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how long does smoke stay in body? i live in a very old house. i live in the front apartment and people live behind me in another apartment. i've had a daily headache for 6yrs now. it feels like someone a tight band around forhead, cheeks, eyes, temples. all sinus areas. doc said stress/migraine, but no meds help. allegra d did help for 2 months than stopped. my husband smells smoke in our apartment. we don't smoke. could the smoke from the back apartment be getting into ours through the walls and cracks? and could this be causing my headaches? how long does it take for second hand smoke to clear out of blood system before be able to see if this is the cause? i left apartment for 3 days still have headaches

2006-11-04 01:40:38 · 5 answers · asked by pedtin 1 in Health General Health Care Pain & Pain Management

5 answers

It's nothing whatever to do with smoke from next door!

You have to look elsewhere for the problem. Don't try to blame it on someone else. Think what you do or don't do to yourself through diet or stress.
Do you dink two litres of water per day - if not, then you should.
Do you have the TV on constantly - turn it off.
Is there a gas leak in your house, or a leak of freon from the fridge?
Do you get enough exercise and fresh air.
Do you need new specs?
There could be 101 reasons, but it's definitely NOT next doors smoking habits.

2006-11-04 17:37:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It would be highly unusual to have such a reaction to smoke.. You do have a problem that is chronic and becomes acute when the inflammatory process has progressed to a certain point. It is not from stress unless you consider the tightness in the neck and the restricted motion that is there. All of the symptoms you have presented are indicative of the facial nerve being totally involved with the inflammatory process... There are other symptoms you didn't mention..

Migraine syndrome consists of many symptoms. You have not mentioned more than a couple.. There are 12 different nerves that could or would be involved with migraine syndrome..Just a headache is not migraine.

I am hoping you are tired enough of the problem you will take some steps to have the problem corrected.. Your first stop should be a doctor of Chiropractic. The chronicity of the problem is not going to respond that rapidly but it would have had you gone when you first experienced the headache.

For some temporary relief, you may find a rolled up towel under your neck (when lying down) may ease it for you. Another thing you may want to try is to lie on the bed with your head hanging over the edge.. allows for a bit of traction to take the pressure off the affected area. If you want more suggestions, contact me.

2006-11-07 18:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0 0

Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or
neck. Headaches can becaused by minor problems like
eyestrain, lack of coffee or moreserious reasons like
head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis andmeningitis.
Taking painkillers continuously can have harmful side
effects, so it is better to modify your lifestyle. More information
available at http://tinyurl.com/q8696

2006-11-05 03:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by DAZY M 3 · 0 0

It gives me headaches.

2006-11-04 01:41:19 · answer #4 · answered by Motherload 3 · 0 0

You bet! And it causes cancer too.

2006-11-04 01:43:41 · answer #5 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0 0

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