Show o e e eA 1 A Dr By mh Richard L L luekenga ta 11 1 Headaches caused M by stress and diet Perhaps one of the most debilitating things that occur to many of us are headaches Youve You've all been to many doc doc- doctors tors and many times to no avail There are many kinds of headaches due to varying causes relating to the eyes as aswell aswell well as to systemic problems and diet problems Those relating to eye problems would be caused from the following reasons A patient with uncorrected refractive er er- er errors such as farsightedness and astigmatism may experience a headache located in the front portion of their head and could be located on the temporal or side of their head as well although would not be as common Now if a patient has hasa a muscle imbalance eyes not working well together then the headaches may maybe maybe be located between the eyes and may radiate temporally or to the side of the head It may also locate in the back of the head and neck area when the im- im imbalance imbalance balance is the result of a blow to the head sustained in an accident Normally the type of pain associated with these headaches are a low grade feeling of tenseness and is usually steady and is dull and aching Normally they will be made worse by doing close work like reading but is always associated with the use of the eyes Normally these headaches can be relieved by rest aspirin or the correct eye prescription Some other symptoms related with the eye headache would be decreased vision vi- vi vision sion burning irritation of the eye and watering dislikes or avoids reading falls asleep when reading decreased ability to concentrate when reading words swim or are hard to keep focused Tightness of neck and scalp dizziness s light sensitivity and tilting tilling of the head Headaches that are not eye related may be caused by systemic or diet problems Migraine headaches are one of the most frequent we hear of and approxImately approximately 20 to 25 percent of the population experience them Symptoms rela related ed edwith with this are visual aura or disturbances which will precede the headache by one half hour or less then you get a unilateral throbbing of the head and a t feeling of nausea simultaneously These headaches may last several hours to days They occur one to three times a month and then may not occur again for six months They are Infrequent These headaches can be precipitated by oral contraceptives physical exertion and certain foods Well We'll talk about this later Hypertension headaches are those caused by high blood pressure They are very severe and are located in the back backof backof of the head and found upon arising in the morning and disappearing later on In the day Many make this headache vanish by drinking a cup of black coffee im- im immediately immediately mediately upon arising Muscular contraction headache also known as tension headache has been described as being the most common form of headache It is a vascular headache in the let down phase which follows a prolonged period of stress Many describe It as a vise like pain in the forehead or a feeling as If the top of the head had been blown off Or as asa asa a pain In the back of the head by muscular stiffness In the neck Nasal sinusitis headaches are more often claimed to be the problem for chronic headache than any other form of headache In the acute form of nasal sinusitis the pain of headache will be located normally In the eyebrow region of the head and more pronounced when the patient stoops over They will also present themselves upon arising in the morning and will diminish as the day progresses However In the chronic chrome form of sinus problems headache is not the predominant symptom The following foods can cause headaches because of the chemicals they contain These can also precipitate migraine headaches They are alcohol red wine champaign aged or strong cheese chicken liver pickled herring canned figs hot dogs bacon ham and salamI Skipping meals or fasting for prolong prolong- prolonged ed periods of time overindulging in car car- carbohydrates at a single meal chocolate and being hooked on cola drinks also can cause headaches t nH u t j |