Contents:
- Medical Video: Migraine Headaches Triggered By Weather
- Why do you feel headaches when it's cold or hot?
- This is what should be done if you suspect your headache is caused by the weather
Medical Video: Migraine Headaches Triggered By Weather
Everyone must have felt a headache. However, some people experience headaches more often in cold weather. Are you one of them?
Why do you feel headaches when it's cold or hot?
According to a study in The Journal of Headache and Pain, cold weather conditions can trigger headaches and migraines. Moreover, Dr. Shuu-Jiun Wang, a neurologist who also heads the study, said that some people are prone to headaches during cold weather because they do have genetic disorders that cause their nerves to be more sensitive to changes in ambient temperature.
When the weather temperature drops, the air pressure around you also decreases while the humidity increases. As a result, your body temperature drops suddenly. Various sudden changes make the serotonin hormone levels regulated by the brain become unbalanced. The nerves of the brain will react excessively and cause headaches.Weather is even called worsening headaches caused by other triggers.
According to the health site Web MDheadaches during cold weather are self-protection reactions to bad environmental stresses. In theory, headaches will cause someone to look for a safer and more comfortable environment for their body. Especially if there are extreme weather changes.
For example, you are on the road with a sunny weather but suddenly a dark cloud, followed by heavy rain, this makes your body feel warm to be cold. This can also be caused because you don't carry a thick jacket or umbrella to protect from. So, after arriving home you feel a headache.
According to a survey conducted by The National Headache Foundation has 73 percent of people who feel headaches when weather changes occur, 38 percent because extreme temperature changes such as cooler or hotter, and cold due to strong winds by 18 percent.
This is what should be done if you suspect your headache is caused by the weather
The first thing you do to deal with headaches when the weather is cold is to record every pain when you feel it, including the date and time. Some people will usually feel a sign when the headache will come more precisely 48 hours before the headache attacks. What are the signs?
- More angry
- Feel depression
- Yawn often
Keeping track of every occurrence of headaches that you experience can help you find out what the real trigger is.Remember what you felt one or two days before the headache. Also note what happened to you lately. This is to ascertain whether your headache is caused by weather changes or because of another trigger.
Keep this record for three months so you can recognize the pattern of headaches that appear. You can also consult this with your doctor to get proper care and treatment.
