The therapist talked about the headaches associated with serious illnesses

Headache can be a non-specific sign of many diseases and requires careful differential diagnosis. Irina Volgina, Associate Professor of the Department of Therapy at the Medical Faculty of the State University of Education, told about this on Tuesday, September 9.

The doctor noted that a headache can be a sign of high blood pressure, for example, with hypertension. In such cases, the pain is localized in the back of the head or spreads to other areas, additional symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, flashing "flies" in front of the eyes. In addition, pain occurs with impaired blood flow through the carotid arteries, hormonal disorders and atherosclerosis.

"A headache can be a sign of cancer or vascular pathology of the brain. Migraines are becoming an increasingly common problem. This disease is characterized by the most intense headache and is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and aura," Volgina said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

According to the specialist, another reason for frequent headaches may be decreased vision or other causes related to eye damage. She added that tension headaches are often a consequence of physical and emotional overstrain, and they can be localized at any time.

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Ekaterina Demyanovskaya, a doctor and expert at the Hemotest laboratory, told Izvestia on September 3 that throbbing tinnitus, which coincides with the rhythm of the heart, can be a symptom of serious problems, and not only with the ears.

According to the expert, tinnitus or ringing in the ears that is not associated with external sound sources is called tinnitus. This is not a disease, but a symptom of various diseases of the ENT organs. Tinnitus usually manifests itself as a constant background noise, ringing or buzzing in the ears.

On August 25, Irina Didenko, an orthodontist and speaker of the Eurokappa Academy, said that hypertonia of the masticatory muscles caused by malocclusion may be the cause of tension headaches. 360.ru .

In turn, Ulyana Makhova, a general practitioner and assistant at the Department of Polyclinic Therapy at the Pirogov University Institute of Clinical Medicine, told the Moscow City News Agency on August 14 that regular yoga classes help combat high blood pressure, and some asanas reduce the frequency of migraines.

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