Alert! These Are 6 Signs That Headaches Are Dangerous And Need To Go To A Doctor

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YOGYAKARTA - Headaches are often underestimated, even though they can be a danger signal. Recognize 6 signs of headaches are dangerous which require you to immediately see a doctor. Do not delay medical treatment for your health.

Be alert and recognize unusual symptoms of headaches. By understanding when headaches become serious is very important that can save you from serious complications in the future.

Reporting from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) page, there are several headaches that must be handled seriously, including:

Ever felt a headache that came suddenly, seemed to be struck by lightning, and felt the worst in your life? This is called a "halilintar" headache (thunderclap headache).

Headaches, especially if they occur during physical activity, can be a sign of rupture of blood vessels in the brain, or known as aneurism. Rigid neck or changes in mental condition can become comorbidities.

In addition, it is important to immediately seek medical help because bleeding due to aneurism can be life-threatening. Headaches of this type can also indicate symptoms of stroke, especially if accompanied by confusion, difficulty in speaking, or weakness on one side of the body.

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If you are over 50 years old and have a pulsed headache centered in the temple area, this could be a symptom of giant cell arteritis (giant cell arteritis), or temporal arteritis.

This condition indicates inflammation of the blood vessels in the head. Other symptoms that should be watched out for include jaw pain or difficulty chewing, pressure pain on the skin of the head or temples, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, or changes in sight.

Arteritis attacks women more often, but if not treated immediately, it can cause sudden vision loss. Therefore, it is important to immediately check it.

Experiencing headaches for hours or even days after a head injury? Be careful, this could be an early sign of a dangerous bleeding in the skull, otherwise known as a subdural hematoma.

This condition really needs to be watched out for, especially for those of you who are consuming blood dilution. Even for the elderly who do not consume blood dilution, the history of falling and being followed by headaches requires immediate medical evaluation.

Other symptoms of the hematom include confusion, weakness, and fainting, which will generally worsen over time. Fast handling can save lives.

Headaches are common side effects of many drugs, but they are often not realized. When a person starts taking a new prescription and then experiences regular headaches, it's important to discuss their possible connection with a doctor.

Do not stop treatment without the doctor's consent. Medicines that often trigger headaches include antidepressants, heart drugs, and erectile dysfunction drugs.

A common mistake is taking other drugs for headaches that are actually triggered by drugs being consumed, which have the potential to cause excessive drug consumption.

If the pain you experience is in the face area and is sometimes like an electric shock, you may experience a nerve problem called a trigeminal Neuralgia. This pain can be triggered by activities such as chewing, washing your face, or brushing your teeth.

Although it can be treated with drugs, the diagnosis often takes time. Initially, pain may feel like in the teeth, so that many patients go to dentists and even undergo unnecessary root channel treatment. It is important to seek neurological evaluation if these symptoms appear.

Pain that feels inside or around one eye, especially if accompanied by vision problems, can be a signal of acute glaukuma (closed-angle Glaucoma).

Unlike the slow-growing open-angle glaukuma, acute glaukuma is a buildup of pressure or fluid that suddenly enters the eyes and can damage optical nerves.

Glaukuma is a medical emergency that can cause total blindness within 48 hours if not treated immediately. Therefore, it is very important to immediately go to the hospital if you experience these symptoms.

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