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Alan Holmes[_2_] · 26-10-2007, 04:44 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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lid says...
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:01:48 +0100, Charlie Pridham
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In article ,
says...
On 26/10/07 10:51, in article
,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

In article om,
says...
On 25 Oct, 20:50, Sacha wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that as the glass rises they sometimes,
just
occasionally, get a bit of a headache. It happens to me often
enough to be
aware of it but it seems more obvious in the colder months when we
get a
bright starry sky and cold, sunny days. Years ago I mentioned it
to a
doctor - not as a worry, just in passing - and he looked at me as
if I was
barking. But I'm sure there's some sort of relationship between
one and
the other.

You are not alone. It is a link that I've heard discussed over the
years, particularly in relation to migrane sufferers. It is
medically
controversial. I read a study in scientific american, or some such,
in
a hotel in New England one snowy day when I could not get to work,
which showed a tiny but measurable incidence. I expect it would be
difficult to reproduce.

The only obvious connection I have thought of is a sinus headache,
where the sinuses are too blocked to allow pressure to equilibrate.
But I am not a doctor, so am probably wrong.

It's never happened to me, but then I have never been seasick
either
but that doesn't stop me knowing other people can be! My headaches
appear to be associated with dehydration if they are not a symptom
of
an infection.

I have never thought about it, but does barometric pressure effect
blood
pressure or the kit they use to measure it? I am lucky enough to
almost
never get a headache but one child is a regular sufferer, his seem
inexplicable

Obviously you'll have done the eye test stuff but I would strongly
recommend
a good chiropractor. Quite often the spine is 'out' without us
knowing it.

If your spine is out I would recommend seeing a qualified doctor.

I tried that, but my GP sent me to a physio who only succeeded in making it
worse!

Fortunately I saw another doctor after and she has put me down for an
examination at the hospital.