Many people think that headaches are specific to adults. However, in recent times children are susceptible to a similar ailment, especially in adolescence. If discomfort are systematic and disturbing long time, you need to contact a specialist.
Head injury
The consequences of an unsuccessful fall may appear much later and affect the main organ of the central nervous system, expressed in dizziness, darkening in the eyes, loss of consciousness.
In infants, there is a swelling in the fontanel area, while the baby can throw his head back, be capricious. Immediately after the injury, it is necessary to make the baby light massage bruised and apply a cold compress there. If this condition is accompanied by pallor of the face, dizziness and nausea, a concussion can be suspected.
Neurological disorders
Discomfort in the face, which increases with touch and resembles an electric shock, may indicate inflammation trigeminal nerve. Pain syndrome as a consequence of pathologies of the cervical spine or viral ailments, for example, mumps, increases with head turning and coughing. With such violations, warming compresses (bags of salt, warm lotions from plantain or cabbage leaf), as well as UHF therapy. Pain relievers provide only temporary relief.
Mental disorders
The connection between the emotional state of the baby and his well-being has long been noticed. Tension, stress and conflict in the family are common causes of pain.
The state of overexcitement caused by active and noisy games before bedtime can provoke a headache. In this case, the lungs help sedatives based on herbs, for example, peony tincture.
It is necessary to teach the kid to cope with their emotions, control behavior, manage fears. Show him some views breathing exercises and ways to relieve stress. 
Improper nutrition
A large number of eaten nitrites, preservatives, sodium chloride and nitrite, tyramine cause vasoconstriction in the brain. As a result, headaches in a child appear repeatedly and are accompanied by:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- loss of balance;
- upset stomach.
Below is a list of foods that need to be excluded from the child's diet:
- smoked sausage, sausages;
- some types of cheese;
- yeast baked goods;
- nuts;
- chips, fast food;
- sweet sparkling water;
- margarine;
- coffee and energy;
- chocolate bars;
- chewing gums and jelly candies;
- ketchup and mayonnaise.
Sometimes the causes of a throbbing headache are improper or inadequate nutrition of the mother during pregnancy, as well as a lack of vitamins. 
Vascular diseases of the brain
Blood pressure surges, including primary hypertension, can cause vascular spasms and circulatory disorders of the main organ of the central nervous system. This condition is noted due to drastic changes weather conditions, hereditary predisposition or insomnia.
The first aid method is chamomile or mint tea, which has a mild sedative effect. Symptoms, which are systematic, require medical advice.
Migraine
This neurological ailment is maternally transmitted and is due to inadequate production of serotonin. The pathology is characterized by a one-sided throbbing headache. In most cases, an attack is accompanied by nausea and loss of balance.
To avoid the development of migraines, the following guidelines must be followed:
- be in the sun more often;
- include in the diet foods rich in vitamin B, calcium, magnesium;
- do a light head massage;
- drink a drink made from viburnum or black currant;
- take juice fresh potatoes or a decoction of St. John's wort 2 times a day.
External stimuli
Loud sound, bright light, or Strong smell, as well as the lack of fresh air have negative impact on nervous system child.
Babies cannot talk about painful sensations and become moody, often cry. To avoid this, parents should take care of comfortable conditions for their children: do not turn on the TV loudly, avoid the use of aromatic lamps with oils that have a pungent smell, and dim the lighting in the room.
Clinical manifestations
Vascular headache in autonomic dysfunction syndrome
Cephalalgia in a child can be triggered by a disorder of the ANS. Horse racing blood pressure, stretching of the walls of blood vessels, as well as a violation of their tone, entail an excessive flow of blood into the main organ of the central nervous system.
Often, a headache of a vascular nature worries in morning time and is accompanied by swelling lower eyelids, nasal congestion, sore throat, reddening of the capillaries, dilated vessels of the fundus.
Often, vascular disorders are associated with an increase or decrease in blood pressure. With hypertension, there is a feeling of squeezing in the head, nausea and loss of balance. Hypotension is expressed in pulsating cephalalgia.
Increase or decrease in intracranial pressure
Intracranial hypertension is characterized by a bursting headache. This is facilitated by an increase in the volume of fluid in the brain, which presses on the membranes of the main organ of the central nervous system and contributes to the compression of blood vessels. The pain can be aggravated by changing the position and turning the head and is accompanied by vomiting.
At reduced intracranial pressure the baby may complain of blurred vision, darkening of the eyes, nausea. Heart palpitations are sometimes observed, frequent yawning, cold extremities.
Cephalalgia in infectious diseases
Unpleasant sensations in the head area caused by ARVI are accompanied by the following symptoms:
Diseases of an infectious nature include:
- flu, cold;
- angina;
- measles;
- rubella;
- viral mumps (mumps);
- scarlet fever;
- diphtheria;
- polio;
- chicken pox.
When the appearance alarming symptoms you need to contact a specialist. Accurate diagnosis can only be delivered by a doctor.
Tension headache
This type of cephalalgia is considered the most common in junior schoolchildren... The causes of the onset of the disease are long-term studies, chronic stress, overwork, increased load on the eyes, excessive mental effort, as well as tension in the spine, provoked by an uncomfortable posture at the desk.
The nature of the pain is constricting, constricting. The duration of the discomfort ranges from half an hour to a week. At the peak of an attack, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and decreased appetite may occur. 
Migraine
In rare cases, neurological disease develops at an early age. Usually, the first symptoms are observed in adolescents and are expressed in a one-sided throbbing headache, which increases under the influence of excessive physical exertion. This condition is accompanied by hypersensitivity to external stimuli: bright light, loud sounds, or pungent odors... The exhausting sensation can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and last from 4 to 72 hours.
The reasons for the development of migraines in childhood are often:
Meningitis
it terrible disease resulting from inflammation of the lining of the brain. Factors of the onset of the disease are bacterial and fungal infections, viruses.
The disease begins suddenly: externally healthy baby the temperature suddenly rises to 39-40 degrees, accompanied by nasal congestion, but without a runny nose or any discharge.
Babies become lethargic, capricious, often cry and cannot calm down even in their mother's arms.
Older children have intense headaches. The condition is aggravated by vomiting, not dependent on food intake. A pink rash on the body, in the center of which black dots are visible, indicates a lesion internal organs... In this case, the child needs immediate hospitalization.
In meningitis, the symptoms can be described as bursting, spreading over the entire head, with increased sensitivity to touch. Often there is tension and soreness in the muscles of the back of the head, in which it becomes difficult for the baby to tilt his head forward.
Another sign of meningitis is the involuntary bending of the legs in the supine position when the head is tilted.
Lesion of the trigeminal nerve
When the trigeminal nerve is squeezed or irritated, excruciating shooting pain appears, localized in the jaw and aggravated by the slightest touch. Unpleasant sensations are constant or intermittent. The disease can be suspected by the following signs:
- redness of the face;
- tearing;
- numbness or tenderness in the lips, eyes, or nose;
- involuntary twitching of the facial muscles.
Chronic headache
Cephalalgia, which occurs more often than 15 days a month, is called chronic. Basically, there are several types of such ailment, among which are migraine, tension headache, cluster cephalalgia. In most cases, the malaise is accompanied by increased fatigue, weakness, irritability, sleep disturbances.
Treatment chronic form pathology depends on the diagnosis and provoking factors. Often, taking medication will eliminate the symptoms, but not the disease itself. On rare occasions chronic course the disease is provoked by the regular use of drugs.
Children prone to this form of cephalalgia should mandatory be registered with a neurologist.
Survey
When contacting a doctor with a complaint about a baby's headache, parents need to describe his condition as accurately as possible. The correctness of the diagnosis will depend on this. The specialist may ask the following questions:
- When did the pain first start?
- Have there been head injuries?
- How often does discomfort occur?
- What is the nature of the pain?
- Where is the pain syndrome concentrated?
- Does it change emotional condition baby before an attack?
- Does he get tired at school, what kind of stress is he more exposed to (for example, does he attend a sports section)?
- Does the headache have other symptoms?
- Does your son or daughter have a good appetite, what foods prevail in the diet?
- Does the child complain of insomnia?
- How is pain eliminated?
- Do parents have any medical conditions?
Consultations of a therapist, neurologist, ophthalmologist and otolaryngologist are required. In some cases, the following are prescribed:
Dangerous symptoms
Below is a list of manifestations that you should pay special attention to:
- intense headache that started suddenly;
- changed nature of unpleasant sensations;
- increased discomfort in the morning;
- impairment of consciousness and memory, deterioration of brain activity;
- nausea, vomiting;
- painful sensations that appeared some time after a head injury;
- anxiety, nervous excitement, gratuitous crying in babies;
- dizziness, loss of consciousness;
- violation of coordination of movement;
- regurgitation and bad dream in infants;
- fatigue, lethargy, tugging at the hair (signs are noted in babies 1.5-2 years old).
Treatment
The following recommendations will help to improve the well-being of the child in the event of alarming symptoms:
A throbbing headache requires integrated approach to treatment, including the following:
- manual therapy;
- physiotherapy;
- taking a bath with sea salt;
- acupuncture.
If a doctor has prescribed a drug, in no case should you replace it with another drug. Most often, children are prescribed:
- "Paracetamol";
- Ibuprofen;
- Nurofen;
- "Nimesulide".
Prophylaxis
To avoid the development of a headache in a child, the following recommendations must be observed:
Outcome
The causes of headaches in children can vary. They can only be identified in outpatient... However, it is important to remember that a lot depends on the parents themselves. To avoid serious consequences, you need to monitor the health of your children and consult a doctor in a timely manner.
Headache in children - a fairly frequent, but rather difficult symptom to assess. Distinguish between functional and symptomatic headaches. With symptomatic headaches, the cause can be determined. With functional headaches, most often it is not possible to identify the structural abnormalities that caused this condition.
Often, the headache is accompanied by increased irritability or crying of the child. Peaks of headache in children usually appear at six to seven years (during the period of adaptation to school) and at thirteen to fifteen years (during puberty). At school age, a child's complaint about a headache can be considered reliable.
Causes of headaches in children
To find out the true cause of the headache great value has the supervision of adults for the characteristics of the child's behavior. If a child complains of a headache, then first it is necessary to clarify the localization of pain (in the parietal, temporal, occipital, frontal, in the area of eyes, nose, ears). Children up to school age with a headache, pull yourself by the hair, squeeze your head with your hands. No less important is the characteristic of pain: gradually increasing or sudden, dull or acute, passing by itself or only after taking sedatives or painkillers. Parents should notice if the child's headache is accompanied by redness or paleness of the face, agitation or lethargy, weakness, vomiting, nausea, dizziness. The appearance of severe headaches in a child may be associated with physical activity, stressful situation, accepting any medicines, a trip in transport, overwork.
A huge number of diseases that can be accompanied by headaches can be grouped into three main groups - common diseases child, diseases of the brain and diseases of other parts of the head.
Severe headache in children can be accompanied by infectious and inflammatory diseases in acute period(tonsillitis, pyelonephritis, flu, pneumonia, erysipelas). Headache in this case occurs against the background of general intoxication of the body with elevated temperature body. It usually disappears after taking antipyretic drugs with an analgesic effect (Paracetamol, Efferalgan, Calpol).
Headaches in children can be caused by stress, mental and physical stress, conflicts in the family and school, overstrain, spasmodic clamps of the muscles of the shoulder girdle and neck. The pain of a squeezing, pressing character usually extends to the occipital and frontal part gradually covering the entire head. Moreover, it does not increase with physical activity. Similar pain most often it goes away on its own after a walk, sleep, warm-up. If a headache of this type occurs more often than a hundred days a year, then it is necessary to examine the child's body.
Severe headaches in children can occur when the walls are stretched, cerebral circulation and vascular tone of the brain. Such pain can be bursting, pulsating, pressing. The examination will help establish the root cause of these headaches.
With a sensitive psyche, the causes of headaches in children may be unwillingness to go to school, a doctor, or eat up porridge. A psychotherapist or psychiatrist can help with this type of pain. Parents should help organize the child correct mode day, provide a stable emotional background, reduce emotional and physical stress.
If a child complains of a headache, and at the same time it is accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, redness or pale skin, then the cause of this condition may be a migraine. With migraines, photophobia is often manifested. Multi-colored circles appear before the eyes or the visual picture completely falls out. A migraine attack can last from half an hour to five hours.
A sudden severe headache in a child, localized in the frontal, temporal regions, or covering the entire head may indicate inflammatory disease the meninges (meningitis) or the whole brain (encephalitis). Simultaneously with pain, repeated vomiting, chills usually begin, body temperature rises significantly.
If a child has a severe headache after a head injury, and after the pain there is nausea and dizziness, then a bruise or concussion of the brain can be suspected.
Often the cause of headaches in children is inflammation of the maxillary or frontal paranasal sinuses of the skull. In this case, pain most often appears in the morning, with an increase in pressure in the sinuses (when they are filled with pus). Primary school children sometimes complain of headache when acute otitis media(inflammation of the middle ear). Headache can also occur with herpetic eruptions, with erysipelas scalp, with visual impairment, as well as with neuralgia of the upper branch of the trigeminal nerve.
Treatment of headache in children
To relieve headaches in children at home, it is necessary to remove any physical or mental stress, lightly massage the temples, put a warm compress on the child's forehead, give the child the opportunity to sleep on fresh air.
Before starting treatment, it is necessary to find out the exact cause of the headache. First, the doctor must carefully examine the complaints, the history of the development of the disease, carefully examine the child. Additional research not needed if physical findings indicate tension headaches or migraines. Laboratory and instrumental research are simply necessary when identifying signs during the survey organic defeat central nervous system.
Paracetamol is commonly used to treat headaches in children. At long-term treatment dihydroergotamine and beta-blockers are used. Dihydroergotamine is given in incremental dosages over six to eight weeks. With an increased tendency to seizures, it is advisable to take for a limited period of time anticonvulsants(phenytoin, carbamazepine). If the child is prone to vomiting while taking medication, then the drugs are best administered in the form of suppositories.
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A headache in a child is a fairly common phenomenon. About 80% of children have experienced this ailment... The causes of headaches can be both neurological and psychological nature... Children never just complain about pain. Either the pain is very severe, or the child has a headache very often. In no case should you ignore complaints. Timely treatment and diagnostics will help eliminate the risk of developing complications in the future. Why a child often has a headache and how to cope with pain, we will find out further.
The reasons for the occurrence of unpleasant sensations in the head include a number of pathological processes, mental disorders and constant overwork of the child. It is important to install the right reason to pick up rational treatment... Without diagnostic activities you cannot diagnose yourself.
The main causes of headaches in children:
- Migraine (children or adolescent).
- VSD syndrome (vegetative vascular dystonia).
- Tension headache.
- Tumor processes in the brain and its membranes.
- Diseases of the ENT organs and eyes.
- Meningitis and encephalitis.
- Violation of intracranial pressure.
- Infectious and viral pathologies.
- Poisoning.
- Inflammatory process in the trigeminal nerve.
- Head and brain injuries.
Clinical picture and nature of pain
So, if a child has a headache, first of all, we provide him with complete rest and find out the main clinic based on complaints. Children 10 years old can quite clearly describe their condition. The nature of headaches in a 5-year-old child is more difficult to determine, usually children either turn away to the wall, not wanting to communicate, or cry loudly, which further increases the intensity of the pain.
Headache in children can be:
- stitching;
- pulsating;
- oppressive;
- bursting;
- aching.
Localization can be observed in the occipital, parietal, frontal, temporal lobes. May be sore in the eye area or throbbing in the temples. If you can figure out the nature of the child's headache, that's good. It remains only to figure out how the head hurts in pathological conditions.
The disease often affects children from 7 years to 11 years. Migraine pains are characterized by:
- Pulsation in the eye or temple, on one side.
- Irritation and increased pain from bright light and noise.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Reaction to odors.
The condition improves after the child has vomited and fell asleep.
A 10-year-old child usually has less pain than a 7-year-old. The older the patient, the richer the vessels. This is why teen migraines usually subside by age 18.
Migraine headaches in children have their own characteristics, in contrast to the course of the disease in adults:
- paroxysmal pains last from 30 minutes to 5 hours;
- cephalalgia is directly related to overwork and psychological stress;
- may be accompanied by fainting and severe dizziness;
- the child will definitely have a stomach ache, diarrhea and vomiting.
If a child often has a headache and the reason for this is migraine, it is important to eliminate the provoking factors. The child should not get tired, food and rest should be observed and adjusted. Mental stress should be distributed, and physical activity should be controlled by the parents.
VSD syndrome (vegetative vascular dystonia)
Frequent headaches in a child 7-10 years old are often associated with a change vascular tone... The reasons may lie in cerebral hypoxia, a clear sign of which is constant yawning... In addition to oxygen starvation, the development of VSD syndrome can be influenced by diseases associated with disruption of work:
- Of cardio-vascular system.
- Kidney.
- Liver.
Medical statistics claim that VSD affects children prone to constant stress and overwork. The atmosphere in the family plays an important role in the development of the disease. With constant scandals in the house, the child has a severe headache. The VSD syndrome resolves with the elimination of the underlying disease and the stabilization of the patient's emotional background.
The soreness of the head is accompanied by a violation of the rhythm of heart contractions and the level of blood pressure. Such children are prone to frequent mood swings, excessive irritability.
HDN (tension headaches)
The peak of such pain occurs at the age of 7 to 10 years. Approximately 75% of cephalalgias are due to tension headaches.
The problem happens to children:
- spending a lot of time at the computer and watching TV;
- with a crooked posture;
- with tension in the muscles of the neck.
The main complaint is the localization of pain in the frontal or parietal region. Pressing pains, calming down after the patient's rest. The head hurts in children badly, but by the time they come of age, the ailment goes away.
Tumor processes in the brain
One of the leading symptoms of a brain tumor is persistent cephalalgia, vomiting and nausea. Soreness often occurs in the morning after waking up. Vomiting does not provide relief. The pain can be either pressing or bursting.
A neoplasm in the brain and its membranes does not always require surgical intervention... Neurosurgeons monitor the dynamics of education. If it grows, a decision is made to remove it.
Pain in pathological processes of ENT organs and eye diseases
Chronic and acute diseases sinuses, throat and ears are often accompanied by pain in the head. Children react especially sharply to sinusitis and frontal sinusitis. The toxic effect on the lining of the brain leads to attacks of headaches and vascular disorders... Cephalalgia will disappear only after successful treatment of the underlying disease.
Headaches occurring in a 6-year-old child are usually associated with prolonged eye strain. When reading books, drawing and watching TV optic nerve gets heavy load I can't handle children's organism... The headache is joined by pain in the eyes, lacrimation and blush on the cheeks. The trouble can be easily eliminated if the child's work and rest regime is rationally distributed. If your child cannot live an hour without a book, teach him to relax. Exercising your eyes will help relieve tension and head pain.
Intracranial pressure disorder
The concept of intracranial pressure disturbance is understood as hypertension, that is, a change in pressure in the vessels of the brain. Children usually suffer from this ailment. early age... Inconsistency of blood vessels and a sharp drop in pressure causes the activation of pain receptors. The accumulation of intercellular fluid presses on the vessels and pain occurs. The danger of hypertension is possible development convulsive syndrome.
With increased intracranial pressure, the crumbs constantly have a headache when the weather changes, overwork. By the age of five, the illness usually recedes. The pain of a bursting nature may be accompanied by vomiting, in some cases - indomitable.
Intracranial pressure can be not only increased, but also decreased. Fluid deficiency leads to stretching of the lining of the brain. It is stretching that leads to strengthening pain... The unpleasant feeling disappears with a change in the position of the head and body.
Viral and infectious diseases
Any viral and infectious diseases begin with pain in the head. Intoxication - main reason ailment. Toxic substances formed during the vital activity of viruses and microbes poison the child's body. TO general symptoms intoxication also includes:
- Weakness.
- Fatigue.
- Drowsiness.
- Nausea.
Along with the above symptoms, body temperature rises, body aches and muscle pain appear. Therefore, if a child has a severe headache, while he is shivering, it is likely that he has ARVI or ARI. A pediatrician will be able to establish a diagnosis when examining a small patient.
Meningeal headaches
Inflammation of the lining of the brain caused by viruses and bacteria is always accompanied by pain in the head.
Meningitis is characterized by:
- severe headache;
- vomit;
- fear of light and sounds;
- hypersensitivity of the skin;
- forced position of the patient in bed.
A patient with meningitis lies on his side, his head is thrown back, and his legs are tucked into his stomach. If you try to bring your head to your chest, muscle spasm occurs (stiff neck). It is dangerous to treat such a patient at home, only the timely help of doctors will help relieve inflammation from the membranes of the brain.
Poisoning
For spicy food poisoning severe headache in children is characteristic. This symptom is a consequence of the intoxication of the body. If your child complains of a sore head, nausea and weakness, it is important to find out what he ate at school or at a party. Later, vomiting and diarrhea join. The worst thing about poisoning is dehydration. Only replenishing lost fluid will help you recover quickly. Give the patient small amounts of water to drink frequently. It is imperative to inform the doctor about the incident.
Inflammatory process in the trigeminal nerve
With inflammation of the trigeminal nerve as a result of hypothermia, injury or viral infections(herpes), pains in the head appear, piercing the entire half of the face. Children are often confused acute inflammation nerve with toothache. Parents, in turn, can observe that a tear spontaneously flows from the eye on the side of the lesion. Treatment is prescribed strictly by a neurologist, self-medication, in this case, is unacceptable.
Head and Brain Injury
Concussions, bruises and compression of the brain are necessarily accompanied by pain in the head. If the child has fallen or hit his head the day before, it is worth showing the doctor. With a concussion, dizziness, nausea, and impaired coordination will be present. A clear sign of concussion is retrograde amnesia - the patient does not remember the events at the time of injury or fall.
Diagnostic measures
If a child has a severe headache, what to do? The very first step for parents is going to the doctor. Diagnostics will reveal true reason ailment.
To clarify the diagnosis, you will be assigned:
- Magnetic resonance imaging.
- Radiography of the cervical spine.
- Angiography.
- Duplex of cerebral vessels.
If meningitis is suspected, the patient is shown spinal tap, with the study of cerebrospinal fluid for the presence of pathogens.
Only after the diagnosis, the doctor will announce the verdict, why the head hurts and how to deal with it.
When to sound the alarm
Calling an ambulance or going to a doctor is urgent if your child has:
- a severe and sudden headache;
- unusual pains, shooting, accompanied by noise in the ears and head;
- when the position of the body changes, the pain increases;
- soreness is noted in the morning;
- with an attack, the mind becomes confused;
- severe pain after a previous injury.
There are a lot of varieties and forms of headaches in children; only a doctor can identify the true cause. It is very difficult to recognize what worries a child if he is still very young. Babies react to discomfort in the head with anxiety, refusal to eat, insomnia, and frequent regurgitation. At intracranial hypertension vomiting may open as a "fountain". The fontanelle pulsates and bulges.
Older children complain of fatigue, hold their heads and try to lie down. Some try to distract themselves from discomfort by pulling their hair or scratching their face.
Children of 7 years old suffer from cephalalgia differently. They lie more, casually can tell mom that the head hurts. When the pain is unbearable, tearfulness and fear appear.
At the age of 10, the child will clearly voice his condition, when the changes have occurred and where it hurts. Treatment of cephalalgia in adult children proceeds faster, due to the clear clinical picture.
First aid for a child
Treatment of headaches in children at home begins with the creation of complete rest. TV and other external irritants must be removed immediately. Put the patient to bed, soak the towels in cool water and apply for 5 to 7 minutes. The room should be well ventilated. Very often children suffer from pain due to stuffiness in the room.
Offer the sick person a warm drink, especially if vomiting occurs. Relieves cephalalgia well vitamin C... You can give 2 - 3 tablets of ascorbic acid or lemon tea. Decoctions of soothing herbs - motherwort, valerian - will relax the blood vessels and help the child fall asleep. In no case do not give chocolate - this product provokes even more pain.
If rest and sleep do not help, it is helpful to consult a doctor. Children can only take Paracetamol drugs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - Ibuprofen.
Do not overuse medications. The only difference between a medicine and a poison is the dose. Failure to observe the frequency and the exact specified dosage can cause significant harm to health.
Create the most comfortable conditions possible if the pain is not frequent and associated with overload at school. If the attacks are repeated with a certain frequency, while the child turns pale, loses consciousness or does not remember the events taking place, call an ambulance immediately.
Preventive actions
To reduce the intensity of pain and protect as much as possible from relapse, observe simple rules which are very easy to stick to:
- The child should have a clear daily routine.
- Nutrition is timely, rich in microelements.
- Regular walks in the fresh air.
- Protecting the child from stress and overwork.
- Airing the children's room.
- The family environment should be as comfortable as possible for children.
- Communication and participation in the life of a small family member.
- Active lifestyle.
- Restriction in computer games and hours of sitting in front of the TV.
If the child suffers from frequent cephalalgias, you should be regularly monitored by a neurologist. This is especially true for children of seven years old. Primary School completely changes the daily routine, mental and emotional state of the student. Excessive mental stress must be corrected by the attending physician and distributed in a rational manner.
Acute or chronic headache is familiar to many people, in particular children suffer from it. By the nature of the manifestations, the pain is different: pulsating, acute, aching, shooting, localizes one or another part of the head. Why does the child hurt exactly occipital part and how to get rid of unpleasant symptoms consider in more detail?
There can be many reasons. It is not so scary if the child has soreness for the first time due to overstrain of the muscles and soft tissues of the neck after a long stay of the head in one position. But, the back of the head is directly related to the spine (cervical spine) and the causes of pain can be more unpleasant. So, everything is in order.
If a child complains of compression of the head, pain in the temples and forehead, then the reason may be increased intracranial pressure, changes in the vessels of the brain, or as a result of a recent sore throat, flu.
It is important to recognize in time the nature of the pain in the back of the head in a child. With its strengthening when turning the head to the sides, a prolonged course, the development of osteochondrosis (spondylitis) is possible.
If the neck muscles are compacted, then this is a consequence of curvature of posture or muscle overexertion after a long stay in an uncomfortable position. The child may simply be blown out in a draft and pain is a symptom that not everything is in order in the cervical spine.
Common causes back pain - brain injury. If the child lost consciousness immediately after the impact, then this clear sign head damage. Symptoms often resolve quickly. The kid will cry a little, calm down and quickly forget about the trouble. But he may start to be capricious again after some time, which should certainly alert parents, especially if the head pains are strong, it is dark before the eyes.
The consequences of the blow did not pass without a trace, when the fontanelle swelling in infants, the head tilting back with an arching of the back became more frequent. If the baby has already hit his head, then you need to lay him down, isolate him from bright light getting into his eyes and rub the bruised place with your palms slightly, apply a cold compress. For a while, protect the child from unnecessary noise, outdoor games. With the appearance of nausea, vomiting, signs of cerebral hemorrhage in children, of course, you need to see a doctor immediately.
- Migraine. Increased pain during coughing, sneezing may indicate neuralgic diseases. The most common of them, even in childhood, is migraine.
- Heart - vascular diseases as a result of circulatory disorders in the brain. Is happening oxygen starvation, a sharp vasoconstriction, jumps blood pressure, hypertension develops and, as its main symptom, pain in the back of the head. Provoke hypertension may be a hereditary factor, a sudden change in the weather, sleep disorder. With mild hypertension, the symptoms in children quickly pass, it is enough just to walk in the fresh air, to establish a diet and sleep. If the case is severe and pain in the back of the head has become a constant phenomenon, then you need to see a neurologist, undergo the prescribed treatment (pathological changes are possible in the vessels).
- Neuralgia, headache due to damage to the trigeminal nerve, shocks like an electric current, often recurs, but quickly passes. When coughing, sneezing, sharp turns of the head intensifies, the muscles on the face may twitch (involuntarily contract). Neuralgia occurs when there are problems with cervical spine spine, against the background of a cold, an outbreak of an infectious disease. To eliminate troubles, heating, UHF, applying a bag of heated sand and warm compresses or cabbage leaves (plantain), and gauze soaked in juice are rare to the occipital area. It is good to give children an infusion of wormwood yarrow. Many problems with cervical vertebrae become the result of improper posture of the child, which is important to monitor to teach children with early childhood... The neck is well supported by a cushion during sleep, which should be placed instead of a pillow, and the bed should also be firm enough.
- Migraine, according to experts, is in most cases hereditary ailment usually transmitted from the mother. The likelihood of migraine in children is high if the mother herself suffers from it. This disease is associated with a lack of serotonin in the brain, which actually leads to throbbing pains, nausea and dizziness. It is unlikely that a complete cure of migraine is possible in the event of its inheritance, but it is possible to block and relieve attacks immediately when it appears: often ventilating the room, staying in the fresh air. Children can be given freshly squeezed juice of potatoes (2 tablespoons 2-3 times a day), viburnum, black currant (juices), massage the head and the back of the head.
- Cervical osteochondrosis, abrasion of the vertebrae of the neck and intervertebral discs... Reasons for development - sedentary sedentary image life, smoking, overweight everything, genetic predisposition, incorrect body position during sleep. It hurts in the neck and back of the head. It is necessary to treat the disease, the processes of degeneration in the cervical spine in a child can ultimately lead to irreversible consequences.
- Cervical spondylosis, there is deformation of the vertebrae in the neck, the appearance of osteophytes - growths that cause pain when turning the head, torment especially at night, do not go away even at rest. From increased voltage v cervical area in addition to pain in the back of the head, it presses on the eyes, ears. More often, the disease occurs in the elderly or those leading a sedentary lifestyle.
- Cervical myositis, manifestation inflammatory response in the muscles of the skeleton of the spine, leading to damage to one of the groups of bones. it internal pathology, but with manifestations on the skin, regression of dermatomyositis is possible due to hypothermia, early injuries or muscle strains suffered infectious diseases... It hurts first in the neck area, then begins to move to the back of the head. Only treatment on early stage ailment gives positive results... According to the results X-ray examination anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial agents... Shown are massage, physiotherapy.
Young children cannot express signs of anxiety in words, they just start to be capricious and cry. In fact, parents need to be attentive. A lack of air in the room, a bright sound, light, and even a long stay during sleep in one position, when the neck muscles become numb, can cause discomfort in the back of the head. The TV can become an irritant factor. loud noise or scented candles placed in front of the baby's bed. Aromatherapy has a powerful effect on the body and the effect should be relaxing, calming. But nevertheless, if the baby is capricious from the light directed into his eyes, and he does not like it, then it is better to remove and take a closer look in silence and in the dark he will fall asleep faster.
Neck pain in a child may appear due to malocclusion and difficulty in chewing food if the teeth are not properly positioned. This affects speech, gums, and pain in the back of the head is also manifested. In addition, headache occurs in children under 5 years of age, and can be triggered by the intake of certain foods. Food with high content nitrites and preservatives lead to vasoconstriction and spasms, as a result - to a headache in the occiput. Harmful substances available in food additives, for example, tyramine, sodium nitrite, which can cause headaches, low blood sugar. They have a bad effect on the brain and its functions, fail. If such phenomena were observed in the mother during pregnancy, then there is a high probability that the child will suffer from headaches from birth.
In case of poisoning with poor-quality food (except for headaches), children may experience nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to indigestion. It is important to prevent dehydration, more often to water the child with broths, tea with the addition of mint, St. John's wort, elderberry. If the neck area hurts with attacks, then you can prepare an infusion of birch leaves by brewing 1 tbsp. 1 cup boiling water, let it brew for 2-3 hours, apply to the affected area.
If the child is predisposed to pain in the head and occiput with attacks, it is necessary to exclude food rich in carbohydrates from the diet, feed the child more often (up to 5 times a day), but in small portions.
Children are impulsive, emotional, unable to cope with psychological problems and stress. Negative emotions negatively affect the brain, causing headaches that can be violent, violent, monotonous, or prolonged. Analgesics and sedatives do not always help to cope with pain with severe overexcitation.
It is hardly possible to protect your child from everyone negative factors acting on the brain from the outside, but the development of protective reactions of the body must be constantly taught. A child should not keep fears, doubts and worries in himself, but throw them out in time due to groundlessness similar species anxiety. It is important to explain this so that the baby believes and quickly calms down.
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