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My wife and I have recently been getting head aches when we are at home. This doesn't happen at work.?


Our house is all electric, so there isn't any gas. From my understanding Radon doesn't cause head aches. Is there anything in our house that could cause this? Could it be the heating system?

Could be black mold. Better get that checked, it could be lethal.

sounds like you got a carbon monoxideproblem. Get your heating system checked out immediately. Carbon monoxide will kill you.

it could be carbon dioxide. it could be lead poisoning from old paint ect.. it could be a leaking from your electrical box. get your home checked out so you will be healthy

You could have some kind of mold, black mold or something. There has to be something in the air. Someone said carbon monoxide, but if your house is all electric, that is not possible.

Have someone come in and check for mold as well as other things. You need to get your house checked before something serious happens.

Just to be safe, borrow someone's Carbon Monoxide detector and test your home.

Then look for black mold.

hmm i have that too... but what triggers my head achs is my brothers wifi usb thing... so maybe if you have wireless internet or something that could trigger it...

For those who are answering with CarbonMonoxide - they really need to read your entire question. Electirc heaters dont give off carbon monoxide. Now, unless you have a fireplace or if you warm your car up in your garage for long periods of time, that could be a possibillity of Carbon Monoxide leak into the house.

If your living in the great white north where its cold, it's possible that your home is too well sealed up. With the long winter months, your house might not be ventilating enough.

My home is also 100% electric heat and we do not have central air conditioning. We do have a Heat/Air Exchanger which sucks out the stale air and brings in clean fresh air from the outside.

If you dont have one, you might want to talk with an HVAC peron.

Sounds to me like you are allergic to something. Has there been any changes in your house? Even something as simple as your laundry detergent, or a new candle you have been burning...anything like that.
I had the opposite problem at work - I would get pounding headaches, but as soon as I would walk out of my area, I would be fine. Found out I was allergic to the plants that were around my desk.
Just look for any changes.

Moisture can cause many types of mold and the smell can trigger them (Damprid is a product I use)
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

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