6 Headaches You Are Not Supposed to Ignore It

Recall the good old days when doctors made house calls? Yes, I do not either. But it sounded awesome: There is no waiting room. No irritation welcome. No parade of nurses, residents and other strangers poking you. It’s only you and your doctor, in the privacy of your own home.

One of the most prolific top docs is TE Holt, M.D., a physician at the University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine. He's always insightful, as he exerted any keywords that you can say to get doctor’s attention or explaining how to impress a physician who does not know what he's doing.

Recently, Dr. Holt wrote about one of the most common illnesses in the world: the headache. If you're like most people, you've probably heard about the three main types of headaches:

1. Tension headache: This is your garden-variety headache, with diffuse pain wrapping across the top of your head. These headaches often result from stress or lack of sleep. They're not usually disabling, typically fade overnight, and can be easily relieved with ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or aspirin.

2. Migraine headache: Migraines tend to hit one side of the head, and can last from several hours to several days. They’re usually marked by a sensitivity to sound and light. When a migraine strikes, you can manage it with Advil Migraine or Motrin Migraine Pain (both ibuprofen medications) or Excedrin Migraine (a combination of aspirin, acetaminophen, and caffeine).

3. Cluster headache: This one is an excruciating attack that explodes behind one eye, reaches a crescendo after about an hour, and then vanishes—only to return in a day or so. This goes on for a few weeks, and then stops for months. Numerous drugs target clusters, including some of the migraine meds.

The good news about these headaches, says Dr. Holt, is that they're all completely harmless. But not every aching head is a simple headache. Here are six that could be a sign of something serious—and potentially deadly. Watch out for . . .

The Thunderclap Headache

If head pain hits you like a bolt out of nowhere, intensifying in a few minutes into the worst headache you've ever had, call 911. The list of causes for this kind of headache isn't long (aneurysm, stroke, meningitis) but almost everything on it can be very quickly fatal, says Dr. Holt.

The Headache that Spreads to Your Neck

Benign headaches stay in your head, says Dr. Holt. Headaches that don't can be meningitis or a hemorrhage. So yes, call 911, especially if you have a fever, are just getting over a bacterial infection, have a rash, or can't think clearly.

The Headache that Won't End

A headache that comes and goes for days—with a low-grade fever, visual disturbances, and aching in one or both of your temples—often signals an inflammation of the arteries that can leave you blind if not treated. See your doctor right away, says Dr. Holt.

The Exercise Headache

If your headache comes on quickly and furiously with violent physical exertion, see a doctor right away. Chances are, the cause is benign, says Dr. Holt. But it also could be a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

The Contagious Headache

Your family is all home on a cold, rainy Saturday. As the day goes on you develop a headache that grows steadily worse. If anyone else has the same headache, move everyone outdoors immediately. There's a malfunction in your heating system and it's spewing carbon monoxide. Once you're out of the house, call the fire department. Your headache should clear up in a few hours.

The Headache that Wakes You Up

On the other hand, Dr. Holt says, you should also be concerned if your headache has been getting worse for several weeks, or if it's present every morning when you wake up. This is the classic pattern for the mass slowly grew. It may not warrant a emergency call, but you should see your doctor and schedule an MRI right away.

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Tips for Students to Resist Stress

All students from the kindergarten level to cycle very stressful experiences. "Stress" word is represented by the thought that faced by individuals when they are forced to act, adapt or change their behavior around. Stress is the way your body reacts to all types of demanding conditions. It is caused by both good and bad examples. Stress is considered healthy and a source of motivation. However, when it becomes excessive, it can be harmful, and dangerous to students’ happiness, health, development, and personal relationships.

The causes of stress among students
School children will experiences stress due to pressure of bullies, friends, does not match with the student-teachers, friends in different classes, too many scheduled extra-curricular activities, lack of sleep, improper diet and inadequate preparation before the examination.

It is often said that as students get promoted to a higher level, increasing stress levels too. Stress experienced by students is often increased when they went to the college leaving their parents. They suffered when they were left alone in the world that is so big and they need to find their identity. At the college level, the pressure of the main reasons identified for examination, time management techniques are not appropriate, peer pressure, parents’ pressure and others.

Ways to manage stress
Stress can be managed by different techniques. Some of them are as follows:

1. Students should determine the learning style that is the most suitable for him or her. Some prefer visual while some students are kinesthetic or auditory learners. Knowing what kind of learner you are and creating a tailor made study program will help the students battle with stress. 
2. Students should also adopt stress-busting techniques like visualization, deep breathing, meditation, imagery, muscle relaxation and yoga. Moreover, the student should be optimistic which will help them to be healthier and less stressed. 
3. Students should also be taught how to manage their money wisely by making proper budgets. This will reduce their stress levels as most of the students undergo stress due to financial problems. Most of the students end up indulging in over-spending. 
4. Students should learn the art of time management. This can be done by preparing a schedule to study and following it. The entire portion should be broken up into smaller parts. 
5. Students should create a healthy atmosphere to study. Study habits of students differ from one another. Some students prefer complete silence and tranquility to study while others need music to concentrate better. Each student should diagnose the technique that is best for him/her. 
6. The students should organize their notes and keep a track of assignments and papers. This will help to reduce exam-related stress as before the exams; they will have all the material ready with them.
7. In the end, students should ensure that they are taking proper care of their health by eating proper meals, doing exercises and getting the required amount of sleep. It is recommended that students should sleep for at least 7 hours for their brain and body to function properly.

Students need to follow these techniques to ensure a healthy life without any pressure, even if they study abroad.

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Release Your Stress and Tension With Relaxation Technique

There are many ways to release stress and tension in our life. Chronic stress can have a devastating effect on the mind and body. Some problems it can cause include aggression, fatigue, poor health, and depression.

Life supplies us with a never ending stream of potential stressful situations. Whether you're at work meeting deadlines, on the road fighting traffic, or at home raising a family, stress has a way of finding and affecting everyone.

The following relaxation technique can help you to unwind, relaxing your mind and body. This can lead to more restful sleep, calm nerves, and feeling centered.

It's easy to do, doesn't require any special equipment, and can be done in a few minutes. 5 Easy Steps:

1. Prep your surroundings
No distractions. Shut off your cell phone, tv, dim the lights, etc.... Remove any outside factors that may increase your stress and be distracting.

2. Position
Lay down on your back, preferably on a carpet, thick towel, or yoga mat. Not a soft bed or very hard floor. Laydown with a flat pillow under your head and a bigger pillow under your knees. The pillows are for comfort and support, so your body can completely relax.

3. Breath
Take long, slow, deep breaths in and out. Try breathing in all the way down to your belly, hold for a couple of seconds and release.

4. Feel
Feel the firmness of the ground beneath you. Let it push up against your body and support it. At the same time allow your muscles to melt into the ground. Do this while deep breathing. Remember to breath into your belly, hold for a second or two and release.

5. Action
Physically relax your body. Take it slow. Start at the top of your head and go down inch by inch. Stop when you reach your toes. Gently open your hands all the way to stretch you fingers, then relax. Do the same with your feet and toes.

This is the most important part, so take your time. As you get more familiar with this relaxation technique you can always go faster.

Here are a few tips:
Try to visualize your body as an ice sculpture and watch/feel it melt. Any areas that won't melt are places that need some more attention.

Take a scan of your body for any place that still has tension. You'll often find some places relax very easy and some do not.

Some places to look for hidden tension.
Behind the eyes, the jaw, hands/fingers, feet/toes.

If you find an area of hidden tension, try one of the following methods:

• Gently flex the muscle for a second or two then relax it.
• Visualize a pair of hands massaging it for you.
• Visualize it melting, like a piece of butter

6. Relax
Allow yourself to lay there in your current state of relaxation. If you feel tension again in an area, go back to it and use one of the above techniques to release it. If it won't release all the way, don't stress about it. Let it be. At this point it's ok to let your mind wander, focus on your breath, or just feel the sensations in your body.

All done
That's it! This technique can be done in 3-5 minutes. If you have more time try spending 20-30 minutes, you will be amazed at how peaceful your mind and body will feel.

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