Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
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HEALTH
Headache a Danger Signal

There are sold in this country enor-
nous quantities of headache waters,
tablets. pills and drops. Nobody can
bear to suffer the agony of pain when
a dose of some kind of medicine will
overcome it. Consequently, every
household and office has its headache
cure.
An otherwise healthy person may not
be damaged by an occasional dose of
such medicine. But when il is remem-
bered that practically all these drugs
are habit-forming and many of them
heart depressing. common sense tells
you to avoid them if cot ran.
If you are subject to headaches and
give them nc study except TO find a
neutralizing drug, you are neglecting
your health.
What do I mean by this statement?
Headache is a symptom. 1t is not a
disease. When you have a headache
dull, or sharp, or splitting-there is
something wrong with you. A single
headache or an occasional headache
may be the sign Of a passing ailment
Of some kind. If you have daily or
weekly or periodical headaches there is
some underlying condition that demands
attention.
Headaches are danger signals. They
should be needed just the same az are
red lights, horns, bells and railroad
signs.
Natures Warnings
You would count a man crazy if he
drove his horse along the highway. alb
s%olutely ~disregarding the danger sig
nails displayed. How much more i'm
portant are Natures warnings. and yet
- - n o,,,.N. = r..
~disregarded. You might as well drop
your hat over a red lantern marking
the approach to a deep cut in the road
and then. because the light is gone.
imagine yourself safe from danger.
Masking and covering the symptom by
the use of a powerful drug does not re-
move the health hazard which the head
ache was sent TO warn against.
When you have headaches you should
find out why. What are the causes?
Headaches in the night. associated
with the loss of sleep. restlessness and
especially with vomiting, dizziness and
loss of sight, are serious in their i'm
port. Such headaches may indicate
something wrong with the brain or the
blood.
Other headaches are caused by in
reference with the circulation in the
brain. There may be too much blood
ar. too little blood. Mental overwork.
exposure to the sun or the temperature
Of fever, even if only slightly above
FORMAL. may cause congestion of the
brain to the extent of causing head
ache.
Remove Underlying Trouble
Such headaches as these. you will see
at once, cannot be permanently fe-
liered by taking drugs. First attention
must be directed to the underlying
trouble.
Headaches due to anaemia from ex-
c%essive, prolonged overwork. or general
III health, are not uncommon. Faint !
ing is a common accompaniment.
There Is another type called reflex
h"adaches." These may come from
ovarian or uterine disease. In this case
they are apt to be on top of the head.
Stomach disturbance produces head
ache. Perhaps the most common of the
reflex headaches are those coming
from eye strain or overuse of the eyes.
The headache noticed upon waking
W in the morning. especially if the
rain is at the base of the nose, NAV be
due to nasal catarrh.
Rr ghts disease. di.betes. govt. ex-
use of alcohol or tobacco. and
are other conditions re-
suit Gg in headache.
Find the cause Of your headache and
it. Don't undermine your