2007-07-15 06:28:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The human body is a pretty good barometer. We have pockets of fluid throughout our body that expand and contract with lowering and rising of air pressure. For some people, they are more sensitive to that than others. Like folks who have arthritis...when the pressure drops, they can be in a lot more pain due to the expansion of the fluid sacks around their joints.
Animals are the best at sensing these changes, which is why the can behave differently if a storm is coming. They sense the drop in air pressure and respond.
Your ears "pop" when you go up in an airplane for the same reason.
2007-07-15 08:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by BadWX 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thunder Headaches
2016-12-18 14:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do storms stress you out? Do they cause some subconscious fear that you don;t realize? Do you worry about damage that might be caused by one? It may be related to something like that. I'm just kind of guessing though because storms sometimes stress me out.
blueeyesmidnightdragon is probably correct about a physical reason.
2007-07-15 06:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's got something to do with the drop in air pressure don't know the scientific answer but i get them too
2007-07-15 06:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by i love louis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean, man. It happens to me, too.
Some people (like me) feel mopre comfortable when in areas of greater pressure (diving, eg). When the weather gets nasty, the air pressure drops. I think it has something to do with sinuses or air gaps in joints...
2007-07-15 07:04:50 · answer #5 · answered by morph_888 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was once this guy, and for some reason lightning was really attracted to him. He got hit like 5 times over a decade... and survived each time.... but not without some serious pain and injuries.
Maybe you are turning like him.
2007-07-15 06:31:22 · answer #6 · answered by Joe Bloggs 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thunderstorms accompany very low atmospheric pressure and the pressure difference between that of your sinuses and the pressure drop of the atmosphere causes the headache.
2007-07-15 07:47:57 · answer #7 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like migraines. go see your dr. they have meds that can help. my mom suffered from them for many years. she's taking Amitriptyline to reduce the severity of the migraines.
2016-03-15 04:27:35 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also has to do with the electro-magnetic waves floating around wildly.
2007-07-15 08:01:48 · answer #9 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get one too from the change in barometric pressure me thinks
2007-07-15 06:32:06 · answer #10 · answered by Saber 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋