Improving sleep can curb migraines
Approximately 1 billion people worldwide suffer from migraines, and over the long term these severe headaches can be debilitating and affect their quality of life.
Migraines can cause a series of sleep problems: for example, migraine sufferers may have difficulty falling asleep, or may have interrupted sleep after falling asleep, preventing them from sleeping until dawn. Compared with people who do not have headaches, people with migraines have poorer sleep quality. In addition, the rapid eye movement period after falling asleep is shorter than those without headaches.
The rapid eye movement (REM) period is what we often call the dreaming period. During this stage, the brain is active but the body is in a resting state. The rapid eye movement period is very important for learning and memory.
Sleep disorders, lack of sleep, or changes in sleep cycles may trigger migraines, and headaches can interfere with sleep. Headache treatments can also cause sleep problems. Although the entanglement between sleep and migraines has yet to be studied medically, what we currently know is that
"Enough quality sleep" can help prevent migraine attacks.
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