Weather
Some people, regardless of migraine patients, are very sensitive to the weather or to an upcoming change in the weather. In hot weather, circulatory problems come together with increased swelling in certain parts of the body. In addition, severe headaches and listlessness can be associated.
In migraine patients, the extreme weather can promote a migraine attack. In the same way, many people react to extreme temperature drops or rises with headaches, which are usually felt subliminally over a day but then slowly subside. Migraine patients experience these days as very bad, because they can be a trigger for an attack. The air pressure is also crucial for the development of headaches, especially at high air pressure the feeling of pressure on the head develops. The article Headaches might also interest you on this topic.
For children
Children can suffer from migraine attacks in the same way as adults. The cause in children is just as unclear as in adults. However, it is suspected that children also suffer from a family history of migraines.
The migraine attack lasts less long than in adults, but can last up to 24 hours, although this is less common. Both boys and girls are equally affected. Either the child consciously complains of headaches, so that the parent realizes that a migraine attack may follow, or the child suddenly withdraws, becomes increasingly pale, has clear circles under the eyes and vomits.
As a result, the child usually sleeps for a few hours or withdraws into a dark room, but is usually fit again after this resting phase. Compared to adults, who often feel a one-sided headache, children have a holistic headache. In general, however, it is difficult to diagnose and diagnose in children, as they are not yet able to differentiate their symptoms of headache exactly or often report abdominal pain even though they suffer from headache.
In the case of a migraine attack, the child can take paracetamol or ibuprofen in doses appropriate to his or her body weight. If the migraine attacks occur regularly, the child’s lifestyle should be changed. Regular breaks from activities are especially important, but regular and balanced meals, lots of drinking, regular sleeping times are also especially important.
In addition, the child should not sit permanently in front of the television, game console or computer and be fixed on it for several hours at a time. These factors in particular often trigger the migraine attacks. Getting some exercise in between, going out into the fresh air and doing other things helps. As soon as the children reach puberty, migraine attacks can either intensify or disappear. In the following article you will find comprehensive information on this topic: Physiotherapy for headaches/migraines in small children