Children Experience Migraines too - By: Agatha G.

Adults commonly get migraines. But a common misconception is that children do not get migraines. On the contrary, headaches associated to migraines are the most common recurrent headaches experienced by children. These headaches are often acute and occur suddenly, accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.

Children experience different kinds of conditions during their migraines. Some patients often experience the sudden onset of an extremely painful headache located around the eyes, in the forehead region, or in the temples. Some children experience problems with their vision during a headache. Some also experience feelings of sickness in their stomach, resulting to diarrhea and vomiting. In other cases, many children are inclined to avoid bright lights, noises, or odors simply because exposure to these things can intensify the pain they are experiencing.

Children aged less than 10 years old experience migraine symptoms just like the ones that hit adults. Aside from the ones mentioned earlier such as vomiting, these symptoms include sensitivity to light, sound and smells, increased urination and diarrhea. Older children, usually above 12 years old, are more prone to having headaches that are concentrated on one part of their skull. In most cases, children get relief once they go to deep sleep.

Despite headaches due to migraine being considered as relatively harmless, its symptoms can still cause a lot of pain. It can even take a toll on a person's quality of life. The migraines can be so severe in some cases that it hinders a person’s ability to be in normal life activities. Migraine pain can be very severe and acute to the point that people suffering from migraines often cannot function very well during and immediately after having one. Based from studies, the symptoms of migraines intrude on the usual activities in approximately 65%-80% of children. In a test done with 970,000 children aged 6-18 years, it was observed that collectively, children with migraines waste around 329,000 school days per month. This can be very alarming, especially in cases wherein the child is still unaware of why he/she is experiencing sudden pain because of migraine-related headaches and other symptoms.

Most boys experience headaches earlier than girls. Boys are more prone to having it early on in their childhood. From infancy to around seven to eight years old, boys are slightly more inclined to experiencing it than girls. As the children grow up, the frequency of migraines increases, especially during their adolescent and young adult years.

It is important that children know when they are experiencing migraine and how to deal with it. They have to be brought to doctors that would make the diagnosis and prescribe treatment. The doctor would have to know the medical history of the child, allergies, previous conditions, descriptions of feelings whenever headaches occur, and other such questions. With the right procedure, a doctor can state a correct diagnosis that can be presented to the child as well as the prescription in cases of migraines and its accompanying pain.

About the Author

Agatha Green has been a migraine sufferer for years. On her website she unveils more than one year of research on migraines and how she managed to treat her own disease. For more great information on migraines in children, visit http://www.migrainestreatmentsecrets.com/.

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