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Rose-colored Glasses
When you feel a migraine coming on , you probably already reach for your sunglasses to block out excess light . But a new study published in the journal Cephalalgia suggests that individually tailored , precision-tinted glasses may also help prevent migraines triggered by certain visual patterns .
In this study , researchers used a functional MRI machine to examine real-time brain activity for 11 migraine sufferers versus a non-migraine control group . Participants were asked to look at a pattern of high-contrast stripes — a specific visual stimulus known to trigger migraines — through three different pairs of glasses , one of which was precision-tinted . The precision-tinted glasses were customized for each patient to provide the least discomfort and pattern distortion .
Researchers noticed normalization in brain activity for migraineurs who were wearing the glasses . The migraine group also reported about 70 percent less discomfort . According to lead author Jie Huang , PhD , an associate professor of radiology at Michigan State University , up to 42 percent of people who suffer from migraine accompanied by visual aura could benefit from precision-tinted glasses .
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Sunglasses can also help ease migraine pain after the sun goes down . According to a study published last year in the journal Nature Neuroscience , even the dimmest light can make migraine pain worse , so don ’ t be so quick to remove your shades in the evening hours .
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