greatly delays their work.
2. The pain is unbearable. Normal people will have headaches when they are tired, nervous, or have a cold. This condition is only temporary and usually returns to normal within a few days. If you do not recover as soon as possible and have frequent attacks and the pain is unbearable, you need to seek medical treatment in time.
3. It brings serious psychological burden. When a person suffers from headaches for a long time, his personality will slowly change and become irritable. And because of long-term treatment, life has been greatly affected, and the patient is psychologically fragile and loses confidence.
4. How to prevent “torturous” neurological headaches?
In terms of medication, you can use Yongzitang Tianma Xingnao Capsules. Ma Xingnao Capsules are derived from classic prescriptions and refined using modern pharmaceutical technology. They are clinically used to treat headaches, dizziness, memory loss, insomnia, slow reaction, tinnitus , and backache caused by liver and kidney insufficiency.
Tianma Xingnao Capsule has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain. It is used for headaches and dizziness, memory loss, insomnia, slow reaction, tinnitus and backache caused by liver and kidney deficiency.
- of the 16 prescriptions, Gastrodia elata is the king. It is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It enters the liver meridian, calms the liver, calms wind and relieves spasm.
- Dilong, salty in taste, returns to the liver, stomach, lung, and bladder meridians. It clears away heat and calms the liver, calms wind and relieves spasm, unblocks collaterals, removes paralysis and relieves pain.
- Acorus , pungent in taste, bitter in nature, slightly warm in nature, returns to the heart, liver, spleen meridian , resolves phlegm and resuscitates the mind, resolves dampness and promotes qi, dispels wind and numbness, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Polygala , bitter, pungent, slightly warm in nature, returns to the heart, kidney, and lung meridians, soothes the mind and improves intelligence, eliminates phlegm, and reduces swelling.
- Rehmannia glutinosa , sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, returns to the liver and kidney meridian , nourishes blood, nourishes essence and replenishes marrow.
- Cistanche deserticola is sweet, salty, warm in nature, nourishes kidney yang, and replenishes essence and blood.
The combination of various medicines can achieve the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, calming the liver and calming wind, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain.
Many studies have shown that Tianma Xingnao Capsule has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on vascular cognitive dysfunction, neurological headaches and other diseases, and is currently one of the main therapeutic drugs.
In daily life, the most important thing is to maintain a regular lifestyle, get enough sleep, and arrange work and rest reasonably. Keep your mood comfortable and avoid anxiety, tension and other emotions. You can often listen to light music to relieve stress and relax yourself.
In addition, in terms of diet, you can eat more whole grains and green fruits and vegetables, often supplement other elements needed for life, and eat more foods rich in protein , such as soy products, seafood, milk and other foods. At the same time, you should pay attention to eating less greasy and spicy food and control your salt intake.
Reference:
[1] Lin Yaming, Chen Wei, Hu Linyuan, Duan Zhifang. Expert consensus on the clinical application of Tianma Xingnao Capsules in the treatment of vascular cognitive dysfunction and neurological headaches [J]. Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2021, 39(08): 255-258.
