Not all headaches are due to physical exhaustion and stress. Unhealthy air quality may be the culprit turns out that we often experience dizziness.

A study conducted by experts in the crowded city populations such as the province of Santiago, Chile, which are geographically tend to have high pollution levels, found that the incidence of headache or migraine in the city is very high. Evidenced by the high number of people treated at the hospital because of headaches.

More in-depth research is needed to test the consistency of the results of the study. But in a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, mentioned air pollution is a risk factor for incidence of headache attacks.

Dr.Sabit Cakmak, from Canada to do research on the subject by monitoring air pollution levels at seven stations between the years 2001-2005. At each location, measured levels of air pollutants and ozone, like nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other small particles that flay that comes from burning fossil fuels.

At the same time, the researchers also collected information on the number of patients seeking treatment at the hospital for headaches, migraines, high blood pressure, and various other types of headache. As a result, air pollution is a risk factor cases headaches.

Therefore, if you include frequent headaches, try to reduce exposure to air pollution. If the pain in the head was already disturbing, consult a physician for further handling.

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Headache, dizziness or laymen call it, is a disease that affects many people. An estimated 90 percent of men and 95 percent of women had experienced headache.

According to Dr. Senjaja Muliadi SpS, neurologist from the RS Medistra Jakarta, head pain can be defined as discomfort in the top of the head of the eye or forehead to the back of the head.

"Pain is head of the most widely experienced by patients who come to the clinic is usually a tension type headache (tension headaches). Usually this type of drug is harmless and simply rest or paracetamol," said Dr. Senjaja in the seminar "Pain Management" held Tirtayu Healing Center in Jakarta, Saturday (29 / 1).

Nevertheless, he said, sometimes headache arise as a result of serious medical problems such as tumors or bleeding in the lining of the brain.

"Beware of severe headache, sudden and progressive or the longer the pain got worse," he said.

 

To make a diagnosis, the doctor will usually perform a physical examination and examination penunjuang such as laboratory tests or CT scan head if necessary.

"Recurrent headaches, recurrent and do not cause nausea, vomiting and mild intensity headache usually is caused by stress or fatigue,"

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