Your head feels like it’s going to explode, you can’t see straight, and light, noise, and motion only make your symptoms worse. It sounds like you’re suffering from a migraine. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, 36 million people in the U.S. suffer from migraines. If you’re one of them, Dr. Gregory Weaver and our team at Weaver Dentistry can help you combat this challenging health condition.
Is it a headache or a migraine?
A variety of factors can cause pain and pressure in your head. Tension, stress, and sinus pressure all contribute to headaches. Migraines are different, though. They affect your entire body and last up to 72 hours.
The Mayo Clinic lists several migraine symptoms that you may experience. These include severe or throbbing pain on one or both sides of your head. Likewise, light, noise, and motion bother you since you already feel lightheaded. You may even feel nauseated.
These symptoms are not typical in a headache that stems from tension or stress, and they can vary between sufferers. To determine if your pain is a regular headache or a migraine, track when the migraine begins and ends, the symptoms you feel, and any relief methods that work. Share that information with our office as soon as possible. We can create a treatment plan to prevent or relieve your symptoms.
Find relief from your migraine
Dentists generally aren’t the first professionals people think of when they experience facial pain, but Dr. Gregory Weaver and our team utilize TruDenta® systems, which have been designed to relieve headaches, migraines, jaw pain, or facial pain. Through proven, state-of-the-art technologies in advanced dentistry and medicine, you can finally get headache and migraine relief.
Migraines affect your quality of life and your ability to spend time with family, go to work, and enjoy social activities. Schedule an appointment at our Raleigh, NC office today to determine if you have headaches or migraines, and to get the treatment you need for relief from the pain.