A large number of people in the world suffer from severe headaches. For some, it is temporary while others have chronic ache. Coming to such, Migraines are painful, severe and recurring headaches. They come with a different sensory warning and also other symptoms that you need to know.

The extreme pain that causes migraine could last for hours or even days. Migraines can also follow an aura of sensory disturbances. And this could further lead to severe headache that occurs on either one side of the head. This problem has no age bar but statistics prove that it occurs mainly between the age of 15 to 55 years old people.

Types of Migraines

There are mainly two types of migraine which are stated as follows -

Migraine with aura

The classification of this type of migraine occurs when a person experiences any disturbances of the sensory leading to migraine. These are known as auras. It acts as a warning sign telling you that the headache is going to hit you soon. Some of the symptoms that you might be able to notice or feel are -

• confusing experience
• blurry or flashy light experience
• blurry vision at times
• blanks patches in the vision
• stiffness in the shoulders, neck or limbs
• difficulty in speaking
• unpleasant smells

If someone is facing several unusual headaches, visual disturbance, loss of sensation and difficulties in speaking could consult a doctor right away. When migraines are affecting the aura vision, the person may see things that are not even present. They might refrain from seeing certain objects at the same time.

People experiencing this type of problem might face visual disturbance as well as sensation difficulty. It seems the same way when your eyes are exposed to the bright camera flash.

Migraine without aura

More than 70 percent of the people suffer from migraine without aura. Here, the individual will not have any sensory disturbances leading to the pain.

Some other types of migraine are as follows -

• Chronic Migraine - It is the type of migraine that triggers attacks again and again. It could even last for a month.
• Menstrual migraine: This is like directly interlinked with the menstrual cycle.
• Hemiplegic migraine: This type of migraines causes weakness on one side of the body for a certain period.
• Abdominal migraine: This migraine attacks to irregular function in the gut and abdomen. It mainly occurs in children under 14 years of age.
• Migraine with brainstem aura: This is a rare type of migraine. There is severe trigger with neurological symptoms, like affected speech.

What are the symptoms of migraine?

Here are some of the most common migraine symptoms leading to pain or attack -

• moderate to sheer pain. This is mainly confined to one side of the head. It can also occur on either side of the head at a time.
• Sheer, Throbbing or pulsing pain in the head.
• Increase in the headache during any physical activity.
• Does not have the ability to perform regular activities due to the pain.
• Feeling nauseated and sick
• Highly becoming sensitive to light and sound.
• Some people also tend to experience symptoms like sweating, stomach ache and even diarrhoea.

Conclusion -

When you are suffering from severe migraine pain, make sure that you take the proper medications. If the pain does not tend to subside, it is better to visit a doctor for the best results to relieve this painful condition.