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Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Cluster Headache

Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel address these important questions facing the migraine and headache community during the COVID-19 outbreak: Does the presence of migraine disease make us more prone to coronavirus or other viral illness? Why do we feel so awful when we get sick? Do any of the medications we take put us more at risk? What can we do to limit our exposure yet ensure continuity of our headache/migraine care? How do we combat anxiety etc while we are stuck at home? For more information visit www.headaches.org

In this episode of Heads UP, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks with Dr. Tim Smith about Nocira, the latest device being trialed for migraine treatment. This interesting device works with your smartphone and utilizes puffs of air into your ear through what look like earbuds. Their first round of very promising pilot data was just published. Listen in to hear the details of what may soon be available to us!

Have you been told you have white matter lesions on your MRI findings? What does it mean? How many of us have this finding? Should we be concerned? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks with Dr. Vince Martin about what these lesions we see on our MRI reports mean.

Dr. Robert Shapiro talks to Dr. Lindsay Weitzel about the stigma and workplace discrimination experienced by people with migraine and other headache disorders. Do you know what the "legitimacy deficit" is in reference to migraine? Have you heard people in the migraine community discuss how important "coming out" about their migraine disease has been to their "self-advocacy"? Hear Dr. Shapiro discuss this terminology and where we can go to feel supported when telling people at our workplace about our headache or migraine disorder. You can read Dr. Shapiro's article here: https://bit.ly/3k62DOL

Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin discuss the link between gluten and migraine disease. Could removing gluten from your diet improve your migraines?

Do you struggle with the best way to treat migraine that occurs around the time of menstruation? Do providers shy away from discussions related to the use of hormones, oral contraceptives, and treatment of your menstrual migraine? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Jan Brandes about the treatment of menstrual migraine and menstrually-related migraine.

Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss how weather changes, storms, lightning strikes, and low & high-pressure systems impact the onset of migraine attacks. Part 2 of a 2 part series on weather related headache triggers.

Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss weather changes and allergies as headache triggers. Part 1 of a 2 part series on weather related headache triggers.

Welcome to Heads UP, the official podcast of the National Headache Foundation. Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., interviews Vincent Martin, MD, about migraine disease. Over 40 million people in the United States and 1 billion people worldwide live with migraine disease and headache disorders.