Apps May Help You Predict When Migraine Attacks Are About to Occur
If you struggle with migraine headaches, you may know moments before one hits that you’re in for another painful and uncomfortable episode of head pain and other symptoms. Your own warning system may not always allow you to take medications or get to an environment that may ease your symptoms quickly. But what if you had a good idea well in advance of when a migraine attack might occur? Researchers, publishing study findings in the journal Neurology, suggest that the use of mobile apps may be able to predict, and in some cases prevent, a migraine attack. In the study, which included 477 people ages 7 through 84, the participants were asked to rate their sleep quality, energy levels, mood, stress levels, and headaches for two weeks through a mobile app. Researchers found that people with poor selfreported sleep quality were 22 percent more likely to have a migraine the next morning. Lower energy levels were associated with a 16 percent higher risk of a migraine headache the next morning. Higher stress levels were associated with afternoon and evening headaches the following day. The researchers suggested that apps may be able to help migraineurs become more aware of warning signs, such as poor sleep quality, low energy, and high stress, and take appropriate steps to head off migraine attacks before they occur or at least be better prepared for their onset.
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