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Originally Posted by Phoenix_1
If you're spending a lot of time on the computer every day, have you had your eyes checked lately? Are your eyes red or dry? It could be something as simple as eye strain. Try some eye drops. Sometimes optometrists will prescribe special glasses just for computer use. You don't wear them to read or to drive, just while at the computer. My friend had a pair with coloured lenses just to wear while on the computer.
Or, are you grinding you teeth at night? I had a dx of TMJ in my 40's. I had massive headaches and my dentist found I was grinding my teeth at night from tension and I didn't even know it. He prescribed a mouth guard (which you can get at the dentist for $300 or at the drug store for $5) and I quit grinding my teeth and the headaches went away.
Carpal tunnel syndrome can also cause headaches. I had left and right carpal tunnel surgery in 1994.
Many simple physical things can cause headaches.
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I do need an eye exam for sure. I have noticed that I've been clenching my teeth a lot recently too. I have an appt with my PCP in a few weeks and I'l address it then. I also have to make an appt with the eye doc. It's been a while. I used to have glasses specifically for the computer, but I lost them. Now I just use the drugstore glasses and they seem to help.
I've basically noticed that the headaches I do get are more intense and unbearable. Sometimes they make me dizzy and nauseous. I guess I might have issues with migraines?
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