Contents:
- Medical Video: Symptoms of Brain Tumors
- Types of causes of left headache
- 1. Lifestyle factors
- 2. Infection or allergies
- 3. Too often taking painkillers
- 4. Other causes
Medical Video: Symptoms of Brain Tumors
Headaches are one of the complaints of customers. The pain can occur on various sides of the head. So, what causes you to experience a left headache? Try to check here the answer.
Types of causes of left headache
1. Lifestyle factors
Without realizing it, your daily habits can cause headaches to appear only on the left.
- Liquor. Alcoholic beverages can trigger the widening of the blood vessels in the head, thus triggering the next headache.
- Irregular eating. When you often skip meals, blood sugar will drop dramatically so that the brain cannot function optimally. One symptom that appears is the left headache.
- Lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation increases the stress hormone cortisol which can trigger headaches. That's why a headache is tense (tension headache) more often appears and worsens after you stay up late.
- Daily food. Some foods can trigger a left headache. The most common are artificial preserved or sweetened foods, caffeine, processed meats, and salty foods.
2. Infection or allergies
Common infections such as colds and flu or sinuses can cause left headaches. An allergic reaction can also cause some people to experience the next headache. This happens because the sinus tract narrows when you have an infection or allergy, which makes the head hurt.
In addition, more serious infections, encephalitis and meningitis also cause severe headaches accompanied by high fever, neck stiffness, and seizures.
3. Too often taking painkillers
Although the initial goal is to treat headaches, the painkillers (aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol) that you drink can turn around instead, causing them to get worse if you take excessive doses more than 2-3 days. In fact, your headache will last longer than before.
4. Other causes
- Glaucoma: Increased pressure in the eyeball can cause symptoms of headaches that are extraordinarily painful. Headaches can sometimes also occur on both sides.
- Brain tumor: One of the initial symptoms of a brain tumor is a sudden headache. Usually it will be accompanied by other symptoms such as blurred vision, speech problems, confusion, and difficulty walking.
