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Migraine University provides resources for young people living with migraine disease and headache disorders while trying to navigate their college experience. Would you like us to come and visit your university? Send an email to [email protected]
Please share your story of living with migraine disease while going to school.
Many people experience headache disorders, often due to triggers related to their age, gender, health, and overall lifestyle. College students are no different. In fact, these young and seemingly healthy individuals often lead lifestyles that put them at high risk for headache disorders.
Many college students will experience a tension-type headache during their time on campus. A tension-type headache causes non-throbbing, frequently bilateral pain. The underlying cause of a tension-type headache is likely due to chemical and neuronal imbalances in the brain and may be related to muscle tightening in the back of the neck and/or scalp. It is no surprise that tension-type headache occurs so frequently in the college population. Students spend much of their time in straining positions, whether it be sitting in uncomfortable lecture hall seats or hunching over tables trying to catch up on reading assignments.
Moreover, college students are no strangers to the other common triggers of tension-type headache, including temporary stress, fatigue, and anxiety. From cramming for finals to worrying over grad school applications, from late-night parties to early morning hangovers, from straining to read endless pages of small-print textbooks to staring at a computer screen for hours a time, college students need to know how to avoid triggers that can easily occur as a result of their lifestyle.
Ask your school if they provide accommodations for students living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Most schools have an office dedicated to serving students with disabilities. Check if your school has an Office of Student Accommodations or Office of Educational Accessibility. If they don’t provide accommodations, present them with a suggested list of accommodations for migraine disease and headache disorders. Students with migraine disease and headache disorders deserve the same opportunities to benefit from a college education.
Suggested accommodations from a student for students
Migraine University is visiting health and wellness fairs at college campuses to help raise awareness and share resources with students living with migraine and headache disorders.
More than 42 million people in the United States live with migraine disease and a half million are diagnosed with Cluster Headache. Yet those who have these diseases often feel isolated and alone. We want to raise awareness by sharing stories to show that if you have migraine disease or another headache disorder, you are not alone.
Consider starting a club on campus for students living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Participate in a research study focused on migraine therapies.
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