One of the most frequent complaints in children is a headache. Usually it affects the children of primary school age and adolescents. But it happens that the headache occurs in a very young child. Understand that the baby has a headache can be on the following grounds:
- the child does not stop crying;
- there is an increased excitement (the baby jerks legs and handles, shakes his head);
- regurgitates a fountain;
- can not fall asleep in any way.
An older child may complain of a headache. Approximately in 4-5 years the kid is already able to understand and tell where it hurts. This greatly facilitates the search for the true cause of pain, because it is only a symptom.
Causes of headache in children
Most of the pain is caused by migraine. As a rule, it is inherited. Migraines can occur because of emotional stress, excessive physical exertion, changes in sleep patterns, prolonged reading or watching TV. It can provoke bright light, unpleasant smells, loud sounds, long driving in transport, fatigue and even change in the weather.
Migraine is characterized by a strong throbbing pain, often it is localized in the right or left side of the head. Before the eyes may appear midges, zigzags, colored circles. Migraine is often accompanied by pain in the abdomen, nausea, and sometimes even vomiting. Pain, as a rule, rolls undulating. During periods of relief, the baby can even fall asleep. After a brief sleep, the child becomes much lighter and a strong headache in him subsides.
Frequent headaches in a child can occur due to eye strain, incorrect posture and intellectual overexertion. These pains usually affect schoolchildren. For example, if a child bends over writing to the notebook too much, his eyes will soon grow tired, which will cause a headache. It is usually localized in the temporal and frontal lobes. Children describe it as oppressive, compressive. Such pain can occur with prolonged use of the computer and reading in the shadows. The cause of the pain can be incorrectly matched glasses, as they force the eye muscle to overextend.
If the child's headache is accompanied by a fever, it is most likely caused by an infection.
A sharp headache in the child, the unusual nature of the pain or its sudden appearance can be cause for concern. These symptoms indicate a serious illness. So do not waste time and consult a specialist.
If, after a trauma or a bruise, the child has a headache accompanied by vomiting, this indicates that the child has a concussion.
Treatment of headache in children
Sometimes to relieve the headache enough to calm down, drink black or green tea, or even better to brew mint, melissa or oregano.
If the pain does not recede, use headache pills, for example, paracetamol can be given even to young children. It is the basis of many drugs, produced in the form of tablets, and in the form of candles or syrup. Give it at a dosage of 250-480 mg three times a day.
All other types of medications should be prescribed by the doctor, taking them yourself, you can harm your child's health.
To prevent the occurrence of headaches
- observe the regime of the day;
- eat regularly;
- spend more time in the fresh air;
- as often as possible, ventilate the room;
- Do not overload your child with excessive mental stress;
- create a favorable psychological environment in your family;
- do swimming with him;
- go to massage;
- do morning exercises.