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How to Stop Headaches Using Science-Based Approaches

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What Does This Mean for Photophobia?

Bright light is actually the trigger for pain sensing and even the creation of pain at the level of the meninges and intracranial pressure. Most people deal with photophobia by deciding to turn off or dim all the lights, says Huberman. But one very simple way to avoid activation of these retinal ganglion cells that would trigger photophobia is to shift to using patterns of light in the longer wavelength domain.

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