Neuromuscular Headache Blog - I Hate Headaches

"Migraine" headache has become the universal term for a very intense, incapacitating headache even though the headache may not be a true migraine. The causes of a true migraine headache are still debated in the medical community even though almost 25% of the population suffers from this type of headache.

A classic sign of migraine headaches is a pre-headache sensory warning in the form of what is described by sufferers as an "aura." An aura may include flashes of light, blind spots in the visual field or olfactory, taste or hearing sensations such as the smell of burning rubber, a metallic taste in the mouth, or ringing in the ears.

Migraine headaches are severe and incapacitating and can last for hours or days. The pain is usually pulsating and confined to one side of the head. Symptoms of migraine headache almost always include nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, and even vomiting.

Neuromuscular dentistry offers a preventative approach to migraine headaches. People who suffer from migraine headaches often seek out a neuromuscular dentist to compliment their prescription drug treatment or use neuromuscular dentistry as a drug-free treatment alternative.

If you suffer from the incapacitating pain of migraine headaches, please contact an experienced specialist in the field of neuromuscular dentistry in your area today to schedule a consultation to evaluate and alleviate your pain.

One of the most common headaches from which people suffer is the tension headache in which pain is felt over the entire head, not localized to one area. Tension headaches are caused by a variety of factors such as stress, depression, changing sleep patterns, or poor posture.

Tension headaches are often caused by TMD/TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder) and jaw dysfunction. People who have been diagnosed with chronic tension headaches and have yet to get relief from the cycle of pain should consider an evaluation by a neuromuscular dentist.

A neuromuscular dentist believes when jaw misalignment affects the hard and soft tissues of the jaw, the result can be headaches, jaw pain and neck and shoulder pain, among a variety of symptoms. The focus of a neuromuscular dentist is to correct the bite and realign the jaw.

A tension headache feels like a dull, aching pain. At times, a tension headache can be confused with a migraine headache, but classic migraine symptoms, such as nausea and visual problems like sensitivity to light and noise are not present in a tension headache. Tension headaches can last from minutes to days and are often preceded by stressful conditions.

If you suffer from tension headaches and believe you may have TMD/TMJ, please contact an experienced TMD/TMJ dentist in your area today to schedule a thorough evaluation.