39 million folks within the U.S. have migraine illness – and it’s 3x extra widespread in girls than males.
Most individuals with the illness get 2-4 migraine assaults/month on common.
Kinds of migraine
Migraine with out aura
That is typically known as widespread migraine as a result of about 3 in 4 folks with migraine expertise this sort.
Some signs could embrace:
- Throbbing ache on one or each side of the pinnacle
- Average to extreme head ache that will get worse with regular bodily exercise
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Sensitivity to gentle, sound and odor
Migraine with aura
A few quarter of individuals with migraine get a warning signal, known as an aura, that an assault is coming. This will happen 5-60 minutes earlier than a migraine assault.
Signs embrace:
- Seeing flashing lights, wavy strains, vivid dots or zigzags
- Hassle seeing
- Tingling or “pins and needles” feeling
- Hassle talking clearly
- Weak spot
- Head ache
Migraine with out head ache
Also referred to as a silent migraine, that is migraine with aura however with out head ache. It impacts about 4% of individuals with migraine general, however could grow to be extra widespread for folks with migraine as they method midlife.
About 4 of 10 individuals who have migraine with aura can have aura with out head ache later in life.
Signs embrace:
- Seeing flashing lights, wavy strains, vivid dots or zigzags
- Hassle seeing
- Tingling or “pins and needles” feeling
- Hassle talking clearly
- Weak spot
Vestibular migraine
Vestibular migraine includes vertigo (dizziness) along with head ache. It’s most typical in folks with a historical past of movement illness and migraines.
Signs embrace:
- Dizziness that lasts from minutes to hours (and even days)
- Stability issues
- Throbbing head ache, often on one aspect of the pinnacle
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Sensitivity to gentle, sound and odor
Retinal migraine
Retinal migraine causes visible disturbances in a single eye. It’s uncommon and sometimes impacts girls of childbearing age .
Signs embrace:
- Seeing twinkling or flashing lights in a single eye
- Decreased or misplaced imaginative and prescient in a single eye
- Head ache which may be current from the onset or begin as much as an hour later
Power migraine
An individual has power migraine if they’ve headache ache for 15+ days (with migraine signs for not less than 8 of them), 3 months in a row. If in case you have migraine assaults fewer than 15 days a month, it’s known as episodic migraine.
Signs could embrace:
- Frequent reasonable or extreme headache assaults
- Ache on one aspect of the pinnacle or each
- Throbbing, pulsing or pounding head ache
- Nausea and or vomiting
- Sensitivity to gentle, sound and odor
Menstrual migraine
This migraine is linked to hormone modifications through the menstrual cycle. Assaults often hit simply earlier than or when your interval begins, and are sometimes worse and last more than at different occasions throughout your cycle.
Signs could embrace:
- Throbbing head ache, usually on one aspect of your head
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Sensitivity to gentle, sound and odor
- Chills and sweating
- Sore or delicate scalp
Hemiplegic migraine
This uncommon migraine sort includes weak point on one aspect of the physique, typically with an aura and never at all times with head ache. Due to these signs, this sort of migraine assault is usually mistaken for a stroke and needs to be checked by a healthcare supplier (HCP).
Signs embrace:
- Weak spot on one aspect of the physique
- Head ache
- Imaginative and prescient modifications
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Hassle talking
- Coordination points
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Sensitivity to sound and light-weight
Involved about migraine? Discuss to your HCP.
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