The phenomena and sensations that precede the oncoming symptom of migraine are called aura in medical practice. They have different manifestations associated with the sensations of a person and continues, on average, from 5 minutes to 1 hour. Over time, the aura disappears, and in place of her comes a severe headache .
Attacks of migraine with aura
Most often the aura affects visual, auditory and tactile perception, much less often - speech and motor functions. Usually the manifestations of the disease begin with mild dizziness and nausea, some loss of orientation in space. In the fingers of the hands tingling appears, as if insects are running around the skin. Some people notice unusual sounds, noise or ringing in the ears.
Migraines with visual aura have the following symptoms:
- flicker of lights before the eyes;
- blurred vision;
- Zigzag or wavy lines, bright or flickering;
- a variety of blind spots.
Speech disorders are characterized by a slower pronunciation of words, the difficulty of their selection, the indistinctness of the conversation.
All these signs of aura fade after some time, a maximum - after 60 minutes.
Migraine with aura - treatment
To begin therapy, you should carefully study any possible causes of the disease, as well as all factors that trigger a recurrence of attacks of headache. Migraine with aura requires an integrated approach, which consists of taking medications, correcting the hormonal background, diet, lifestyle. In some cases, patients need psychological help to exclude permanent emotional overload, depression and stress.
Here's how to treat a migraine with an aura:
- Take medications from a number of anti-inflammatory analgesics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants , calcium blockers.
- Take vitamins with increased amounts of magnesium.
- Apply phytotherapy.
- Do regular exercises with moderate physical activity.
- Carry out a correction of the diet.
- Normalize sleep and rest.
Unfortunately, sometimes even complex measures do not work well enough. Modern medicine is exploring ways to treat migraine through hypnosis and psychological therapy sessions. One of the progressive directions is the introduction of injections of Botox into muscles located near the trigeminal nerve.
Migraine with aura - consequences
The long course of the disease and its chronic nature, especially with frequent attacks, lead to partial loss of a person's ability to work. If you do not subject the migraine to adequate therapy, against the background of feelings of inferiority and constant pain, psychoemotional disorders develop.