Head pressure can be debilitating and highly unpleasant when you need to focus and be productive. Stress, tension, changes in air pressure or sinus problems can all cause head pressure. No matter the cause, if you experience it, you want relief fast.
Head pressure, medically referred to as intracranial pressure, is pressure between the skull and the brain. Too much pressure in the head can restrict blood flow to the brain and press on structures in the brain. It is a serious medical condition...
The human head is designed with empty spaces called sinus cavities. The role of sinuses is not completely clear, but many scientists believe one function of sinuses is to clean the air as it is breathed in, according to the American Rhinologic...
Head injuries occur most often in sports that involve body contact, the risk of falling or being struck by a ball. A blow to the head may affect the brain causing a headache, nausea, dizziness, unsteadiness, pressure, blurred vision, loss of...
Pressure in the back of the head during or after exercise can be troubling, especially if you have never experienced it before. It can be caused by a variety of training errors and conditions, some that require the attention of a doctor. Because...
Experiencing headache symptoms while exercising can impair the quality of your workout, which can be very frustrating while you're trying to do something good for your body. Your symptoms may indicate a minor condition that you can take steps to...
When you fly, changes in cabin pressure can result in pain in your ears or head as well as difficulty hearing. This is because there's an air space behind your eardrum, and if the pressure in this space isn't the same as the pressure outside your...
Caffeine is found in many products, both naturally and as an additive. If you consume caffeine daily, suddenly stopping your intake can cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms, like pressure on the top and back of the head. Caffeine itself usually...
An increase in eye pressure is normal in downward poses during yoga. If you feel moderate to severe pressure during these poses, you may have one of several underlying conditions that can cause painful eye pressure, such as sinusitis or glaucoma.
According to "The Journal of The American Medical Association," a pressure ulcer is an injury to the skin that results from unrelieved pressure due to impaired mobility. As stated by Courtney Lyder in JAMA, it is estimated that 1.3 million to 3...
If you've experienced head congestion, you know it's like walking through a fog. It can be difficult to see, hear and focus. Although it isn't painful, it can still impede your ability to complete tasks and it is sometimes difficult to get relief....
Headaches are a symptom that something is going wrong somewhere in the body. According to Columbia University, there is a long list of maladies that can lead to headaches. However, only a very small number are caused by serious medical conditions...
Doing hundreds of crunches every night is not the answer to a flat stomach. Achieve flat abs instead by following a well-thought-out strategy. Choose exercises that work every angle of the abdominal muscles and core. Healthy nutrition also plays...
Technically speaking, viral meningitis cannot be cured or even directly treated. Viral infections can only be destroyed by the antibodies your immune system produces to ward off microbial intruders. Therefore, your doctor will direct your...
If you're planning to reduce coffee consumption or even eliminate coffee from your diet, you may wonder about how your body will tolerate cutting back on coffee. Medical research finds that withdrawal symptoms aren't all in your head--coffee...
Sinus pain is a common symptom of sinus infection, seasonal allergies or the common cold. Sinus pain can cause headaches, earaches and toothaches, according to the Mayo Clinic. Sinus pain is not normal. The most typical causes for sinus pain are...
Your ears feel congested during a sinus infection because the sphenoid sinuses are irritated. These cavities are located in the front portion of the skull just above the ears. Sinuses normally ebb and flow with liquid, but when an infection is...
Alkyl nitrites are a group of substances commonly used in products like air fresheners; they have also become popular for recreational use, known on the market as inhalants or "poppers." Poppers have notoriously been a part of America's club...
Protein powder should not cause headaches. If you experience headaches every time you ingest protein powder, you may have an allergy to whey protein. Whey protein is the most commonly used protein in most protein powder drinks. The headache that...
More than one in five people are affected by allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, according to MayoClinic.com. Hay fever is a condition with cold-like symptoms that are caused by indoor and outdoor allergens, such as dust, pollen, mold and animal...
If your head feels full while exercising, this may signal congestion of the nasal cavity, which can result from sinusitis, an upper respiratory infection, allergies or a deviated septum. The fullness your head feels will be most obvious at times...
Changes in altitude from mountain climbing, diving and air travel can lead to headaches in the facial area. Obstruction by mucous, nasal polyps or abnormalities in the nasal passages may block the small air cavities inside the cheekbones, behind...
A chronic sinus headache is the result of chronic sinusitis (sinus infection). A chronic sinus infection is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a sinus infection lasting more than eight weeks or is reoccurring. Chronic sinus headaches can impair your...
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine reports that over three million people in the U.S. utilize acupuncture for health-related reasons each year. Acupuncture refers to several procedures that stimulate pressure points as...
According to Penn State, sinus pressure results in sinus headaches which are caused by the inflammation in the sinus cavity. When the sinuses become inflamed (sinusitis), they swell, placing pressure on surrounding areas in the head. The pressure...
Pressure points are specific sensitive areas on the surface of the body. You can exploit a pressure point for many uses. Martial artists quickly disable attackers by using a simple but forced push on a pressure point. Stimulation of pressure...
Fatigue from a wheat allergy can be related to excessive inflammation in the sinus cavity. During an allergic reaction to wheat, the body creates immunoglobulin E antibodies to fight off the proteins in wheat. This action triggers mast cells to...
While colds are caused by viruses, sinus infections may be viral, bacterial or fungal. Both colds and sinus infections affect the nose, causing a plethora of symptoms--a sore or scratchy throat, head congestion, headaches and feeling run down and...
Lightheadedness, dizziness, fainting and nausea are just a few of the symptoms that characterize low blood pressure (hypotension). Blood pressure is the force of blood against vessel walls. As the pressure declines, so does the movement of blood...
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