Assessment
1. Interpret the content of the text and answer the questions before reading.
• How often do you have a headache?
• What causes you to have a headache?
• How do you treat your headaches?
Let’s treat Headaches!

1. There are several kinds of headaches. Each one begins in a different place and needs a different treatment. One kind of headache starts in the arteries in the head. The arteries swell and send pain signals to the brain. Sometimes these headaches start with a change in vision. The person sees wavy lines, black dots, or bright spots in front of the eyes. This is a warning that a headache is coming. You think another man is inside your head, pounding on your brain with a hammer. Beside him, a rock musician is playing a drum. Your head feels as if it is going to explode. You have a headache, and you think it will never go away.

2. The headache occurs only on one side of the head. Vision is blurred, and the person may vomit from the pain. These headaches, which are called migraine headaches, are more frequent in women than in men. Sleep is the best cure for them. Headaches, which also start in the arteries, are called cluster headaches. There are no more for several months or even years. A cluster headache lasts up to two hours and then goes away. At the beginning of the headache, the eyes are red and watery. There is a steady pain in the head. When the pain finally goes away, the head is sore. Men have more cluster headaches than women do.

3. The muscle headache, which starts in the muscles in the neck or forehead, is caused by tension. A person who works too hard, is nervous about something, or has problems at work, school, or home. The neck and the head muscles become tense and a headache starts. A muscle headache usually starts in the morning and gets worse as the hours pass. There is a steady pain and also pressure.

4. How do doctors treat headaches? If a person has frequent headaches, the doctor has to decide what kind of aches they are. Medicine can help, but there are other ways to treat them. The doctor asks the patient to analyze his or her daily living patterns. A change in diet or an increase in exercise might stop the headaches. If the patient realizes that difficulties at home, work, or school are causing the tension, it might be possible to change a lifestyle and decrease these problems.

2. Write the main idea of each paragraph.
3. Provide tips for headache relief. Here are some examples:

Have more pure water! | Listen to some light music!

Have more tea with lemon, cornelian or cherry!