Do you have intermittent headaches on the left side?

In life, many people often stay up late to work overtime for work. Irregular work and rest schedules and bad living habits have led to health problems for many people. Some people will have headaches on the left side, and they come in fits and starts. There are many reasons for this pain, such as cerebral vasospasm, abnormal blood pressure, cervical spondylosis, or mental stress. Headaches must be taken seriously.

Causes of left-sided migraine

There are many symptoms when a left-sided migraine occurs. The patient will experience fatigue, drowsiness, and irritability. As the condition worsens, the patient will experience palpitations, shortness of breath, diarrhea, and severe pain, so we need to take active measures.

What causes left-sided migraine? During the prodromal symptom period, 60% of migraine patients experience prodromal symptoms hours to days before the headache begins. The early symptoms of migraine may manifest as mental and psychological changes, such as depression, fatigue, laziness, drowsiness, and emotional agitation. Irritability, anxiety, upset or euphoria, etc. 60% of migraine sufferers experience prodromal symptoms hours to days before the headache begins. The early symptoms of migraine may manifest as mental and psychological changes, such as depression, fatigue, laziness, drowsiness, and emotional agitation. Irritability, anxiety, upset or euphoria, etc. It may also manifest as autonomic nervous system symptoms, such as pale complexion, chills, anorexia or obvious hunger, thirst, oliguria, frequent urination, difficulty urinating, yawning, stiff neck, nausea, increased intestinal motility, abdominal pain, diarrhea, palpitations, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, and excessive sensitivity to smells. The prodromal symptoms vary greatly among different patients, but are relatively stable in each patient and each attack.

About 20% of migraine sufferers experience aura symptoms. Auras are mostly focal neurological symptoms, occasionally global neurological dysfunction, and are also early symptoms of migraine. A typical aura should meet 3 of the following 4 characteristics, namely: recurring, gradually developing, lasting no more than 1 hour, and followed by headache. In most cases, the aura lasts for 5 to 20 minutes. In rare cases, aura may occur suddenly, and some patients may experience aura symptoms during a headache. Headaches may occur anywhere around the head or neck, including the temporal, frontal, or orbital regions. The pain is mostly unilateral, but can also be bilateral, or even develop into a total headache, of which unilateral pain accounts for about 2/3. The headache is often throbbing in nature, but some patients describe it as a piercing pain. The pain level is often moderate to severe, or even unbearable. It often occurs in the morning, develops gradually, and gradually eases after reaching a peak.

Migraine patients can do acupoint massage exercises. The first step is to use your fingers instead of a comb, insert them into your hair and comb your hair backwards; the second step is to press your fingers on your scalp and move backwards; the third step is to press your temples. The whole step can last for 5 minutes, 3 times a day, which can effectively relieve headache symptoms. If the symptoms are severe, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment and receive comprehensive treatment of Chinese and Western medicine under the guidance of a specialist according to the condition.

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