One of the most common health problems that most of us face at some point is a headache. Also known as headache, it is a problem that often made our days worse. It mainly refers to the pain we feel in the region of our head, due to altered pain-sensitive structures around our brain.
Headache usually ranges from mild to severe and can sometime be life threatening by being chronic. The most common form of headache is known as the tension type, which accounts for around 90% of cases (as mentioned on Wikipedia) and occurs due to spots on the head and neck muscles. If you’re prone to severe, recurring headaches, accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea or sensitivity to light, you may be approaching the migraine stage. This latter form of headache usually affects one side of the head and is more common in women than in men.
Symptoms and Associated Causes: To treat any physical disorder, the most essential action is to identify the nature of the disorder and the responsible factors. Tension headache, being very common, is accompanied by symptoms such as invariable pressure on both sides of the head, concentration of pressure on the eyebrows, mild and non-recurring pain, etc. On the contrary, migraine is usually more severe and recurrent. It is aggravated by activities of the daily routine, such as climbing stairs. Migraine can occur with aura (early indicative symptoms) such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, or phonophobia in some cases.
Muscle tension, depression, anxiety, lack of sleep, incorrect posture, etc. are common causes of headache. Teeth clenching and alcoholic beverages can also trigger tension or migraine headaches. The exact causes are still unknown.
Home Remedies: We can treat headache at home by ourselves with the help of some useful natural remedies as explained below.
1. Rosemary – Massage your forehead with rosemary oil regularly. It would be beneficial in headache caused by cold.
2. Clove: Take a few cloves and crush them to make a paste. Apply to forehead for quick relief.
3. Lemon: Another effective natural home remedy is to use lemon rind and water in the form of a paste. You have to apply this all over the forehead.
4. Honey: Take a teaspoon of honey and mix it in a glass of water. Drink this solution on an empty stomach to relieve chronic headache pain.
5. Apple: Remove the skin from an apple and cut it into pieces. Then add a little salt and eat before breakfast.
6. Ginger: You can also inhale steam from boiling ginger.
7. Garlic: Extract the juice of some garlic and then use it as nose drops. This is an effective way to treat headache.
8. Henna: Take some henna flowers and rub them in vinegar. Then apply this on your forehead. It would help you find relief in case of headache caused by heat.
Likewise, there are many other natural home remedies available to treat headaches successfully. The use of eucalyptus oil, cinnamon paste and sandalwood powder is always beneficial. However, it should be remembered that the headache itself can be a symptom of other bodily disorders, and therefore the use of natural remedies will be helpful if you medically treat the underlying problems at the same time. Also, exercise regularly and get a good night’s sleep. Avoid all alcoholic beverages and junk food.