Headache in the child with nosebleeds
It is also not a very rare phenomenon that headaches and nosebleeds occur together. In children, this can usually be caused by infections of the upper respiratory tract in combination with adenomas. If your child snores at night, this can also cause irritated nasal mucous membranes with headaches during the day. Rarely in children, but also possible, is an elevated blood pressure, which causes both symptoms together. If a child has frequent headaches with nosebleeds, the doctor should be consulted and an anemia or a blood clotting disorder (hemophilia) should be ruled out.
Headaches in children with neck stiffness
A side effect of headaches, which always urges special caution, is neck pain. If a child has this constellation of symptoms and is sometimes still very flabby, feverish and tired, a doctor must be consulted immediately. This doctor will examine for meningismus, which can be caused by bacterial or viral meningitis. For children over two years of age, the physical examination and the general condition of the child are the determining factors. In this case, however, a lumbar puncture with the collection of cerebrospinal fluid is indispensable for further examination and diagnosis.
Headaches in children with eye pain
If a child suffers from headaches and eye pain, this is probably in most cases caused by non-adjusted defective vision. The increased strain on the visual system in the brain especially after
Therapy
At the beginning of the therapy of headaches in children, the focus is on non-drug treatment. Thus, rest, relaxation or distraction can often lead to the disappearance of mild headaches. However, if the headache is long or severe, the administration of medication must be considered.
Here, ibuprofen with a dosage of 10-15 mg per kilogram of body weight and paracetamol with a dosage of 15-20 mg per kilogram of body weight are used three times a day at most. In the case of severe migraine attacks, in addition to shielding the patient from stimuli (dark, quiet room), often only a drug therapy with ibuprofen and paracetamol can help. The administration of serotonin antagonists such as sumatriptan is reserved for the doctor.
In many cases a good precaution (prophylaxis) can already prevent the occurrence of headaches. This includes sufficient food and fluid intake, sufficient sleep and exercise in the fresh air. If a non-drug therapy with rest, relaxation and sufficient food and fluid intake has not helped, children with headaches can be given mainly ibuprofen or paracetamol.
The dosage is 10-15 mg per kilogram of body weight or 15-20 mg per kg of body weight of the child, which can be given three times a day with sufficient distance between the doses. A higher dose is not recommended as it is harmful to the liver. As a general rule, you should consult your family doctor before administration.
This also applies to migraines which, after a certain duration and severity, are usually treated with the drug Sumatriptan, although this is only available on prescription. The use of aspirin is strongly discouraged in children, as it can lead to severe side effects such as life-threatening Reye’s syndrome. The simplest home remedy is a sufficient intake of water, as headaches are often caused by a lack of water.
Furthermore, there are many other home remedies that are used to treat headaches in children. So it is often advised to use peppermint oil, which is also known as tiger balm. This oil is rubbed on the child’s temples and has a calming and cooling effect.Another evaluated method is cooling the neck with ice cubes or a wet cold cloth, as the cold can mask the pain stimuli.
If the headache is caused by tension, a warm cherry pit pillow in the neck can also help to release the tension in the neck and thus reduce the headache. The intake of homeopathic remedies depends very much on the type of headache felt. Probably the best known remedy for headaches, which is mainly given for pain in the temple area, is belladonna. This remedy is taken highly diluted in the form of globules or drops. Other homeopathic remedies are Gelsemium, Selenium, Ignatia and Glonoinum.
