Why my headache is so painful November 12th 21:18
I have a headache when I wake up in the morning.
At this time of the turn of the season, the author (Zhou Yinghui) always gets sick for some reason.
I feel that the symptoms of Corona are getting worse ...
It seems that many people have similar problems.
I decided to find out what kind of measures are available.
(Okayama Broadcasting Station Reporter Zhou Hideki / Network News Department Reporter Kenta Hayashida Yasuyo Mabuchi)
I may have pain today
This season when the cold has begun to permeate.
The temperature in the morning and evening became a single digit, and I began to feel the footsteps of winter.
The author (Zhou) has been suffering from headaches that come at the turn of the season from an early age.
On days when the temperature was very low, when it was raining, and when it was cloudy, I went to work with a headache medicine as a talisman, saying, "Oh, I might have pain today ...".
Writing articles on my computer, doing remote interviews, and calling my boss for a long time, as expected, causes pain.
Even though I have a plan with an important interviewee from now on ... I often do.
I've had a headache at the turn of the season for over 20 years, but wearing a mask while at work or on the move is a little different than usual.
I feel that the pain is more severe and I get headaches more often than usual.
In such a case, once you go out of the office, take off your mask and take a deep breath, the pain will be relieved for a moment, but the pain will not go away and it may continue all day long.
A series of screams due to headaches from the morning
In the last few days when the temperature in the morning and evening has dropped sharply, there have been a series of posts on SNS saying that it is hard for me to have a headache.
"Headaches are tough ... maybe because it's the turn of the season ..."
"I
'm
suffering from migraines because of the office doors and windows left open as a measure against corona
."
"
Seasonal migraines that occur when I wake up in the morning (> _ <)"
" I've had a migraine headache since the morning. I've been working since a while ago, but I'm really worried if it's a sudden cold. "
Why is that headache so painful?
Why do so many people find headaches painful at this time of winter?
We asked Fumihiko Sakai, a headache specialist and doctor who has treated many patients, and the director of Saitama International Headache Center.
According to Mr. Sakai, at the turn of the season, "some changes" may occur in the head, resulting in migraines.
Mr. Sakai
"For example, when the surrounding environment such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity changes, such as when it gets cold or rains, the substance called serotonin in the brain decreases. Then, the blood vessels in the head expand and inflammation occurs around the head. That can cause headaches. "
It seems that the stress caused by climate variability is also behind the fact that many people complain of headaches.
I feel that having a mask on Mr. Sakai has made my headache worse, but I also asked him.
Mr. Sakai
"By putting on the mask, the exhaled breath stays in the mask and inhales the air with extremely high carbon dioxide concentration again. When the carbon dioxide in the blood increases, the small blood vessels in the head expand. It puts pressure on your nerves and causes a headache. "
In addition, wearing a mask can irritate the skin and stiffen the muscles, which can cause headaches.
Mr. Sakai said that the number of people who have to wear a mask at the turn of the season when they are prone to develop headaches is increasing, and the frequency of headaches is increasing or the pain is getting stronger. I will point out.
Give a sign of a headache
A service has also begun to help prevent headaches by grasping changes in weather conditions in advance.
The weather company "Weathernews" started "Weather Pain Forecast" in March.
Focusing on changes in atmospheric pressure that are difficult for the body to feel, we predict the passage of low pressure and changes in atmospheric pressure in a day, and announce the forecast for each region in four stages such as "warning" and "caution".
The survey, in which users also participated, was repeated 35 times to verify the accuracy, and finally the operation was completed.
The person in charge of
Weathernews said, "It helped me when I should refrain from going out
,
" and "It helped prevent me by taking medicine in advance." Few people are suffering from headaches due to the weather. I don't think so, so please take advantage of it. "
There is also an app that notifies your mobile phone of changes in barometric pressure.
The app "Headache", which Pokke, which provides information such as weather, started operation in 2013, also predicts the time zone when headaches are likely to occur and notifies the user.
The app allows you to record headaches and medications, so you can see what pressure changes are likely to cause headaches and help prevent them in advance.
Mr. Takashige Iiyama, the person in charge of "Pokke" "The
number of users is increasing not only at this time when the temperature drops, but also when the atmospheric pressure fluctuates
greatly
such as the rainy season and typhoons. Understand what kind of weather conditions are likely to cause headaches. I want you to use it for countermeasures. "
To relieve symptoms
A painful headache wants to relieve the pain as much as possible.
I asked Mr. Sakai again about what to do and what measures he can take right away.
Mr. Sakai
"When wearing a mask, it is effective to remove the mask while observing the surrounding conditions so that air with a high concentration of carbon dioxide does not get trapped. Remove the mask on a train or crowd while commuting. If you can't, it's important to take a big breath and exhale carbon dioxide out of the mask so that it doesn't get trapped as much as possible. In that case, be aware of abdominal breathing. "
Let's try "headache gymnastics"
He also introduced simple gymnastics that can be expected to prevent and relieve symptoms.
"Top exercises" to prevent migraines.
Method
1 Face the front and open your legs to shoulder width.
2 Do not move the head, but rotate both shoulders like a top.
Continue rhythmically for up to 2 minutes.
If you have a symptom (headache), it will have the opposite effect, so be careful.
"Shoulder guru guru exercises" to relieve headaches that are heavy and oppressive all day long.
This is recommended for people with "stiffness" in the neck and shoulders.
It is effective both when the symptoms are painful and when you want to prevent them.
Method
1 Face the front and open your legs to shoulder width.
2 Bend both elbows lightly and turn them 5 times from front to back, centering on your shoulders, so that you "take off your jacket".
3 On the contrary, turn it 5 times from back to front so that you "carry a rucksack on your back".
Do this for two sets.
People with headaches will continue to have a difficult time wearing masks and changing seasons, but I would like to survive with a little ingenuity and exercise.