How dangerous is frequent, prolonged migraine?

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The article is expertly consulted by Master, Doctor Huynh An Thien - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec International Hospital Da Nang.

Migraine is a warning sign that you are having problems with the nervous system, blood circulation, and brain. This condition occurs frequently and for a long time not only affecting the patient's health but also leading to dangerous complications.

1. Causes of Migraines


Migraine disease, also known as migraine, will cause patients to experience migraine headaches that are not fixed or sometimes bilateral, accompanied by pulsating symptoms. Before the migraine, the patient will have blurred vision, flying flies, nausea, pulse in the temples. Depending on the severity, the patient may have moderate or severe pain, the pain gradually increases, even accompanied by symptoms of nausea, fear of light, fear of noise, stress.
Migraine occurs due to many causes in the left half of the head, or right migraine. This headache can be caused by some of the following typical causes:
Migraine occurs because the brain nerves are disturbed, the cerebral blood vessels in the migraine headache are abnormally dilated, causing attacks Sudden and dull pain in the first half A severe headache occurs when Serotonin transmitters are released and eliminated suddenly and encountering triggers such as insomnia, stimulant use, stress, changes Hormonal changes... Due to hormonal fluctuations in women between the ages of 30-50, they often face stress... Due to genetics from parents to children....

Stress là yếu tố dẫn đến đau nửa đầu
Stress là yếu tố dẫn đến đau nửa đầu

2. Is left-sided migraine dangerous?


With migraine, most patients have a migraine on the left side. Chronic, frequent pain makes it easy to diagnose sinus headaches and can lead to improper treatment. People suffering from left-sided migraines for a long time will cause dangerous health consequences such as memory loss, difficulty concentrating, depression, even stroke. In some cases, complications include retinal degeneration, vision loss, and permanent blindness.
If not treated early, migraine headaches also cause chronic complications, causing cerebral infarction, seizures in patients with Migraine.

Cần điều trị đau nửa đầu sớm để hạn chế biến chứng
Cần điều trị đau nửa đầu sớm để hạn chế biến chứng

3. How to treat migraine?


Currently, to treat migraine, patients can treat acute pain and provide preventive treatment. Patients should actively seek medical attention for proper examination and treatment advice instead of self-administering pain relievers. Because doctors said that using many pain relievers for a long time can cause many side effects such as affecting digestive function, liver function, kidney function, causing high blood pressure...
Party In addition, patients need to apply the following measures to help relieve pain, reduce the frequency of migraine attacks:
Rest, get enough sleep, massage Use ginger tea, chamomile tea to help reduce pain Change living habits Stay away, limit stimulants Have a scientific and nutritious diet Regular exercise and sports with gentle exercises such as yoga, meditation, walking... Use Using drugs as prescribed by doctors from the Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital with a team of experienced doctors in specialized fields such as: Neurology - Stroke, Cardiology Cardiovascular, endocrine, digestive, respiratory... Migraine patients at Vinmec Da Nang will be examined by a team of doctors with expertise in Neurology including: Master, Doctor Le Duong Tien,Master, Doctor Bui Ngoc Phuong Hoai, Doctor CKII Le Nghiem Bao, Master, Doctor Huynh An Thien ...
When there are signs of frequent, prolonged migraine, you can go to the Department of Examination Medicine & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Danang Hospital for timely examination and treatment.

Please dial HOTLINE for more information or register for an appointment HERE. Download MyVinmec app to make appointments faster and to manage your bookings easily.

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