Migraines are not just a one-sided headache, but also cause dizziness, vertigo, and swaying.
Have you ever wondered why people get motion sickness more easily than others? Why do people who are not that old still get dizzy, dizzy, and sway easily? No matter how much you treat them, they don’t seem to get better. These symptoms may indicate migraines.
Get to know migraine
Migraine is a type of headache that many people are familiar with. It is a common neurological disease that can occur from childhood to the elderly. เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา It is estimated that in Thailand there are up to 12 million people with migraine and women have migraine about 3 times more than men due to genetic factors and sex hormones.
Causes of migraine
The causes of migraine are often due to genetic factors combined with external factors, including:
- Genetic factors make the nervous system more sensitive to stimuli than normal.
- External factors such as environment, hormones, lack of rest, stress, etc. These factors can trigger migraine headaches.
Some people may think that people with migraines only have headaches, but in reality, people with migraines may have
- Other neurological symptoms may occur, such as seeing zigzag lines or dots, seeing flashes of light, or having dark images before the migraine headache.
- Fatigue, yawning, and inability to think can lead to headaches up to 3 days before they occur.
- During a headache, nausea, vomiting, an aversion to bright lights, loud noises, and dizziness may occur in more than half of cases.
Dizziness and migraine
Dizziness is associated with up to one third of migraine headaches, and in particular, people with migraine with aura are twice as likely to experience dizziness as people with non-aura migraine.
- Some people may experience severe dizziness, such as vertigo, along with nausea and vomiting.
- Some cases are not severe and may feel like they are rocking in a boat and have poor balance.
- Some people are unable to move their head or body quickly. When they look at images that pass by quickly, they feel dizzy. Dizziness can occur even if there is no headache.
- Some people may notice that they are more prone to motion sickness or seasickness than other people.
This dizziness can last from a few minutes to several hours. Some people notice that their dizziness is more frequent during headaches or when the headaches are getting worse. Some people may experience dizziness along with an aversion to bright lights, loud noises, increased sensitivity to smells, and may also have warning signs of a migraine (aura), such as seeing zigzag lines or spots, and numbness in the hands and around the mouth.
Vertigo triggers
Common triggers for dizziness include:
- In a crowded place
- Fluorescent light
- Repetitive busy work
- In older adults, migraine headaches tend to gradually decrease, but dizziness that accompanies migraines often persists or, in some cases, may worsen.
The dizziness mentioned above can be caused by other neurological disorders such as:
- Cerebral infarction
- Cerebral vascular abnormalities
- Brain tumor
- Epilepsy
- Disorders of the balance control system in the ear, such as inflammation of the auditory nerve, ear stones, Meniere’s disease, etc.
Therefore, it is necessary to see a specialist for a physical examination, nervous system examination, and may require additional laboratory or radiological examinations to find the cause of dizziness and to be able to receive proper treatment according to the cause.
If dizziness caused by migraine is not severe, you can avoid triggers that cause migraines to help reduce dizziness and headaches. In cases where dizziness is severe or frequent, and the symptoms interfere with daily life, taking migraine prevention medication can help control the symptoms and reduce the severity of the disease very well.