Pain on the left side of the head

Headache is a very common disease, but there are many factors that cause headache. If some diseases are not detected and treated early, they will become more serious and cause irreversible consequences. Therefore, if you have a headache, you must pay attention to it and seek timely treatment. If you have intermittent pain on the left side of your head, it is usually caused by a migraine. So, what should you do if you have intermittent pain on the left side of your head?

Throbbing headache is also called vascular neuralgia. The throbbing pain is actually a kind of pain produced by the blood vessels as the pulse beats! Among all migraine patients, two-thirds have unilateral headache, while one-third have bilateral headache, which means pain on both sides. Vascular headache is easily caused when the mental stress and fast pace of life lead to autonomic nervous system dysfunction. In addition, high altitude hypoxia and intracranial vascular diseases (arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms, etc.) can all cause vascular headaches.

Vascular headaches are headaches caused by vascular factors, often causing throbbing pain due to pulses caused by heart contraction. There are many causes of vascular headaches. The first is high mental stress and a fast pace of life, which can easily lead to autonomic nervous system dysfunction and cause vascular headaches. In addition, high altitude hypoxia and intracranial vascular diseases (arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms, etc.) can all cause vascular headaches.

Mitigation methods

1. Pay attention to the influence of climate. Wind, dryness, humidity, storms, bright sunlight, cold, thunder and other climate changes can trigger migraine attacks. Pay attention to avoid wind and cold, keep warm, and avoid exposure to the sun and rain to prevent the induction of illness.

2. Pay attention to the effects of sleep, exercise or overwork, pay attention to regular sleep and exercise, strengthen work planning and organization, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, pay attention to eye adjustment, and protection is an important preventive measure for sensitive patients.

3. Pay attention to indoor ventilation and quit smoking and drinking.

4. Pay attention to the effects of drugs that may induce migraines, such as birth control pills , nitroglycerin, histamine, reserpine, hydralazine, estrogen, excessive VitA, etc.