Migraine Headaches

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I've had braces for almost 2 years now, and I've never had this happen to me, nor have I heard of anyone else who had ear pressure problems resulting from their braces.

here is a of a case of 11-year old Holly Ulrich of Minnesota. Holly, an apparently healthy girl, had a simple impacted bicuspid, so an orthodontist applied stainless steel braces.

On July 13 the top braces were installed. Shortly after these upper braces were installed, Holly complained of a pain behind her ear and that her "eyes watered." (Headaches are a common complaint with new braces wearers and are not considered a serious symptom of anything!)

Seven days later the lower braces were installed. Within a few days after that installation the left side of Holly's face became paralyzed. Her left eye would not close, her right eyelid closed down and her mouth was distorted into a grimace.

The family took Holly to the pediatrician. Julie Ulrich, her mother, told Search for Health that she "felt the braces had something to do with the problem." The pediatrician dismissed the braces as a cause of the facial paralysis and referred the Ulrich family to a "child" neurologist. This specialist also dismissed the mother's question about whether the braces may have had a role in this problem and referred Holly to an "adult" neurologist. This expert also ruled out the braces and referred Holly to an ear, nose and throat specialist.

The consensus of medical opinion diagnosed Holly with "Bell's Palsy." This is a facial paralysis named after Sir Charles Bell and the experts say it can be caused by trauma, injury or virus. In Holly's case they said it was a virus.

It gives one pause to think, when the medical experts admit that trauma or injury can cause Bell's Palsy, yet they give the obvious trauma of braces short shrift in this case, and likely in other cases. Millions of applications of braces clamp down on children's teeth, and some adults too, each year and the specialists are quick to point out that "nothing adverse happens" to the wearer.

Well, nothing we may notice. But I've yet to talk with the product of orthodontia who didn't complain of "headaches."

Also, has anyone questioned why so many millions have crooked teeth these days? God did not create crooked teeth. We have done something to interfere with optimum development in our children. Could it be malnutrition and pollution?

Anyway, back to Holly Ulrich.

For 10 weeks the medical specialists sought valiantly, but unsuccessfully, to isolate a virus, and at the same time young Holly was socked full of steroids, but showed no improvement.

Her mother related how terrifying it was to hear one of the doctor's tell her that a percentage of the damage to Holly appeared to be "permanent."

At about the nine-week mark, Julie Ulrich was beside herself with concern. She called her best friend's brother, who happened to be a neurologist who had served his residency at Mayo Clinic. He told her to "diligently pursue the braces" as a possible cause.

Returning to the orthodontist, who was appalled at Holly's condition, Mrs. Ulrich was told: "There is no way the braces could have caused the problem."

Intuitively, Mrs. Ulrich continued to suspect the braces despite the powerful and arrogant assurances of the various experts. Then she heard about Gary Jacobsen DDS of Minneapolis, who happens to be a disciple of Hal Huggins DDS one of the leading modern mavericks taking on the profession.

Dr. Jacobsen urged her to have the braces removed as soon as possible. To him, the girl's system was obviously incompatible with a material in the braces, or the electrical circuitry generated by the metal braces in her particular mouth caused adverse nerve reactions.

The family orthodontist agreed to remove the braces, but was not convinced it was even remotely related to the palsy. Two days after the braces were removed Holly hopefully pointed out that when she pinched her face that "it felt different."

After seven days she had movement in the paralyzed portions of her face and she was on the road to recovery.

The ear, nose and throat specialist saw her at this time. It was a different doctor, not familiar with the case. He noted that what he was seeing in Holly "did not go along with the chart."

"We had the braces removed," Mrs. Ulrich said.

The specialist did not see any reference to braces in the charts and, as Mrs. Ulrich reports, he "hemmed and hawed, but didn't have any comment."

The braces were removed October 6, 1992. By October 19 Holly was virtually back to normal. To his credit the family orthodontist planned to "write the case up and turn it in."

(I have also have problems from braces and don't know what I should do)

I have had braces for 2 years and i have had ear pressure problems so maybe but i dont know SRY

I have had braces for almost a year and a half and recently I have begun to suffer from ear pressure and jaw problems. Since I had no trouble before the braces, I have a feeling that their must be some relation.

I have had braces for almost two years and just earlier this month I've started to have problems opening and closeing my jaw. Also throbbing and slight pain near my ear. It got better when I stopped wearing my rubber bans for a few days. I just had my braces tightened and now even if I don't wear my rubber bans it's happening. If it doesn't stop soon I'm going to go to my doctor. My cousin after having her jaw stretched instead of teeth pulled developed permenant tmj problems. My father as well has permenant tmj problems after a fall. My father and cousin are not related so I'm worried that in both sides of my family we might be prone to tmj problems. If that's true I'm worried that my braces could cause me to have tmj problems. This site talks about your tmj: http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/topics/tmj.cfm

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No. A dark room and something cool over the eyes helps with a migraine.

A Migraine that affects your vision is usually a Migraine with aura. Aura usually lasts a short time (minutes to hours) and reverses itself when the Migraine resolves. An aura that does not resolve itself is a reason to see a doctor as soon as possible.

Headache is a symptom of a disease, disorder, injury or illness. All are natural. None are normal.

Excedrin Migraine contains acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine, and it is generally not recommended for children under 18 due to the risk of serious side effects, including Reye's syndrome associated with aspirin. For a 12-year-old, it's important to consult a pediatrician before administering any medication. The doctor can recommend appropriate treatments for migraine that are safe for children. Always prioritize professional medical advice for medication decisions in children.

Narcan is administered to a patient that is having an opiate overdose. It counteracts the opiates.

It can. Also the medication taken for the brain tumor can also cuse halucinations.

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Musicians have varied lifestyles just as people in any other profession. Most professional musicians will spend a good deal of their time between performances practicing and writing.

If a person is used to a certain amount of caffeine intake daily, and they suddenly switch to decaf coffee, their body may experience headaches as their body begins to adjust to a lowered intake of caffeine.

These are called caffeine withdrawal headaches. These headaches have the dilated blood vessel component that occurs with migraines (because daily caffeine had been constricting your blood vessels and now it isn't), while also carrying with it the muscle pain component of tension headaches, causing pressure to be felt around the shoulders, neck, and scalp.

With hundreds of possible headache disorders to choose from, it is impossible to diagnose one over the computer. For an appropriate diagnosis and treatment of Migraine and headache disorders, seek the help of a board certified headache specialist.

Oh, sorry, I don't have an answer but I do have similar symptoms. It then progressed to irritable neck, then I couldn't get comfortable enough in bed to sleep, and then as the night drew on I started getting painful head, neck, skull. In short, what I had was a migraine. It started with no real pain, just the weird, sensitive feeling to the right side of my face, the feeling was a cross between bruising and burning. Really weird, I've reached the age of 44 and this has never happened to me before.

There are several things from slot machines that can cause migraines.

The lights are certainly one of the main cause.

It may also be the spinning of the pictures, which may be similar to a strobe effect - the flicker of the pictures, as well as flickering lights, can cause a migraine.

It may also be the sounds around you, if you in a larger casino place. The clicking of coins all around you, that sort of thing.

And once again, if you are in a larger place it can be the odors. Simply having so many people around you wearing different scents can trigger a migraine. Certain food smells can trigger them too. Most casinos are now smoke-free, so we don't have to worry about that any more. But if you did go to a casino where the slots floor was not smoke-free, that could be a trigger as well.

You should go to the doctor even if it doesn't hurt. It's important to get it checked out.

Cinnamon is anti-inflammatory. It also has properties that help to balance blood sugar fluctuations which may trigger Migraine attacks in certain individuals. These are just two ways cinnamon may be helpful for Migraineurs.

For me sleeping just helps one escape the migraine pain for the duration of the sleep.

Try having caffiene as soon as you feel a migraine coming on. My Dr prescribes me 2xpanadol and 2xibuprofen (Neurofen) taken at once as soon as I feel one coming on and it works pretty well.

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Certainly caffeine works well for some people like the above contributor. Hence the success of Excedrin Migraine. However for me, the only way I can "break" my migraines is if I am able to sleep. I have to take medication prescribed by my neurologist, as neither tylenol (panadol) nor ibuprofen touches my migraines. Hope you find some relief.

Yes, it is as long as you stay true to your word and really think about it. Then get back to them when you have your final answer! You don't have to feel guilty for saying no. M ---- any people feel worse if they say yes....hahha

Migraines are more often associated with menstruation than with pregnancy. However, the hormonal changes during pregnancy can bring about migraines, even to a woman who has never experienced migraines before. (This does not make it a sign of pregnancy, however, because it is very individual. Unless you've had a prior pregnancy where migraines factored in as one of the first signs, it is unwise leap to this conclusion.)

I've found that eucalyptus and peppermint are great scents for helping headaches and migraines. You can also purchase oils in these scents that you can apply directly to your head for when you need to be somewhere that won't allow candles.