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Barometric pressure query
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. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Barometric pressure query
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. |
Barometric pressure query
"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. Not noticed the Barometric pressure thing myself but then I haven't looked. Have noticed I seem to get a headache before a Thunder Storm. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
Barometric pressure query
On 25/10/07 23:09, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote: "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. Not noticed the Barometric pressure thing myself but then I haven't looked. Have noticed I seem to get a headache before a Thunder Storm. Well, surely that's a barometric thing, Bob? I've heard of that with a lot of people. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Barometric pressure query
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 -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
Barometric pressure query
On 26/10/07 10:25, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:14:50 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 25/10/07 23:09, in article , "Bob Hobden" wrote: "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. Not noticed the Barometric pressure thing myself but then I haven't looked. Have noticed I seem to get a headache before a Thunder Storm. Well, surely that's a barometric thing, Bob? I've heard of that with a lot of people. It's a static electricity thing, Sacha. Really? V. interesting. Can you explain how? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Barometric pressure query
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. Or perhaps, we've become so accustomed to it that we don't know it's happened if there's no pain. I used to become giddy so easily that it really scared me but once I found a good chiropractor that is - almost - a thing of the past. My spine's a bit of a mess and always has been but once it travels to the neck.... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Barometric pressure query
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. Or perhaps, we've become so accustomed to it that we don't know it's happened if there's no pain. I used to become giddy so easily that it really scared me but once I found a good chiropractor that is - almost - a thing of the past. My spine's a bit of a mess and always has been but once it travels to the neck.... Thats really interesting because just 10 days ago he went to one with a bad back and after the x-rays it turns out one hip joint is 8mm lower than the other, may be if they sort that out he will lose the headaches :~) This is on topic because he is supposed to be help in the garden but can't because his back is sore! -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
Barometric pressure query
In article ,
lid says... On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:01:48 +0100, Charlie Pridham wrote: 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. It was his GP that sent him -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
Barometric pressure query
On 26/10/07 14:01, in article
, "Charlie Pridham" wrote: 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. Or perhaps, we've become so accustomed to it that we don't know it's happened if there's no pain. I used to become giddy so easily that it really scared me but once I found a good chiropractor that is - almost - a thing of the past. My spine's a bit of a mess and always has been but once it travels to the neck.... Thats really interesting because just 10 days ago he went to one with a bad back and after the x-rays it turns out one hip joint is 8mm lower than the other, may be if they sort that out he will lose the headaches :~) This is on topic because he is supposed to be help in the garden but can't because his back is sore! It's very on topic because my back and neck stop me doing quite a lot. Stooping at e.g. dishwasher emptying level, hurts more than a full bend, for some reason. And at times, just walking or standing for a short length of time gives lower back pain. My spine isn't straight, not as in scoliosis but as in tilted and it sounds as if your son's is rather similar. If one bit of the back is 'out', it sort of travels up the spine, pulling all the rigging out of whack and creating strains and tensions we're not always aware of. IIRC, you have quite a bit of back trouble yourself, Charlie? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Barometric pressure query
On 26/10/07 14:25, in article
, "Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , lid says... snip If your spine is out I would recommend seeing a qualified doctor. It was his GP that sent him Unless the doctor is specially trained in chiropractic or osteopathy, I wouldn't let him near my spine. It might be fine to be referred by one but I've needed chiropractic all my life, since I was 14 because my spine just isn't 'right' and no doctor has ever wanted to manipulate or adjust it. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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Normal variation in pressure at sea-level due to weather, eyes of hurricanes and tornadoes excepted, is roughly from 980 to 1035 mbars, a maximum difference of 5.5%. That's about the same as the change from climbing (or descending) 500m in altitude. I'm unwilling to believe the difference is large enough to promote any medical condition. Having been at high altitude in the Andes for over two months, I descended from 3700m to sea-level in a day (by bicycle), thus experiencing a sudden increase in pressure of over 50% in just a few hours, and I didn't have a headache at the bottom. I would have had a headache if I had done it in reverse so fast, and that would have been due to oxygen deprivation. What seems more likely is that there is another aspect of the weather that is causing the symptoms. High pressure is generally associated with dry weather, and in winter the humidity would be especially low in cold, dry weather. Dehydration is a known cause of headaches. |
Barometric pressure query
On 25 Oct, 12:50, 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. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Any rapid barometric change tortures me: Raising it may give me a temporary headache, but if I get outside into clean air I will rapidly feel MUCH better (often even better than I did before the pressure increase). ((Nitrogen Narcosis?)) But LOWERING barometric pressure causes problems no matter how slow the onset. Part of it is bone / joint / tooth pain (agony) as outgassing occurs. (Something older Airline Stewardesses are familiar with: Some airline passengers have even had teeth explode in rapidly ascending aircraft). But if I am indoors, I will also have terrible respiratory problems as every rotten or toxic airborne contaminant ever absorbed in my apartment (flat) assails me as it is outgassed back into the atmosphere due to the dropping pressure. When I was young I just called it "Sinus Headache" (which I still get if a pressure-change is rapid, or I have sinus congestion). But these older bones and lungs just aren't as flexible/tolerant anymore. Sometimes I even get phantom pain in teeth I no longer have, because the nerves that used to go to those teeth are pinched by surrounding tissues during a rapid pressure-change. |
Barometric pressure query
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "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. Not noticed the Barometric pressure thing myself but then I haven't looked. Have noticed I seem to get a headache before a Thunder Storm. I very rarely get headaches, but then I'm unique aren't I? Although I must admit some of the posters here give me a headache!(:-) |
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