The headache with aura manifests itself as a common migraine, but aggravated by manifestations concerning the visual field and the quality of sight .
Let's find out about the symptoms, the possible causes and the remedies for pain relief.
Headache with aura: symptoms
Usually the headache with aura is shaping up with several symptoms :
> vision of lightning;
> darkening of half of the visual field;
> clouding of sight;
> deformation of objects.
In more serious cases it can also be accompanied by disorders affecting the tactile functions of the hands or aphasia and problems of articulation of the word .
The symptoms are precursors of headache, which then occurs within about 20 minutes. Symptoms affecting the visual field are often used to make room for nausea, vomiting, dizziness and acute head pain.
Headache with aura: the causes
The causes, once excluded neurological pathologies, are attributable to physical and mental stress, alcohol and tobacco intoxication, muscular pains in the cervical or thoracic section, hormonal changes and sensitivity to meteorological pressure, alterations of the sleep cycle keep awake with lack of sleep and adequate rest.
However, it is difficult to identify a single cause, since there are often multiple factors.
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Headache with aura: the remedies
Rest is the main cure and the best weapon for preventing headaches with aura. Sufficient sleep, avoid behavior that pollutes the body, such as smoking or drinking in excess, as well as breathing badly and not oxygenating the body sufficiently, can help in prevention.
Relaxation techniques, such as meditation, not particularly demanding and upside down yoga performed in asanas, mindfulness and autogenic training, allow the elimination of part of the stress that causes the headache with aura.
During the acute phase it may be useful to resort to holistic foot reflexology or to the stimulation of certain points of traditional Chinese medicine: many meridians travel the head but can be treated distally by acting on the points on the hands. The Lung and Large Intestine meridians can be treated to relieve headaches with aura:
point 7 of the Lung meridian : located on the wrist, on the tendon on the side of the thumb, two fingers above the fold of the wrist, in a dimple that forms on the radial bone. It comes with a light pressure of the thumb and "disperses" the wind that causes the headache;
point 4 of Large Intestine : on the dimple on the medial / dorsal side of the hand, which is formed by opening the hand and moving the thumb and index finger away. Also this point comes with a slight thumb pressure.
Both points, due to their location, lend themselves to self-treatment and bring immediate relief.
