Pain in the head: Why people are experiencing frequent headaches at work

Updated On: 30 November, 2021 10:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

Headaches are becoming common at work. While prolonged exposure to screens is often known to cause throbbing pains, experts say there are many other triggers for them in an office environment. A city-based health expert breaks down the different kinds of headache, how to deal with them, and names foods that can be eaten to prevent them

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The lines between work and home life are blurring so that even after one is out of the office, their eyes are constantly glued to the phone, even while walking on the street or while travelling in the trains. This continues after reaching home too. The only time people aren’t looking at their phones is when they are sleeping. As it follows, throbbing pains in the head are becoming a routine occurrence at work and during the commute.

How many of us really pay attention to the headaches that we experience regularly? Like a fever, these are often ignored and thought of as something that will eventually go. In the meantime, various remedies are used in what is an endless cycle. While migraines are considered among the more severe headaches, the regular headache – caused by increased screen time as well as reasons beyond it – is a cause for concern too.

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