Oxygen Therapy and Headaches
For cluster-type of headaches, oxygen therapy can be effective. The benefits of oxygen therapy is not known by many doctors, and the same goes for insurance companies, who are hesitant to pay for this type of treatment. (In some cases, a letter from your doctor can sometimes help to persuade them.)
Effectiveness of Oxygen Therapy
Fifty percent of cluster headache sufferers are helped by oxygen therapy. Even though this looks like a good result, the other 50% are not helped at all. If you tend to suffer from cluster headaches and you are interested to try out oxygen therapy, it is best that you request your doctor to arrange a trial run for you.
History of Oxygen Therapy
As early as 1939, oxygen has been studied as a possible treatment for headaches. Eighty percent of migraine headaches were either helped or stopped by the oxygen treatment, as discovered by Dr. Alvarez at the Mayo Clinic. To get a 100% amount of oxygen, the patients wore masks during treatment. Not only was oxygen therapy found to work on treating cluster headaches; it was also found to be effective in relieving other types of headaches. Oxygen therapy was found to be most effective when administered at the first sign of a migraine. However, it is unfortunate that the study did not provide more details as compared to recent and thoroughly conducted studies.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Causes of Morning Headaches
If you wake up each morning with a headache, you're not alone. A recent study made headlines when it found that one in thirteen people wake up with a headache each morning. Even more revealing was that the study showed that nearly 8% of those people had endured the headache for at least four years.
Women between the ages of 45 and 64 are the most likely to suffer with these headaches.
If this sounds like you, there could be many reasons you are waking up with these headaches. In this article we will look over these reasons one by one.
Sleep Apnea
Many people think they are getting a full night of sleep, yet feel tired during the day. Sleep apnea is a common cause of this feeling of sleepiness during the day following what is believed to be a full night of sleep. Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing for a few seconds during sleep. It is believed that about 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea.
Among the common symptoms of sleep apnea is waking up with a headache. Many people also say that they wake up feeling as if they have not slept at all. It is common to feel like your throat is dry when you wake up. Others may describe you as snoring loudly during the night or note that you jump up suddenly during the night and then go right back to sleep.
Most of the symptoms of sleep apnea are caused by a failure to sleep deeply. For this reason it is
important to see your doctor if you believe you may be suffering from sleep apnea. Typically, your doctor will order a sleep study to determine the severity of your sleep apnea. Commonly you will be treated for this condition with a CPAP machine with a mask you wear while you sleep.
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Women between the ages of 45 and 64 are the most likely to suffer with these headaches.
If this sounds like you, there could be many reasons you are waking up with these headaches. In this article we will look over these reasons one by one.
Sleep Apnea
Many people think they are getting a full night of sleep, yet feel tired during the day. Sleep apnea is a common cause of this feeling of sleepiness during the day following what is believed to be a full night of sleep. Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing for a few seconds during sleep. It is believed that about 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea.
Among the common symptoms of sleep apnea is waking up with a headache. Many people also say that they wake up feeling as if they have not slept at all. It is common to feel like your throat is dry when you wake up. Others may describe you as snoring loudly during the night or note that you jump up suddenly during the night and then go right back to sleep.
Most of the symptoms of sleep apnea are caused by a failure to sleep deeply. For this reason it is
important to see your doctor if you believe you may be suffering from sleep apnea. Typically, your doctor will order a sleep study to determine the severity of your sleep apnea. Commonly you will be treated for this condition with a CPAP machine with a mask you wear while you sleep.
Do you suffer from morning headaches? Click here to download our FREE headache report!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Episodic Tension And Chronic Tension Headaches
Episodic Tension Headaches
The most common tension headache that most people suffer from is known as an episodic tension headache. An episodic tension headache is typically short, lasting from a few minutes to a few hours. Episodic tension headaches typically occur no more than 15 days in any given month. It has been reported that more than 60% of episodic tension headache sufferers experience tenderness in the scalp and neck muscles.
Chronic Tension Headaches
When episodic headaches increase in frequency, they become chronic, occurring on more than 15 days per month for a minimum of three consecutive months. While chronic tension headaches last for about the same length of time as episodic tension headaches, the pain can unfortunately be felt by sufferers on a daily basis. Though not as common as episodic tension headaches, twice as many women suffer from chronic tension headaches than men.
The most common tension headache that most people suffer from is known as an episodic tension headache. An episodic tension headache is typically short, lasting from a few minutes to a few hours. Episodic tension headaches typically occur no more than 15 days in any given month. It has been reported that more than 60% of episodic tension headache sufferers experience tenderness in the scalp and neck muscles.
Chronic Tension Headaches
When episodic headaches increase in frequency, they become chronic, occurring on more than 15 days per month for a minimum of three consecutive months. While chronic tension headaches last for about the same length of time as episodic tension headaches, the pain can unfortunately be felt by sufferers on a daily basis. Though not as common as episodic tension headaches, twice as many women suffer from chronic tension headaches than men.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Stress And Headaches
Research shows that stress goes hand in hand with almost all health issues - especially headaches. Depending on the stress level of an individual, the impact of stress in the body can vary from something as insignificant as sweaty palms to migraines, to death in some extreme cases. Allowing stress build can slowly deteriorate ones health, and can cause severe health challenges like migraines. Controlling stress is an important way to avoid health risks in the future. To help manage stress and health properly, a person must get acquainted to the serious side effects of stress in the human body.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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