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Did you know that nine out of ten sinus headaches are really undiagnosed migraines? While the incidence of sinus headaches is large, 37 million each year, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, they are usually accompanied by fever, swollen lymph nodes and nasal discharge. Confusing sinus headache with migraine [...]

Migraine suffers know that stress can be a trigger for migraine headaches.  Since most life situations that cause stress are extremely important, it is a challenge for people who suffer recurrent migraines to continue to function at peak performance during those crucial moments in their lives. Many prescription medications in today’s marketplace have side effects [...]

In a word, expensive! Over-the-counter (OTC) medications save Americans millions of dollars in healthcare costs every year. We have come to depend on the freedom to take an ibuprofen for muscle aches or an antacid for an upset stomach, without the inconvenience and cost of a visit to the doctor’s office. For a moment, let’s [...]

For most people, a headache is an inconvenient irritation during their day; for others, headache pain is debilitating. While most common headaches can be treated easily and effectively with non-prescription medications, these medications don’t offer relief from the severe, intense and disabling pain of migraine. Knowing the difference between migraine and other types of headaches [...]

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The biggest steps in lessening the damaging effects of migraine on productivity are to prevent, and adequately treat your migraine symptoms. If you or someone you know is suffering from migraine, see a physician. Together you can discuss medication options and work to identify your personal triggers for an attack. Once this very important step [...]

Migraine headaches not only take a terrible toll in the lives of migraine sufferers, they also take a terrible toll on the bottom line of many businesses from two different, yet connected directions: · one is the ever increasing number of sufferers that cause increases in the cost of health care for businesses. · the [...]

Statistics show that approximately 2 million children in the United States suffer recurring and debilitating migraines. Since we know that the instance of migraine headache is underreported in the adult population, we can only guess that there are many more children who get migraines to a lesser degree. Health care providers including general practitioners, neurologists [...]

A migraine prodrome is the very first sign that a migraine attack is underway. It can come minutes to many hours before the actual migraine headache. It can come in many forms, one of which is the aura. An aura is usually announced by a certain “feeling” that those who get them know well. Thereafter [...]

There is a disease running rampant in our country, and it’s taking a serious toll not only on sufferers, but also on our economy. In addition to causing debilitating pain, nausea and discomfort, according to studies conducted by the Mayo Clinic, it is estimated that migraines cost the U.S. 19.6 billion dollars in lost productivity [...]