What causes headaches? - Dan Kwartler

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    In ancient Greece, the best-known remedy for a long-standing headache was to drill a small hole in the skull to drain supposedly infected blood. Fortunately, doctors today don’t resort to power tools to cure headaches, but we still have a lot to learn about this ancient ailment. Dan Kwartler shares what we know (and don't know) about headaches.
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Před 6 lety +1090

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    • @swatisoni6517
      @swatisoni6517 Před 6 lety +6

      Headaches, a big problem. I got my days bad because of it. 😥😥😥😥

    • @JK_JK_JK_JK
      @JK_JK_JK_JK Před 6 lety +4

      🙄

    • @TriBROschannel
      @TriBROschannel Před 6 lety

      👍

    • @atuljkulkarni
      @atuljkulkarni Před 6 lety +2

      how shall I sponsor your channel??

    • @werwolf1257
      @werwolf1257 Před 6 lety +2

      TED-Ed My mother gets Migraines, and when she does get one her body shuts down

  • @Katie-wl6xr
    @Katie-wl6xr Před 3 lety +14240

    Ah yes, the incredibly fun game of "is my headache caused by dehydration, sleep deprivation, my ponytail, stress, caffeine withdrawal, insufficient nutrition or brain tumor?"

    • @stutinaik4685
      @stutinaik4685 Před 3 lety +152

      Fr

    • @Ishrath_fatima.
      @Ishrath_fatima. Před 3 lety +123

      Damn.😂😂😂

    • @shreenidhiravishankar1881
      @shreenidhiravishankar1881 Před 3 lety +258

      Ponytail 😂

    • @jatinjj9474
      @jatinjj9474 Před 3 lety +991

      Ask your mum and she might take away all your Confusion and will just pin down one reason...
      _That Damn Phone_

    • @mandiffkaur8075
      @mandiffkaur8075 Před 3 lety +150

      for real lol, I have headaches for almost 8months that cause hypochondriac (health anxiety) and all this days I always think that I have brain tumour lol.

  • @lureh683
    @lureh683 Před 5 lety +9540

    Me: Mom, i have headache
    Mom: Because you stare at your phone screen too long.

  • @YashikaBhaskar
    @YashikaBhaskar Před rokem +203

    if your reading this, with a headache I hope u get better soon X

  • @sethescope
    @sethescope Před 2 lety +660

    it's really fun how the portion about migraine aura involves mildly flashing lights that are enough to trigger a migraine in me, thanks guys lol

    • @Someone-sk8cg
      @Someone-sk8cg Před 2 lety +7

      Ahh, pain I’m just beginning to know

    • @MiniGunTurtle36
      @MiniGunTurtle36 Před 2 lety +24

      Apparently not everyone experiences auras with their migraines so migraines with them are often referred to as Ocular Migraines

    • @tulipiscute
      @tulipiscute Před 2 lety +18

      LMAO Same here, I was like come on you guys this seemse like a cruel joke

    • @sethescope
      @sethescope Před 2 lety +17

      @@tulipiscute if nothing else, it tells us that the people who did the editing and graphics and the people who approved all of that work absolutely do not experience migraines of any kind lol

    • @cdotstrife1
      @cdotstrife1 Před 2 lety +2

      Thought exactly the same!

  • @amarthyachandar5355
    @amarthyachandar5355 Před 3 lety +4630

    "let me google why I have a headache"
    Google: you have pancreatic cancer in your armpits, you have 3 minutes to live and your house will be destroyed by dragons

  • @YuvaRaj-yj6wt
    @YuvaRaj-yj6wt Před 4 lety +6578

    "What causes headaches?"
    Google: obviously brain tumour.

  • @lordkreigs1978
    @lordkreigs1978 Před 2 lety +98

    Headaches and nausea can be caused by flashing lights and patterns, and you finish off your video with circles and squares flashing, pulsating, altering colors etc. Way to go guys!

  • @devrayasahay5209
    @devrayasahay5209 Před rokem +20

    who is else watching this while actually having a headache ?

  • @danshiba1498
    @danshiba1498 Před 3 lety +2434

    Nobody:
    Your Brain: " I'm just gonna hurt ya really really bad"

    • @rivalwolf3394
      @rivalwolf3394 Před 3 lety +84

      I always knew my brain was secretly the Joker

    • @xdecimal6470
      @xdecimal6470 Před 3 lety +17

      if i tell my mom that i have a head ache she doesn't call the doctor she call the Guinness world record guys to check that i got a new record for highest temperature

    • @wonkey5363
      @wonkey5363 Před 3 lety +5

      You don't want no beef

    • @bluebeka2458
      @bluebeka2458 Před 3 lety +23

      Me: **starts working on my projects**
      Brain: Noooooo! I wana watch youtube! I don't like that!
      Me: Shut up. I gotta do this. The due date is-
      Brain: NOOOO! Me don't wana work!! Me want anime and funny videos!!
      Me: **gets a headache**

    • @MthXtreme1353
      @MthXtreme1353 Před 3 lety +6

      @@bluebeka2458 literally me every day

  • @NightCat28
    @NightCat28 Před 4 lety +2367

    Me: Mom, I have a headac-
    Mom: *Videogames*

  • @dumbhicheol
    @dumbhicheol Před rokem +90

    I'm 14, and for as long as I can remember I've had recurring migraines. Sometimes when it gets too painful I take painkillers, but it doesn't work all the time. Sometimes I have to endure an insane amount of pain till I can release it, and by releasing I mean vomiting. It's not only making me go through so much pain(that I want to bash my head onto a wall.), it's also causing me to take way too many pills for my age. It affects my daily life, and I have no choice. I get migraines whenever it's too hot(I live in a country with hot weather), whenever I starve when I skip a meal, when I smell a crazy strong perfume, from radiation(I'm guessing since I get it whenever I use my PC or phone too long), and sometimes I don't even know the cause :((
    I just wanna be over it already broo
    Edit: I didn't know those pattern thingies were because of migraine!! I see it often when it's dark or sometimes whenever I space out or just randomly. I honestly thought it was a normal thing.
    EDIT, EXTRA INFO: My mother also has recurring migraines, I personally think it's inherited??

    • @Micah-NOT-TOAST
      @Micah-NOT-TOAST Před rokem +4

      Me, my grandfather and his related nephews all have migraines and headaches that never seem to go away so I think it's inherited.
      I think my migraines are a bit less severe than yours but i'll wake up in the middle of the night with vertigo and keep throwing up just to sleep for another hour.
      For me I don't have the ability to focus on something for a long period of time because of the pain which sometimes causes me to skip assignments or not display my best efforts.

    • @64-bit63
      @64-bit63 Před rokem

      You can't get headaches from radiation. Human body chemistry is literally physically incompatible with radiation. You would have to be made out of metal to be affected by radiation but radiation just goes trought the body

    • @trollmaster6458
      @trollmaster6458 Před rokem +2

      Migraines are inherited Sadly if ur family has ur likely going to get migraines as well

    • @JitteJorritsma
      @JitteJorritsma Před rokem +2

      I also used to have alot of migraines, triggers where also heat, and after emotional stress. I am now taking magnesium supplements and went from 15+ a year to about two (and they where 2 consecutive days after someone passed unexpectedly). It meight nog work for everyone but it could be worth a try. I am so happy to be almost migraine free now :) :) :)

    • @Micah-NOT-TOAST
      @Micah-NOT-TOAST Před rokem +3

      @@JitteJorritsma Your triggers are quite similar to mine. The worst trigger for me is focusing for too long and stressing out. I'm going to try some magnesium powder everyday wish me luck I hope it helps ease my headaches!

  • @YirdawTenawToYourBullshit
    @YirdawTenawToYourBullshit Před 2 lety +90

    My parents always thought I was faking my headaches back in the days when they told me to study, but that wasn't a lie. Still living with it tho 😭🤕

  • @gva9947
    @gva9947 Před 6 lety +3341

    The Ancient Greeks were like "yo dawg I heard you like headaches, so we give you headaches to cure your headaches"

    • @TheArchsage74
      @TheArchsage74 Před 6 lety +66

      Damn, that's and old meme.

    • @ion5606
      @ion5606 Před 6 lety +16

      Oh so they invented Fight Fire with more Fire

    • @mimimarcus
      @mimimarcus Před 6 lety +24

      aren't we doing the same thing for illness such as depression and cancer?

    • @youbetubber777
      @youbetubber777 Před 6 lety

      Gv Athvaidh and Permenent brain damage

    • @0331tate
      @0331tate Před 6 lety +1

      Goofy Emoji exactly

  • @dylanberger8091
    @dylanberger8091 Před 6 lety +5211

    Who else had a headache while watching this video?

  • @aravindnarayanan5664
    @aravindnarayanan5664 Před 11 měsíci +31

    Such a wonderfully delivered lesson. The narration and illustrations are also out of the world! Awesome!!

  • @Angel_Billy4-30-23
    @Angel_Billy4-30-23 Před rokem +9

    Sometimes I feel like I leave these videos with more questions than answers. But I still love watching Ted-Eds videos. I do learn lot more in a 5 minute video than I do in years of studying the topic. They do give a lot of information in their videos but sometimes it seems like they leave the question of the video open to interpretation or just open so I'm left thinking "wait, what?"

  • @username34519
    @username34519 Před 6 lety +708

    Whenever I just think about headaches it just gives me headaches.

  • @nicolasesteban699
    @nicolasesteban699 Před 4 lety +5971

    TED-ed, the best way to practice my english and, at the same time, learn about very interesting topics. Thank you for this valuable content!

  • @RossGuzman
    @RossGuzman Před rokem +4

    Writing this down in case it helps someone who still hasn't figured out the cause for their migraine. In my college years I started having really bad migraines, the ones that include auras and even some dysphasia. After going to many doctors, one of them (Im still so grateful for this man 10 years later) hit the jackpot, my migraines were the result of whiplash injury (from a car accident when I was a kid). He then advised therapy and aerobic exercises, and i haven't experienced another aura migraine ever since!

  • @faith_inspired1
    @faith_inspired1 Před rokem +76

    My girlfriend has been suffering with migraines for around 4 years. We believe what triggered them was an emotional stress due to a family member passing out because that's around the time she started having them. She went to the doctor and made a lot of tests and they found nothing that could explain her migraines. She's now diagnosed with chronic migraines and had to go a couple times to the emergency because her migraines were soo intense nothing could make them go away. We're now to the point where she litreally has headaches on a daily basis and nothing seems to work out fine to relieve the pain. Last option would be medical botox injections (which is completely different from esthetic botox injections) as it seems to have worked for a lot of migraine patients. It has proven to reduce the amount of migraines one has by 50% and sometimes even more. Hopefully we can find something to help relieve her pain 🙏🏾

    • @gemmamuir6833
      @gemmamuir6833 Před rokem +11

      Thank you for sharing this. I am the exact same. I have been for many tests, headache clinic, CT scan and still nothing. Countless medication which nothing seems to work. Botox is the next option for me. If my new prevention medication doesn't work. I hope your girlfriend gets answers and is pain free soon 🙏

    • @xiaomi8068
      @xiaomi8068 Před rokem +3

      Hi . Please look into wet cupping or accupuncture.. really works

    • @NoteNexus269
      @NoteNexus269 Před rokem +7

      i cannot imagine having headache on everyday basis, i am currently having headache and the thing i want the most rn is get rid of that pain, i hope her migraine problem gets solved as soon as possible.
      :))

    • @enaadhikary8330
      @enaadhikary8330 Před rokem +4

      I understand this beacuse I have migraine as well and suffer from regular headaches. The pain is excruciating sometimes.

    • @dacdebuc8020
      @dacdebuc8020 Před rokem +6

      You are very sweet to understand your gf pain my ex never did so its really nice to see healthy relationships 😊

  • @molly.dog8brooke792
    @molly.dog8brooke792 Před 4 lety +2891

    When I was 9 I started getting horrific headaches. Eventually I would get nauseous and eventually sick. I was missing a lot of school and the headaches were getting worse, and being accompanied by other symptoms (unbalanced, shaky hands, etc) so my parents brought me for a blood test, then a CAT scan. A week after the scan they packed my bags whilst I was at school and we drove to a children’s hospital 5 hours away. Turns out I had a rare tumour which was causing spinal fluid to build up in my skull * (Hydrocephalus) *. It required 2 brain surgeries to fix and some radiation therapy because of the sucker was coming back for round 2 (didn’t get ill that time, doctors spotted it quickly).
    Moral of the story?/ *TLDR*: Take persistent headaches seriously, it could be something malevolent.

    • @tronganhvu7614
      @tronganhvu7614 Před 3 lety +185

      brain surgery sound terible for me but glad to hear that you got over it.

    • @kieranbyrne6090
      @kieranbyrne6090 Před 3 lety +117

      Had the same thing, I collapsed and could no longer think, vomiting was part of the process, have not been the same since! I am 29 now. All I got back then was, "go to bed" I was crying with constant hurt. Doctors done nothing, so tumour 🤷‍♂️ had to put myself to bed, in the end just stopped telling people, felt soo bad (sick, shaky, vision, loss/weakness in body, light headed, a bit sweaty) after sleep i felt better. Glad you had doctors, and well parents that put you to doctors to get seen to! Who knows what could have happened!

    • @mrzombie7067
      @mrzombie7067 Před 3 lety +51

      That's scary. Glad you survived

    • @kieranbyrne6090
      @kieranbyrne6090 Před 3 lety +9

      @@mrzombie7067 This may be my narcissistic side, but I sure hope you mean the person with the original comment!?
      Much appreciated Mr Luke! 🙂👍

    • @mrzombie7067
      @mrzombie7067 Před 3 lety +30

      @@kieranbyrne6090 I mean both of you

  • @jenniferl.8111
    @jenniferl.8111 Před 5 lety +1673

    Fortunately, doctors today don’t use power tools to cure headaches.
    OH YEAH, THANKS FOR THE COMFORT

    • @soylentgreenb
      @soylentgreenb Před 4 lety +13

      I’ve seen a video of someone self-trepanning with an actual, literal powertool on youtube. He thought he was going to get ”a third eye” (spiritual mumbo jumbo) and increase brain blood volume (who cares if it does?)

    • @physicshuman6236
      @physicshuman6236 Před 4 lety +3

      soylentgreenb where did you see that video

    • @whiteobama6874
      @whiteobama6874 Před 3 lety +6

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    • @michaelesposito2629
      @michaelesposito2629 Před 3 lety +1

      White Obama a hole

    • @AknaBlast
      @AknaBlast Před 3 lety +1

      Your so cringe it’s not funny

  • @divekyra
    @divekyra Před 2 lety +179

    YES! Let's do a Ted Ed about headaches and use a lot of pulsating shapes in annoying colors so all headache prone people who want to learn about headaches get a headache while finding out about headaches! Way to go @TED-Ed

    • @trashnugget
      @trashnugget Před 2 lety +18

      @@l.o.1352 naw it genuinely is an issue especially if you're epileptic or just generally sensitive to flashing lights

    • @debrabyrd2544
      @debrabyrd2544 Před 2 lety +2

      If you know that causes your headaches and are going to watch a video about what causes headaches...wouldnt it be expected.

    • @caitolent
      @caitolent Před 2 lety +24

      @@debrabyrd2544 No... this is the last video you'd expect to intentionally display migraine triggers. In most videos, you are taking a chance. But in videos that will be watched mainly by people who suffer from migraines (or other headaches)... you'd expect something less flashy. It's like clicking a video about epilepsy and getting bombarded by strobe lights. It doesn't make any sense.

    • @itsblossom3025
      @itsblossom3025 Před 2 lety +5

      Yep, there should have been a trigger warning

    • @My_Secret_ArtSketchbook
      @My_Secret_ArtSketchbook Před 2 lety

      @@debrabyrd2544 Worrying LOWERS immune system honey.
      Must manage stress by talking walks/ quiet time in NATURE- very important. Eat at least 4 hrs BEFORE u lay down.
      AVOID drinking anything AFTER EATING PLEASE.
      Fruit LOWERS Blood pressure and apples banana n pears prevent strokes.
      Avoid watermelon with and after food. Watermelon and Apple must NEVER BE eaten at night-
      Watermelon MUST b eaten on empty stomach.
      Fatty liver- fibromyalgia - diebetes- ALL can be cured 100% by diet.
      TRUST instincs- I got chest pains by eating 2 spoons of that nuttella chocolate spread .
      In UK some teabags dogey- people's headache stopped when they stopped drinking tea-

  • @user-xp5un6ky5f
    @user-xp5un6ky5f Před rokem +7

    I find the situation with primary headaches quite fascinating, firstly I never experienced those and I guess no one from my surrounding ever complained about such suffering; but video mentioned that both types of headaches occurs with probability of 50/50…

  • @ocean9137
    @ocean9137 Před 6 lety +850

    why do these animations look like that one dude from the Pink Panther catroons

  • @demonetization6596
    @demonetization6596 Před 4 lety +590

    Me: *Doesn’t dry hair after shower
    My brain: DO YOU WANT TO EXPLODE?

  • @impacat
    @impacat Před 2 lety +9

    this was super helpful, i’ve been having headaches all my life almost every day, this really helps! thank you

    • @hopewestt
      @hopewestt Před 2 lety +2

      Have you went to a doctor ?

  • @tensai2880
    @tensai2880 Před 2 lety +4

    Had migraines with aura since primary school and no one was able to give me a diagnosis until i was 26. I had all the symptoms plus vomitting which led all doctors to believe it was because something i ate or slow bile and no one believed me when i told them i had geometric hallucinations, tingeling sensations and all of that. Great job.

  • @yeseniarobles4289
    @yeseniarobles4289 Před 3 lety +964

    I suffered from migraines for 20 yrs, so bad I felt like my eyeball was going to pop out and sometimes the pain would make me nauseous, sometimes vomiting helped relieve the pain. I couldn’t stand the light and sometimes noise, I had to be in the silent dark. Turns out I’m sensitive to certain foods and/or just lacked certain enzymes. I’ve switched up my diet, mainly avoiding gluten. I went from having up 2 headaches a week to zero in almost a year.

    • @whatsinthename3755
      @whatsinthename3755 Před 2 lety +57

      gooood fr you! nothing better than discovering the root cause of ur headache and then getting it treated!

    • @brokenfoxx
      @brokenfoxx Před 2 lety +18

      I'm so glad you were able to figure out what the cause was. I think it's the first time I've really seen a food diary/tracking situation really work, tho I do have foods that will make my migraine worse (I'm one of those who has one 24/7, the intensity just varies) and they're all foods with higher-than-average sulfur content.
      Hope you're still doing well!

    • @Lynnie_2510
      @Lynnie_2510 Před 2 lety +10

      maybe neurologists and scientists can use this info to help other people suffering from migraines

    • @somelazydude2080
      @somelazydude2080 Před 2 lety +9

      Yea, I also have migraines but dont know the cause yet, probably from food.

    • @francisbacon4363
      @francisbacon4363 Před 2 lety +4

      you took the words from my mouth, i have what you have plus blinding aura and cluster headaches

  • @kulkarnionkar7283
    @kulkarnionkar7283 Před 3 lety +308

    What is the reason behind headaches?
    Having a HEAD my boy... Having a HEAD!!

  • @kookieninja5190
    @kookieninja5190 Před 2 lety +2

    I have been having headache since 3 days and CZcams literally recommended me this video

    • @kimtaehyung7355
      @kimtaehyung7355 Před 2 lety +1

      if i was you i'll be so tirrified this is weird

  • @YellowfangOfStarClan93
    @YellowfangOfStarClan93 Před 2 lety +48

    I have chronic migraines that started after I had a grand mal seizure when I was 9. I’ve been to many doctors, but I feel like I learned more in this video about them than I have from any of the doctors tbh. I’ve found that treximet (sumatriptan+aleve) works really well for relief. And Ajovy is a pretty good preventative

    • @Blueoceandog
      @Blueoceandog Před 6 měsíci

      Rizatriptan has worked very well for me.

  • @jonathanlafleche5984
    @jonathanlafleche5984 Před 3 lety +262

    I had seriously bad headaches as a child but didn't complain too bad about them because I thought they were normal. They only got worse as a teenagers and still did nothing. By my 20s I was self treating heavily with tylenol and ibuprofen and I'm worries I might have done a lot of harm.
    Two things happened: the realization that I was having migraines and my mother passing away due to strokes.
    One day in 2018, I had a severe migraine that caused me to go temporarily blind. I went to my doctor knowing that my mother died from a brain disease. Got referred for a CT scan. Got a call: "We need you to come in for more testing." 1 test became a battery of tests. They were testing me for everything including brain cancer.
    Finally I got my diagnosis: I have moyamoya disease. A rare degenerative cardiovascular disease and the only cure is surgery. Without it, I would die, probably due to a stroke like my mother. So in fall of 2019 I had my brain surgery. A cerebral bypass on my right side. That first week post surgery was the worst pain in my life and I experienced some wonky symptoms, like losing my sense of music. But I got better.
    I'm well over a year post surgery now and it's night and day. My headaches are less frequent, so are my migraines. It made me realize that I need to listen to my body. Don't take your health for granted. If you have daily headaches, that's not normal and you should talk to your doctor.

    • @user-hq8bj7uw4m
      @user-hq8bj7uw4m Před rokem +15

      glad you are better now my dude

    • @arul9803
      @arul9803 Před rokem

      Thank you so much for your valuable info ❤️

  • @billyk8397
    @billyk8397 Před 6 lety +511

    Great now I have a headache

  • @mmgpa2580
    @mmgpa2580 Před rokem +1

    As an avid migraine sufferer since the age of 8 and diagnosed at 16, I love this video

  • @SwasthyaNeer
    @SwasthyaNeer Před 2 lety +1

    Much respect to you for posting this.

  • @meghanmonroe
    @meghanmonroe Před 3 lety +547

    I remember my first migraine. I was 11 or 12, and it was in the evening when my mom was cooking dinner. I started having those auras, and they really did look like geometric shapes bouncing around behind my eyes. I got sick and threw up.
    That was the beginning of a terrible lifelong relationship with migraines.

    • @hanac5586
      @hanac5586 Před 2 lety +19

      Yeah they're horrible. I got my first during a PE class. It was suddenly hard to focus and I started to see sawtooth waves. I started feeling light-headed and nauseous when I walked home, but I managed. Half an hour later I got the most painful headache I ever had had at that time.

    • @TheFARM2019
      @TheFARM2019 Před 2 lety +35

      Why dont you just breakup with it 🤷🏽‍♂️ its obviously a toxic relationship that only causes you pain and suffering

    • @meghanmonroe
      @meghanmonroe Před 2 lety +16

      @@TheFARM2019 lol we're legally separated

    • @vivalachoba
      @vivalachoba Před 2 lety +7

      Mine started when I was 24, after dyeing my hair. The fumes made me sick and my head was throbbing in the middle of the night. I have recurring migraines ever since, and I get "smell auras" almost always

    • @meghanmonroe
      @meghanmonroe Před 2 lety +2

      @@rainmanj9978 I take Topamax which seems to handle my migraines pretty effectively. Now if I get one, there's usually an external cause, like weather or illness or something like that.

  • @MONKEYDLUFFY-ci6wh
    @MONKEYDLUFFY-ci6wh Před 6 lety +1783

    "What causes headaches"
    Short answer : school
    Long answer : the video

  • @Bby.princess.sparkle
    @Bby.princess.sparkle Před 2 lety +1

    crazy, i've had ocular migraines with aura since i was really little and for a long time no one knew what i was talking about. it's cool to see such a thing explained here!

  • @ryanstewart116
    @ryanstewart116 Před rokem

    I came here to investigate probable causes of my mild headache and was swiftly given a lesson in perspective. I'm grateful for my mild headache.

  • @nehak8736
    @nehak8736 Před 4 lety +418

    TED-Ed: what causes headaches
    Me: that’s a pretty easy question, basically everyone at school lmao

    • @leafie9224
      @leafie9224 Před 4 lety +1

      Thats not funny

    • @nehak8736
      @nehak8736 Před 4 lety +7

      @@leafie9224 OOF did i offend you??

    • @bobbyboi8813
      @bobbyboi8813 Před 4 lety +4

      Neha K no, you just aren’t funny whatsoever

    • @littledude2425
      @littledude2425 Před 4 lety

      .

    • @angelakinyele1205
      @angelakinyele1205 Před 4 lety +8

      Y’all are so mean in this comment section, like lEtS sPrEaD sOmE pOsTiViTy GuYs!!! 💀😭

  • @glo2099
    @glo2099 Před 6 lety +394

    Who's having a headache while watching this? 🤯

  • @ROSE-fh4nt
    @ROSE-fh4nt Před 6 měsíci

    The animation is wow! Fabulous. This mam deserve love and support ❤

  • @rjpittman4510
    @rjpittman4510 Před 2 lety +1

    Having suffered from migraines for half my life, this one made me get one

  • @quigonjin3229
    @quigonjin3229 Před 4 lety +357

    me: mom i have a headache what do i do
    mom: VICKS VAPORUB

  • @f1nn15
    @f1nn15 Před 5 lety +581

    every damn comment here has the word “headache” in it

  • @mutoxicated
    @mutoxicated Před 2 lety

    Im having a headache rn but ur voice is so soothing i feel better now

  • @mr.balawis9948
    @mr.balawis9948 Před 2 lety

    Never get tired of watching this.(touches my achy head.)

  • @krisguzman4328
    @krisguzman4328 Před 3 lety +1152

    POV: you’re here because you’re either feeling the onset of a headache or are currently having a headache

    • @ShubhamRaj-mu8ol
      @ShubhamRaj-mu8ol Před 3 lety +11

      Having a migraine from days

    • @bluebeka2458
      @bluebeka2458 Před 3 lety +63

      Nah, i'm here because it was in my recomandation.

    • @BlueIdiotPie
      @BlueIdiotPie Před 2 lety +13

      no, but the animations for auras at the end damn near gave me one

    • @ab_xcqi5708
      @ab_xcqi5708 Před 2 lety +7

      Actually, I was just curious, but I do usually watch this stuff when I have a headache

    • @luvo47
      @luvo47 Před 2 lety +2

      100%

  • @mohamedameri360
    @mohamedameri360 Před 4 lety +289

    4:02 This should've had epilepsy warning!!!

    • @siddharthkalia6709
      @siddharthkalia6709 Před 3 lety +12

      thx i( looked at the comments first)

    • @user-my8qj
      @user-my8qj Před 3 lety +6

      ikrrrrr

    • @lordluna4843
      @lordluna4843 Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you

    • @Vik1919
      @Vik1919 Před 3 lety

      Reminded me of Earthbound for some reason.

    • @lsudo
      @lsudo Před 3 lety

      I looked and it without blinking and then headache started ;_;

  • @AskYaMommyBoutMeBoi
    @AskYaMommyBoutMeBoi Před rokem

    I had a banging headache. The tone of the video is really relaxing . Thanks

  • @juliawashburn675
    @juliawashburn675 Před rokem +1

    My eye pain was due to messed up neck. A trip to a chiropractor fixed it. Some neck exersises and sleeping on a rolled up towel under my neck helped a lot too!

  • @PLA69
    @PLA69 Před 3 lety +134

    As a child I was told that an ordinary headache can be caused by being on the sun. I thought sun rays shouldn't cause a headache until I realized that also a cold wind can cause one, so headaches can be temperature related. Being a little scientist that I was, on one headachey evening I went to bed with a winter cap on and the pain went away or if I took a really hot shower. It worked. No need for aspirin. On a long 6 hour bus ride to Siem Reap I got a headache from that strong aircon air and I already knew that tension headaches can be neck muscles pulling on your skull, so I went for a neck massage. Again, it went away!
    It's good to know what headaches are instead of just popping pills everytime you have one.

    • @brokenfoxx
      @brokenfoxx Před 2 lety +12

      No shame in medicating for a chronic condition either. Yes, if you can manage it another way, great. That's lucky to me.
      I wish it were still that simple

    • @mikaeilshah7896
      @mikaeilshah7896 Před 2 lety +2

      @@brokenfoxx pain medication have a bad effect on kidney n can cause kidney failure if used for a long time. Be careful sister.

    • @brokenfoxx
      @brokenfoxx Před 2 lety

      @@mikaeilshah7896 it's why I get regular blood work done.

    • @sorryg4352
      @sorryg4352 Před 2 lety

      @@brokenfoxx it is good to stiff out the pain I get headaches literally everyday its rare for me to have a day without a headache I have had times where I've had headaches for weeks close to a full month all day all night everyday but your not supposed to take pain medications on a daily occasion medications like ibuprofen damage your stomach if you are not at the point of feeling like you could cry then I would skip the tablet's.

    • @brokenfoxx
      @brokenfoxx Před 2 lety +1

      @@sorryg4352 I'll stick to the advice and care of my doctors I've been seeing for more than a decade now. I'm not a newbie at this. I have severe nerve damage in addition to my migraine (which are more than just headaches, btw).

  • @INNOPID
    @INNOPID Před 3 lety +72

    The cartoon guy is the definition of getting screwed literally

  • @AnnaBohovyk
    @AnnaBohovyk Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the video!

  • @harrietyes
    @harrietyes Před 2 lety +5

    When I was in Grade 1, I would have constant headaches all the time. My family thought it was from the constant noisiness of my classroom, so I got some headphones that were supposed to block out noise, but instead made it louder. So they took me to the doctor and the doctor said to take me to an eye doctor. Turns out I need glasses! My head was tired of trying to figure out how far away things were (I have depth perception problems). *Got headaches? Check your eyesight!* 👓

  • @Michaelmaxwelll
    @Michaelmaxwelll Před 4 lety +29

    Me: sitting there doing nothing. My head: okay headache time

  • @preetykumari3961
    @preetykumari3961 Před 5 lety +251

    3:44 migraine is well illustrated. ( Or pictured)

    • @rainyrainold
      @rainyrainold Před 4 lety +9

      I get more like white specks.

    • @8806Erika
      @8806Erika Před 4 lety +21

      He just forgot to mention vomiting and sound sensitivity lol 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @jonassolivio5487
      @jonassolivio5487 Před 4 lety +8

      I once had a really bad migraine during school but i didnt mind it because i thought it would just go away, boy was i wrong. After school, i still had a study group to go to and i couldn’t wait to go home. When i did though, i was so dizzy and my head hurt so much, i rushed to the bathroom to vomit. My parents thought that i went partying with my study group and that i was drunk and they grounded me but i couldn’t even explain because i was so delirious and had to rest. When i woke up i told them i wasn’t feeling well and they gave me the “hangover talk” but i told them that i had just got a really bad migraine. 😂😅

    • @8806Erika
      @8806Erika Před 4 lety +8

      @@jonassolivio5487 awww that sucks lol people who have never experienced vomiting with a migraine would never know. I didn't even know until it happened to me. I think you should screenshot these comments and send them to your parents for a good laugh and tell them they owe you 100 bucks for the punishment 😂🤣 one piece of advice is deal with the migraine before it even gets that bad. First sign of a headache I start taking tylenol or motrin (or whatever is available) and then I relax. The only ones I can't help are the ones I wake up with...

    • @jomarmariano3807
      @jomarmariano3807 Před 4 lety +3

      I don’t think I have ever had a migraine. I didn’t know they can last for days.

  • @_skillissue_
    @_skillissue_ Před 2 lety

    Did you make this video especially for people who have headaches? My brain feels better now thx.

  • @Mehedi1015
    @Mehedi1015 Před rokem

    Was having a headache & now this video comes into my feed !

  • @liana5833
    @liana5833 Před 4 lety +59

    I knew a guy who didn’t get headaches, not saying he never had it but it was extremely rare he had that. Lucky guy.

    • @jelatinosa
      @jelatinosa Před 2 lety +2

      My husband's grandma is 91 and the first time she ever got a headache she was 84, due to eye strain. She was struggling to see as she was developing cataracts. She hardly has ever been sick either. The only times she has been very ill has been during her pregnancies in her 30s, during menopause, and a uterine prolapse later in life. She's healthier than most people half her age.

    • @k8tina
      @k8tina Před 2 lety +1

      My dad very rarely had a headache (we're talking maybe once every five years) and if he did, he took an aspirin and was fine. The only time he had a headache that required something stronger than aspirin was when he had a TIA (mini-stroke). We went to the ER, they admitted him and they gave him some morphine (2mg IV, which made him not only headache-free but high asf!!). He subsequently had more TIAs (and headaches) and died a year later at 73 years old.

    • @apurvasawant811
      @apurvasawant811 Před 2 lety +3

      My friend says that she has never had a headache either. Those are some lucky people I must say

    • @benjaminanderson-sackaney7335
      @benjaminanderson-sackaney7335 Před 2 lety

      @@apurvasawant811 I'm one of those people. I assumed they were rare until it came up that I don't get them in my mid-twenties. Never put any thought to it until then. They seem like one of the worst things a person can endure, especially if they're reoccurring. You all have my sympathy.

    • @shekitabhi
      @shekitabhi Před 2 lety +2

      I am one of those guys

  • @scorpionz44
    @scorpionz44 Před 6 lety +65

    heres a tip: instead of popping pain relievers eat some almonds, about 15 or so. theyre high in vitamin e and help regulate the blood flow to help clear up headaches. they work really well

    • @myrjavi
      @myrjavi Před 5 lety

      That could work too

    • @philip6502
      @philip6502 Před 2 lety +2

      A very small percentage of people get relief through supplements.

  • @maandagmeditatie
    @maandagmeditatie Před 2 lety

    I love to meditate in periods of stress. It makes me a bit more relaxed which causes my muscles to relax and my headaches dissapear very fast

  • @timetrialist
    @timetrialist Před 2 lety +2

    Whoever did the animation on this did an amazing job can't help but giggle 😅

  • @zeynabbbb
    @zeynabbbb Před 4 lety +34

    As someone who gets headaches often, this was nice to know.

  • @dannyrichards6233
    @dannyrichards6233 Před rokem

    Thx 4 sharing

  • @Enanlarla
    @Enanlarla Před rokem

    When i was a kid i remember giving myself a headache cause i haven't experienced it ever. Just thinking about wanting to have a headache gave me a headache.. still the only experience i got with headache till this day. Fun times

  • @vigokovacic3488
    @vigokovacic3488 Před 5 lety +5

    I felt sorry to see that man-drawing going through all that pain, so I felt relieved when I saw him smile in the last minute or so.

  • @AnnA-vg5vx
    @AnnA-vg5vx Před 4 lety +124

    I wonder if my phone is spying on me haha, I just talked to my sister over the phone about what causes headache (as I suffer from migraine) a minute ago or two and after we said goodbye I went to yt and here it was as a recommendation.

    • @rogeronslow1498
      @rogeronslow1498 Před 4 lety +7

      And headaches can cause paranoia.

    • @Dk-gn7up
      @Dk-gn7up Před 4 lety +10

      Migraine is the worst one right!

    • @kirara2516
      @kirara2516 Před 4 lety +9

      If you have a device that uses Cortana then yes, it is listening. As does any Amazon device like the echo.

    • @DanielaHernandez-wy5vw
      @DanielaHernandez-wy5vw Před 4 lety +10

      It’s your assigned FBI agent putting in work!

    • @IngridBruinsma8
      @IngridBruinsma8 Před 3 lety +2

      No don’t be crazy, of course your phone isn’t spying on you. Obviously your sister is gaslighting you with her internet magic

  • @CamJaw
    @CamJaw Před 2 lety +8

    I get cluster headaches, I’d say at least 4 a week if I’m lucky and upwards in the teens on a bad week. For some strange reason chewing gum helps the pain behind my eye, specifically mint gum mixed with Tylenol it’s a temporary relief. Sometimes it gets so painful I get like a pseudo migraine and get super sensitive to light so I’ll wear sunglasses everywhere when it’s like that.

    • @FrauCarmina
      @FrauCarmina Před 2 lety

      Feel you. Am a cluster pacient too, in my case, I need a very salty soup after an attack and stay in bed almost a week.

    • @chickadee317
      @chickadee317 Před 2 lety

      Magic mushrooms can help, please please look into it so you might end your suffering.

  • @1life_Only
    @1life_Only Před 2 lety

    I am in love with this animation, so cleverly hilarious

  • @umaimafarooq_
    @umaimafarooq_ Před 3 lety +25

    I love how the background music sounds close to how a headache feels like.. at least to me

  • @dcsoulseeker2507
    @dcsoulseeker2507 Před 3 lety +74

    I've grown up with migraines, and I had them from every other day to once a week. Light, noise and motion sensitivity, it caused me to throw up when I was younger and I used to have a nosebleed after certain migraine attacks. My vision become blurry prior to migraine and it's a throbbing, almost pulsating pain, feels like a knife is being shoved into the skull. It usually last around 8h but it could be between 5 and 14h. I have migraines after prolonged static motion, changes in air pressure and weather especially prior to thunderstorms, nervosity, anxiety, stress or sleep deprivation. At least those are the patterns we saw, yet sometimes it didn't have any reason. Sometimes my muscles tense up from my neck down to my lower back and causes a severe pain, other times there are no physical indicators to cause pain. I learned to follow my body, sleep when I felt tired, eat when hungry and drink when thirsty, if I tried to force anything I would soon regret that. Changes internally also helps alot, even if you don't feel stressed you might still be stressed because of where you are and what's around you, so changes in scenary can help

    • @PastelBrushes-n-Donuts
      @PastelBrushes-n-Donuts Před 2 lety +1

      My symptoms and patterns are very similar to yours.

    • @Loveforreligion
      @Loveforreligion Před rokem +1

      @@PastelBrushes-n-Donuts same here lol I always get nosebleeds after migraine etc

  • @abdelbadeeelsayed5097

    that was an amazing episode

  • @vandanachauhan2814
    @vandanachauhan2814 Před rokem +2

    I suffered with migraine for more than 10 years, each time it used to stay around 3 days and only 1 day relief and then the cycle continues. But I was lucky to be in Slovakia where I found a very good over the counter medicine, called Nalgesin 275mg for migraine. Trust me since then I am living a normal life. It’s always in my bag whether I am going to office or travelling. Also the frequency is reduced of having migraines.

  • @dansiegel2811
    @dansiegel2811 Před 6 lety +6

    Great vid for the most part, but this has one pretty substantial inaccuracy at 0:37 - Trepanning IS still used today. It's interesting because it's among the most ancient techniques that are used today. However, it's obviously not used for headaches, it's used for swelling of cerebrospinal fluid...which often manifests itself as severe headaches. Plus, modern equipment is obviously much less intrusive than that used in ancient Greece. It's not outright wrong, but it's definitely misinformative to say "doctors today don't resort to power tools or trepanning."

  • @billnoi
    @billnoi Před 4 lety +182

    When I was a kid 30 something years ago, the only thing that made a migraine go away was sleep or vomiting.

  • @PinkyPurpleGalaxy
    @PinkyPurpleGalaxy Před 2 lety

    Wow super interesting! Thanks

  • @ChrisLKF
    @ChrisLKF Před 2 lety

    THE PERFECT VIDEO FOR ME FINALLY

  • @musicviolamusician4392
    @musicviolamusician4392 Před 3 lety +7

    When I get a headache I listen to rain fall sounds and imagine myself alone in a forest away from my stress living space, it brings me peace and it goes away every time. Idk if this is what you call meditation.

  • @renierantonio5973
    @renierantonio5973 Před 6 lety +53

    0:00 when that sweet music start s kickin, then it's time to learn somethin

  • @pragatitomar4772
    @pragatitomar4772 Před 2 lety

    My father has migraine. It usually happens when he returns very late (something like 2 o' clock) at night after a long and tiring day at office or when he comes home late without any meal or after spending a lot of time working under the sun. I have watched this video earlier but today he has one and he just vommited which was so terrifying for me (it was very loud and scary) and so I am here again.

  • @lindascience3244
    @lindascience3244 Před rokem

    Very interesting talk

  • @ianf62
    @ianf62 Před 3 lety +55

    I’m watching this while having a headache.

  • @bittermelonleaf
    @bittermelonleaf Před 6 lety +139

    Its like they knew I was having a headache! I've had this headache for days now, coming and going. Been taking 3 ibuprofen tabs every few hours and its not working.
    ****************
    UPDATE: The day after I posted this comment, I had my blood pressure measured at my dentist appointment. It came out to 158/80! Which was really unusual for me since my blood pressure is usually between 115-130/70. I wasnt nervous or anything so it couldn't have been that. Had my bp measure at the end of my appointment and it was 160/70. I went home and used my dad's bp cuff on both my arms and it repeatedly said my bp was in the 160s and 170s. At one point it had gotten up to 191.
    It all added up: I was extremely stressed out from school and been having regular headaches followed by painful migraines for 4 days in a row. I went to see the next available doctor at my clinic the same day. Turns out it was likey due to a combination of lack of sleep and stress. My bp was taken so much that day that both my upper arms became bruised and sore (from blood testing). I spent the whole day after that just relaxing and slept for most of the day. I cannot wait for this semester to be over with!!
    Thanks everyone for your concern!

    • @_Nico_2000_
      @_Nico_2000_ Před 6 lety

      bittermelonleaf Might sound weird but smelling an apple/eating an apple helps.

    • @ahnaftausif4985
      @ahnaftausif4985 Před 6 lety +2

      Go see a doctor

    • @anderrose487
      @anderrose487 Před 6 lety +2

      Did you try Excedrin. It always works for me.

    • @micaelajadeflesch6530
      @micaelajadeflesch6530 Před 6 lety +3

      Just be careful with taking too much ibuprofen, it can aggravate your headache and cause a medicine overuse headache.

    • @FearlessP4P1
      @FearlessP4P1 Před 6 lety +3

      I hope you found a cure. Ibuprofen is pretty bad.
      I've noticed that my headaches go away when I eat healthier.

  • @loganlabbe9767
    @loganlabbe9767 Před 2 lety

    The narrator is so great for these

  • @zooswoft2479
    @zooswoft2479 Před 2 lety +1

    I have secondary headache and ur diffinately right i was on the pc half a day and the headache is hard fo get rid of now

  • @spiralpython1989
    @spiralpython1989 Před 5 lety +6

    The animation for migraines is so accurate to what I experience. Going to show this when ppl ask me to describe my migraines. My cluster headaches are not so clearly animated, but there is a sense of what I experience! Thanks 🙏

  • @JustNow46
    @JustNow46 Před 6 lety +196

    In my own remedy, drinking enough water will help cure headaches.

    • @novelnouvel
      @novelnouvel Před 5 lety +13

      with enough rest of course

    • @bellakatherman1477
      @bellakatherman1477 Před 5 lety +9

      Felix Zach Asilom i’ve noticed that it definitely helps!

    • @ivedirs7490
      @ivedirs7490 Před 5 lety +1

      Really!!!!

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou Před 5 lety +8

      That's for headaches caused by dehydration, a very common cause for headaches. Having an empty stomach can also cause headaches.

    • @whatabouthedroidattackonth3633
      @whatabouthedroidattackonth3633 Před 4 lety +3

      I had a headache when I started this video. I paused it, drank half a litre of water, a cup of tea and had a soup, and now feel like I never even felt bad. Water is brilliant and you're absolutely right!

  • @floremy5013
    @floremy5013 Před 2 lety +2

    I’m pretty prone to headaches so I try to be on the look out. I can control most of the factors that I know give me headaches except for one thing : crying. I get the worst headaches whenever I cry hard enough and I’m always somehow surprised that once I’ve calmed down I’m left with pounding head pain. I really hate it because it obviously make my mood that’s already bad, worse

  • @matejpotrusil1464
    @matejpotrusil1464 Před 2 lety

    That animation of those pulsing shapes are the most accurate description of migrane that I have ever seen.

  • @clairekosse1113
    @clairekosse1113 Před 4 lety +340

    Who else has a headache right now? 🙋🏻‍♀️🤕

    • @rewrittenchannel2783
      @rewrittenchannel2783 Před 4 lety +3

      Me

    • @rebeccaeverett8957
      @rebeccaeverett8957 Před 4 lety +19

      I get migraines all the time. I’ve been to the hospital many times also had brain scans, tried tons of different medications. I hate migraines so much, I normally vomit from them and my vision gets so blurry. My mum used to get migraines too and she used to get injections to stop them, never worked for her though.

    • @clairekosse1113
      @clairekosse1113 Před 4 lety +8

      Kels X I’m sorry you have to go through that :((

    • @nattaliaoniashvili1444
      @nattaliaoniashvili1444 Před 3 lety +1

      HI

    • @ChaR_OfTheK0Rn
      @ChaR_OfTheK0Rn Před 3 lety

      me

  • @mrbirdie555
    @mrbirdie555 Před 6 lety +25

    Interesting. I've had daily headaches since I was 8, and recently had an MRI where they found a long-term sinus infection that was putting pressure on blood vessels. Got treated for it and have had far fewer headaches since. Still get occasional headaches every few days, unfortunately.

  • @evita5823
    @evita5823 Před rokem +1

    My last migraine lasted about 2 weeks without a break, it was horrible. I have been suffered from migraine since I was 19. it started when my parents divorced.

  • @YonPee
    @YonPee Před rokem

    thank you!

  • @KerryCronic
    @KerryCronic Před 6 lety +187

    I got a damn headache right now.

  • @Lynnimod
    @Lynnimod Před 3 lety +14

    I used to get pain behind my right eye, especially when I was tired. A few years later I found that had 2 brain aneurysms and pain behind the eye is a common symptom of brain aneurysm. Luckily for me, mine were found before they ruptured, and I have had them coiled.

  • @Creativity_360
    @Creativity_360 Před 2 lety

    I get sinus infections whenever im sick so that little bit of info was actually kind of interesting

  • @avi12
    @avi12 Před rokem

    1:32 Thank you for using a sinusitis infection as an example, I suffer from it a lot