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Euni
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I have thick hair, though not as thick as it was, but I find that once it gets to a certain length I get dull headaches . Keeping my hair shorter means I never have headaches. Thoght that might be worth considering if you have long hair that may be dragging on the base of your skull without you noticing.

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Lol how weird is that i had haair so lonfg 3 months agoi could sit on it i always wore it up and could not handle it any more and got headaches so had it cut to bra strap its alot easierto handle now and hardly any headaches either love to you diddle x

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Yes, I can't tie my hair up when I have a migraine or headache!

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Wise words and very true....my hair is chin length, any longer it hurts and there is no way I could wear it up!!!

At work I had to wear it up and my god, but the end of a shift my head was pounding!!...hence I cut it off!!! xx

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I meant by the end of the shift!!!

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Lol!! Hence you cut your head off!!!

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haha, some days i do feel like it!!!!!! xx

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Euni

I'm so pleased my thought wasn't wierd. Thanks for your comments

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Kirby

Euni, I've never thought that my hair may contribute to my migraines & headaches, though I have so many triggers I don't think this is the cause of the majority of them. Main triggers for me are hormonal, fatigue, travel, stress and too many meds. But I also discovered that tying my hair up is a trigger for them (if I'm vulnerable to one) whereas other days I can tie it up and it's OK.

My hair is very thick and long, but on the plus side I feel the cold massively and my hair keeps me warm!

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