Things that could cause a barometric pressure in your body and resulting in a headache are:

• Rise in temperature (high humidity)
• Fall in barometric pressure
• Fast weather changes
• Lowered oxygen level in the blood

It is said that a barometric change can have an effect on your bodys oxygen levels. It might seem logical since the blood vessels might experience a highten level in pressure and therefore cause the blood to reduce it’s blood flow and you won’t have the same amount of oxygen flowing in your body. To compensate the fact that some part of your bodys vessels contract, some other part of your bodys vessels expand, often the vessels in your temple of forehead. The result being a pain in your head –> a headache has been born!

Sometimes a barometric pressure headache is mistaken for a sinus headache. Since sinus headache can also manifest during allergy seasons (such as in the summer), along with a pain located around your forehead and sometimes in the nose (even during a barometric headache) people might think it is their yearly sinus coming. But think twice! It might be a barometric headache. By keeping a “headache journal/blog” of some sort you might just put all the pieces (triggers) together and find out the real lurker!

To treat, well rather “prevent” the barometric headaches to manifest in the first place you can watch the weather forecasts and look for triggers as: changes in humidity, pressure and warmth. You may also buy a digital barometer to keep track of possible changes which might lead to a barometric pressure headache. Some of the barometers is made specifically to prevent people suffering from migraines, often named “digital migraine barometer” and I can image it can be quite a relief to have such a device which can actually help you prevent headaches without taking any medication.

What causes my everyday headaches?
Well, it could actually be anything. The most typical triggers are often stress related tasks like work, your home environment (children is often involved), changes in weather or something you recently ate. Food trigger are probably the most common one (along with stress), many people who have a basic diet don’t suffer from food triggered headaches since they eat the right things. But the same person who tries to eat, for example cheese (old), a glass of wine or chocolate can get a headache shortly afterwards. By trying to stay of these things which can trigger your everyday headaches you can easily get rid of them and by having a “headache diary” can help you to find out what the trigger might be. I almost forgot to mention that alchohol is also a common trigger to everyday headaches and shouldn’t be overconsumed for any reason.

If you feel that the common triggers is not what might be triggering your headaches then I sugest that you make an appointment and go see a neurologist who can help you with your headaches. If the headaches somewhat get more persistent and they get more severe then you might have another condition. It could be a chronic condition and then you really should see a doctor. As long as it is a “everyday headache” you have nothing to be afraid of since it is very common.

People who get these kinds of headache often suffer from reoccuring headaches. Since the duration is so short most people don’t get any medication for this disorder since the pain will be away before any medication has been taken and even if you would be able to take medication in time it would have enough time to work for that specific attack.

Around 4 out of 10 people who suffer from migraine headache experience ice pick headaches. And the pain often comes in the same area as the “normal” headaches. Luckily not all people suffer from this horrible pain and the pople who get this type of headache are around middleage and rarely children and teenagers. When experiencing this type of headache it can be worsened by light, physical activity and stress.

• The prodrome phase
• The aura phase
• The pain phase
• The postdrome phase

Even if two patients experience the same phases it doesn’t mean they have the same symptoms, it can vary a lot from person to person. The prodrome phase is basically before you get the actual headache. It could last several days to as close as a few hours before the actual migraine. Around 40-60% of the people suffering from migraine experience this phase. The phase can consist of irritability, altered mood, fatigue, depression, tense muscles mostly in the neck and a lot more. If you sometimes get migraine, try to build up a pattern of which symptoms that are most common before you get an actual migraine attack.

Only 20-30% experience the phase known as the aura phase. The symptoms are a little bit more abstract since it has to do with a neurological phenomena. The most common one is a visual aura which can have different kinds of light and flashes and sometimes dazzling zigzag lines. Some patients get a blurry vision. The aura phase doesn’t have to be visual, it can be auditory and/or give a feeling of vertigo.

The pain phase is the phase that everyone with headache symptoms goes through. But of course the pain vary a lot and is almost unique from patient to patient. The type of pain tend to vary during each migraine attack and often gets generalized over time after starting on, let’s say, behind your left ear reaching to your neck. If the pain spreads to your whole head it could stay that way for a long time (usually between 4-72 hours). The pain always peaks sometime during this timeperiod and subsides afterwards. About 90% of people who experience a severe migraine have a feeling of nausea and vomiting accours in about 30%.

The postdrome phase is after they pain has gone away. During this time you often feel very weak and tired. Trying to sleep is often a good choice since it helps the body to recover.