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The dramatic visual effect
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Aura could be in the form of vertigo when the person feels that there everything around is moving
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For one who has experienced a traditional migraine it would sound as a great relief if there is no headache associated with it. But then before one would jump the gun it would be disconcerting to know that the lack of the pain may well be compensated
by a group of other symptoms of the “aura”.
As one would usually know migraine is a problem associated with severe headache, nausea and vomiting with sensitivity to light.
More often than not the throbbing pain is on one side of the head and the arrival is announced by appearance of aura a group of symptoms warning that pain is on the threshold in an hour.
Aura refers to an array of psychological and neurological symptoms that appear before the onset of migraine.
As such the episodes of headache can occur without aura being around there is a good percentage of this neuralgic pain occurring with aura.
Aura could be in the form of vertigo when the person feels that there everything around is moving and feels that he needs to stay stationary at a place.
The imbalance could appear with confusion and numbness too. But the most common of all aura is visual disturbance.
The visual effects can be “dramatic” in the sense that there could be flashing lights, complex colour patterns and shapes in the field of vision before the headache begins.
The perception could extend in the form of floaters in vision, shimmering and zig zag lines and even blurring of vision.
If it is not a cause for concern it is only because that it does not last for more than 5-20 minutes and this temporary phenomenon does not harm the eye.
But it does interfere with daily activities like reading and driving and compel one to take the day off.
But then that is the way the characteristic way migraine with aura goes. There is also a condition in which there is only the visual disturbance but the headache never begins.
Since this is associated with all the factors which trigger the usual migraine this problem is termed as “ocular migraine”.
Anxiety about such symptoms does compel one to take the opinion of an Ophthalmologist who would only rule out any defect of the visual apparatus and it is imperative that a Neurologist clear any doubts of conditions like stroke etc. which can cause similar visual symptoms.
Prevention is the best way migraine can be avoided in the sense that if one has identified the triggers which could initiate a headache, avoiding the same would make sense.
The usual triggers are delayed meals, lack of sufficient sleep, undue stress, alcohol, dairy products, fermented foods such as pickles.
In spite if the recurrence is on the agenda, homoeopathic medicine can be of help in aborting an attack and gradually prevent it.
Kali bich is a remedy which has this blurred vision or blindness with or without headache associated with it but usually accompanying sinusitis.
Gelsemium is helpful when blurred vision troubles on and off in people with muscular weakness. Belladonna, Glonine help when exposure to light worsens the problem. Floaters in vision or spots when are apparent are helped to normalcy by Nux vomica, Cylcamen and Phosphorus.
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DR. VENUGOPAL GOURI
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