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2. Migraine - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Show transcript. A migraine is a headache that can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head. It's often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine attacks can last for hours to days, and the pain can be so bad that it interferes with your daily activities.

3. Migraines: Simple steps to head off the pain - Mayo Clinic

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   Turn off the lights. Light and sound can make migraine pain worse. Relax in a dark, quiet room. Sleep if you can. Try temperature therapy. Apply hot or cold compresses to your head or neck. Ice packs have a numbing effect, which may dull the pain. Hot packs and heating pads can relax tense muscles.

4. Migraine - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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   Prescription drugs such as sumatriptan (Imitrex, Tosymra) and rizatriptan (Maxalt, Maxalt-MLT) are used to treat migraine because they block pain pathways in the brain. Taken as pills, shots or nasal sprays, they can relieve many symptoms of migraine. They might not be safe for those at risk of a stroke or heart attack.

5. Migraine with aura - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Migraine aura symptoms include temporary visual or other disturbances that usually strike before other migraine symptoms — such as intense head pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine aura usually occurs within an hour before head pain begins and generally lasts less than 60 minutes. Sometimes migraine aura occurs without ...

6. Chronic daily headaches - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   This type typically occurs in people with a history of episodic migraines. Chronic migraines tend to: Affect one side or both sides of your head. Have a pulsating, throbbing sensation. Cause moderate to severe pain. And they cause at least one of the following: Nausea, vomiting or both.

7. Advances in migraine treatment - Mayo Clinic Press

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   Migraine attacks can not only cause severe throbbing head pain or pulsing sensations, but also nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.There are as-needed treatments to stop symptoms of a migraine attack (acute treatment) and long-term treatments to decrease the frequency and severity of migraine attacks (preventive treatment).