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Headaches

  • 03-08-2009 12:18am
    #1
    PhysiologyRocks
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    I'd like to know more about headaches. I'm interested in how the different types occur and separating headache facts from headache myths. And general headache theories.

    Can loud noise really cause a headache, for example? How does it do this?

    Anybody have any interesting information? Can anyone recommend reasonably priced books?


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  • #2
    Latchy
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    Can loud noise really cause a headache, for example? How does it do this?
    If you have ever used or stood next to a very loud Pneumatic / jackhammer drill ,with no ear protection then your onto a headache .Using the drill causes the body to tense up therefore putting pressure on your back and neck, resulting in tension headache .Just walking down a busy city road when they are being used can result in passerbys coming away with a headache due to the the noise levels .


  • #3
    PhysiologyRocks
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    Latchy wrote: »
    Using the drill causes the body to tense up therefore putting pressure on your back and neck, resulting in tension headache.

    Thanks. Does anyone know how the headache comes about?


  • #4
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    PhysiologyRocks wrote: »
    Thanks. Does anyone know how the headache comes about?
    Well I am no expert on headaches ,I get them occasionaly but if your back and neck is squeezed into any position for long periods , then that tension is going to travel up your back and neck , and around the vessels in your brain / head to cause the pain .But that's just my humble opinion .I am sure people who suffer regular Headaches / Migraine might know a lot more as to why they get them .

    Best of luck


  • #5
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,239 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Following a traffic accident last year, I ended up with a sore neck and really bad headaches (migranes?) towards the fromt of my head and a slightly milder one towards the back. The pills didn't work so the doc recommended some physiotherapy.

    The physio was able to say that compression of the bones in my neck (IIRC 2, 3 and 5) were causing these (5 causing the rear headache).

    Still, if I stay up late (like now :(), I end up with a really sore neck and a bad headache the following evening! Not fully sure why!


  • #6
    PhysiologyRocks
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    A book I have and Wikipedia tell me that muscle tension may not cause headaches. Still, the book is by no means a biology book and Wiki is Wiki.

    Guyton thinks they do, though, and I trust the man.

    In terms of medication-induced headaches, is it toxic to the meninges, or is there another mechanism?


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