Headache: Mom, Dad, my headache

As with any other medical visit, good clinicians raise many questions when it comes to headaches.

Children who are able to express themselves can give some degree of discomfort, the severity of the headache, duration and duration. Parents or other caregivers can provide answers to young children who cannot express headache symptoms.

Asking about sleep patterns, social stress, and eating habits are important parts of understanding headaches in children and adolescents.

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  How do children show headaches?

"Mom, my headache." "Dad, I have a headache." These are some of the many ways in which children can show headaches.

Many of these children will soon forget their headaches and resume the game, but may complain again during the day, the next day or a week later. Most parents or caregivers listen to such complaints, ask regular questions, and try to provide emotional comfort or look for painkillers in the drug drawer.

From their corner, most parents look at children who complain about headaches. They look for signs of pain: unusual quiet, not participating in drama, refusing to eat, crying, and holding their heads. If they do not have a thermometer to check for a fever, parents or caregivers often place the back of the hand on the child's forehead or cheek. Headaches that occur during a fever usually disappear when you have a fever.

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  an examination

Getting information is one of the most important features that clinicians find more about headaches. Measuring blood pressure, checking eye reflexes and focus, investigating the depth of the eye and testing related nerves and muscles may give clinicians clues about possible causes of headache. Most importantly, obtaining detailed information about the characteristics of the headache is the most useful part of the exam.

Patients with headaches may need to undergo further examination. Brain MRI - MRI - will look for structural abnormalities such as tumors or vascular aneurysms in the brain.

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  Treatment headache

Parents can alleviate many of their headaches by giving painkillers or painkillers such as Tylenol, Paracetamol or Ibuprofen.

Children with persistent, recurrent or severe headaches should see a doctor. Any headache that prevents the patient from falling asleep requires further investigation by an experienced clinician.

Some headaches do not respond to common analgesic treatments. For example, triptans are examples of a group of drugs used to treat acute attacks of migraine.

If the headache is chronic and debilitating, causing the child to miss a few days a month from school, a preventive drug such as Cyproheptadine [trade name Periactin] must be used.

Top 10 Tips and Suggestions for Combating Headaches

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  Explore, address and eliminate social pressures in the home, work and school environment.


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  First, sleep for eight to ten hours a night.


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  Second, remove or turn off your TV, computer, and mobile phone while you sleep.


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  Next, avoid using headphones; don't blow music into your eardrum.


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  It is also important to stay away from caffeine-containing foods and beverages [such as coffee, tea and soda] and to drink plenty of water.


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  Learn how to relax your head and neck.


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  Eat healthy plant foods. Exercise regularly.


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  Look for and stay in a quiet room until the headache subsides.


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  Use a diary to record the characteristics of your headache. Share journals with clinicians on your next visit.


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  Establish positive self-esteem.

Disclaimer: This article is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, but merely based on the author's experience. Readers should consult a doctor before implementing any recommendations.

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