In the modern world, the population very often complains of pain in the temples. About 70% feel a short-term or chronic headache, but often do not turn to neurologists for help, and engage in self-medication.
Causes of pain in the temples
Pain in the temples is pulsating or pressing. Pulsating pain is a sign of migraine. As for monotonically pressing pain in the temples, it should be said that it arises from nervous exhaustion or depression.
The main causes of frequent pain in the temples are:
- impaired blood circulation in the brain;
- increased pressure causes pain in the temples;
- diseases that are infectious;
- drug or alcohol intoxication;
- temporal arteritis;
- pinching of nerve endings;
- menstrual cycle in women;
- infectious diseases;
- narrowing of cerebral vessels;
- high intracranial pressure;
- arterial hypertension;
- pulsating pain in the temples signals the inflammation of the temporal artery walls;
- the use of spices, seasonings, dishes of Chinese cuisine, meat products, preservatives and smoked products.
Stroking pain in the temples can appear due to overstrain of the neck muscles. The basis for aching pain in the temples is overfatigue.
The most powerful catalyst for migraine is chocolate. It contains a lot of sugar, due to which there is a decrease in the level of glucose. Also, in chocolate, there is phytylethylamine, which is able to constrict blood vessels, which causes a headache.
It is necessary to react in time to the constant pain in the temples, as it can signal more serious diseases, for example, meningitis or arachnoiditis.
Treatment of pain in the temples
To treat pain in the temples in pharmacies, there are many medications for groups of analgesics. To combat a mild headache, you can do a massage in the temples and frontal parts of the head. To do this, use your index finger and middle finger to make circular motions. If you have frequent pain in your temples, you should resort to the help of a neurologist who can accurately determine the causes of the pain, as well as prescribe the necessary treatment.
If you do not have special contraindications, then you can take an anesthetic, which the pharmacist can advise in the pharmacy. If the pain is not strong, then you can make yourself a massage by massaging the temples. Another good way to deal with the headache is a cold compress, which must be placed on the entire circumference of the head. If the cause of the pain was a hangover syndrome, then you can take an antipode remedy, a cool shower, and apply new lemon peels to the sore spots.
Pain in the temples brings with it negative consequences, such as hearing and visual impairment, and a mental disorder may also appear. If the pain in the temples is strong and occurs often, then, if you do not deal with her treatment, a stroke of the brain can occur.
Experts believe that the quality of life, or rather, its reduction, affects, to a greater extent, a headache. Therefore, one should not suffer a headache, it is necessary to establish the cause correctly, and then resort to correct treatment.