The Silent Migraine: One Of Several Different Types Of Headaches/Migraines. Can You Or Someone You Know Relate?

Silent Migraine Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional of any kind. The following information was found at the follow sites. National Headache Foundation, Migraines.com, Allaboutvision.com, Pinterest, and Verywell.com. If you or someone you know, is believed to be having any of the following symptoms please, consult with your doctor ASAP. I also strongly discourage self-diagnosing. When I first launched the abler, i asked people what subjects/topics they'd like to see me cover and one of the first ones was migraines. And as you can imagine, several terms and types came up in my search.One of them being silent migraine. While doing my research, I came a list of different types of headaches and migraines. Causes, effects and symptoms, along with whom they effect most. so this post will cover both topics. One of the doctor's also shares his personal story on how his son experienced his first silent migraine while away at school. Please keep in mind that the following symptoms may vary for each person(s). Definition Of A Silent Migraine: A migraine without the pain that typically comes with them. Symptoms Of a (Acephalgic) Silent Migraine Speech problems (slurred speech) Aura, (related to a migraine) Vision changes Seeing flashing lights, flicks of lights Fortification Illusions-Seeing zig-zag lines or waves Blurry/loss/ cloudy vision. seeing 3 demential ECT. Other symptoms related to Silent Migraines Amnesia Confusion Change in mood Hearing loss Vomiting Abdominal pain Side note* I found a video on silent migraines that I will put with this post. Via Pinterest. The Different Types Of Headaches/Migraines 1. Abdominal Migraine: Effects children from 5-9 years old. but can also happen to adults as well. As the child grows they can experience the head pain with these migraine as well. Other symptoms are: Stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting. 2. (Acephalgic) Silent Migraine: Having symptoms of a migraine without the pain related to it. 3. "Alice In Wonderland Syndrome: is a rare form of migraine aura. That causes a distorted perception. I.E. feeling like your body is getting bigger then smaller. Or speeding up or slowing down. While children experience this more then adults. Anyone can experience this. 4.Basilar-Type Migraine: Confused with stroke. Speech slurring, vertigo, unsteadiness, and numbness. Symptoms can come on gradually. Before the pain of a migraine occurs.Not a common type. About 10% have this migraine with aura. 5. Chronic Daily Headache A headache that occurs 15 days or more a month. 4-5% of people have chronic headaches. They can fall into different categories depending in the person(s) experience and characteristics . You're likely to have sleeping, and snoring problems. 6. Cluster Headaches The most painful type of "headache". with attacks of severe pain lasting anywhere from 15 mins to 180 mins, Can occur every other day or up to 8 times a day. There are also two types of suffers. Episodic or chronic. While this headache is likely to occur more in men then women. (My sister is a chronic suffer, and she'll be a part of an inDepth blog post for clusters coming in the very near future.) These "headaches' are very challenging to treat. They require treatment from a headache specialist or neurologist, 7. Hemiplegic Migraine A rare form of migraine where you experience weakness on one side of your body. Possibly have confusion, and slurring of speech. It can also be mistaken a stroke. A subtype of hemiplegic does run in the family, but you can have this migraine w/ or w/o a family history. 8. Ice Pick Headache Stabbing, extreme, and intense headaches that are terrifying. In general, only lasts 5-30 seconds. They come out of nowhere, and strike anywhere on the head. Feels like an actual ice pick stuck in your head. The pain usually disappears before you can treat it. But, treatment with a particular pain reliever can help. 9. Migraine Possibly the best-known headache disorder. Can be mistaken as just a headache. It's a neurological disorder known for flare ups, or migraine attacks. A headache is just one symptom to a migraine. 10. New Daily Persistent Headache These headaches are similar to tension headaches. With pain on both sides of the head, and like a tension headache, the suffer can experience "the rubber band sensation." Can be seen in people who usually do not complain of having headaches. Complain of daily head pain that last 3 months or more. And those that suffer from these, can usually pinpoint when they first began. The suffer may also experience one of the 3 symptoms. Photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea.Pain does not usually worsen with regular physical activity which is common in migraines. For s doctor to diagnose this type of headache, he/she must first rule out several other conditions that can cause similar symptoms. 11, Idopathic Or Intracranial Hypertension Pseudotum Cerebri is a condition where the body either produces too much of the fluid from the brain and spine or does not absorb the fluid well. Which causes increased pressure, and results in head pain. The term-Pseudotumor Cerebri, means false brain tumor. Because the symptoms mimic those the illness. 12. Retinal Migraine( Ocular) ( rare condition.)They causes flashes or sparkles of light. With partial or total temporary blindness in one eye. Which happens before the headache part of the migraine. (The pain usually occurs with an hr, of the eye symptoms.) Can last up to 3 days. Usually resides itself without medication. If it occurs on one side of the head with throbbing it's considered a "migraine with aura." Without vision issues is considered a "common migraine." To have true ocular migraine you must have specific symptoms. I.E. Blindness, (partial or complete.) Must get headache with migraine. To get the diagnoses of retinal migraine, your doctor must rule out other possible causes for the blindness. Most common with women under the the age of 45. 13. Status Migraine painful and debilitating migraine attack lasting more then 72 hrs, If moderate/severe pain lasts more then 72 hrs, and without a solid 4 hr window of no pain, consider that an emergency. See your doctor or go to the ER. 14. Tension-Type Headache Most common form of headache. Effects nearly 80% of people. Described as as "band around the head." You cave mild to moderate pain. Can be treated, and eased with over the counter pain relievers. If you experience more then one of these headaches, your Dr. may consider other medications to prevent them. 15. Transformed Migraine Begins a chronic migraine attack, but gradually or quickly transforms almost daily. But with less severe head pain. TMA'S, (Transformed Migraine Attacks) can come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound. You're more likely at risk for these migraines, because of 2 factors. 1. Have more then one migraine attack a week. 2. if you use pain relievers everyday. 16. Hemi-cranial A headache that does not stop. Typically starts as an episodic migraine that happens on one side of the head. Moderate pain that can spike to excruciating at times. (This headache is not considered a migraine, but can share some symptoms of one. I.E. light sensitivity.) Difficult to treat, and must consult a headache specialist. Another form a headache is the Medication Over Use Headache (rebound headache.) Occurs after the regular use of a headache medication. For a period of 3 months or more. I.E. nsaids for tension headaches, or triptans for migraines. .