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How to Know Migraine Auras

by Lisa

A migraine without aura is in fact the most common type of migraine there is, despite the widespread myth that everyone who gets these headaches has the visual and other symptoms associated with the aura. About eighty to eighty-five percent of migraine sufferers don’t experience the aura phenomenon at all. While this means that they may perhaps have fewer symptoms than those who experience the aura, it certainly doesn’t mean that the head pain, when it comes, is any less severe.

It’s possible that the view of migraines as always having an accompanying visual aura is perpetuated by non-migraine sufferers, not because they’re trying to push migraine myths but perhaps because they’re not sure what else would differentiate this type of headache from the normal run-of-the-mill type. The aura is an exotic feature that might seem to justify these headaches having a classification all their own. But a migraine without the aura is in fact the much more common version. And rather than being redefined as though it’s just one of the other more ordinary types of headaches, this type still has plenty of symptoms identifying it as a genuine migraine.

A migraine without aura, while it doesn’t manifest quite the same symptoms as one that has it, may still demonstrate a few that could be related. For example, while those with the aura might see flashes of light, those without could still be light sensitive during the migraine. In fact, they could be oversensitive to other things as well, like smells and sounds. This is because the underlying migraine disease triggers the nerves to make them extra sensitive in these ways. So it’s possible that the aura is the first indication of this, with the same things going on undetected, even without the aura.

Of course the worst symptom of these chronic headaches is the headache itself. After all, the symptoms that act as a precursors add insult to injury by piling that massive headache on top of everything that has already made the migraine sufferer’s life unpleasant; setting the headache throbbing down one side of the head or concentrating near the temples. It might be a small blessing not to have had the aura symptoms along with everything else, but once the headache itself arrives, even a migraine without aura is not likely to be viewed with a very positive outlook.

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