What is a migraine? Is a headache really not a disease? In our daily life, we not only often hear others say and encounter migraine ourselves, which seems to be a very common disease and even ignored as not a disease, but in fact migraine is not a general headache, but essentially a brain function abnormality, which may further lead to other damages besides headache. Migraine is a primary headache and a common chronic episodic neurovascular disease, which mostly starts in childhood and adolescence, with peak incidence in middle-aged and young adults, and is more common in women, with a male to female ratio of about 1:2–3. The prevalence rate is 5–10% in the population, often with a genetic background. The incidence of migraine is increasing year by year, and it is getting more and more attention, and the intractable migraine is becoming a threat to the physical and mental health of modern people. What are the characteristics of migraine? I. Migraine attacks are characterized by nausea, vomiting, fear of light, fear of noise and other symptoms; II. In patients with intractable migraine, the pain is very intense; III. Migraine will have a clear pain site, either left or right, such as the orbit, such as the ear-temporal region, such as the occipital region; IV. Migraine has a clear interval, which is very severe when it attacks, but is like normal people when it does not attack. What are the dangers of migraines? Several studies have shown that migraineurs have a higher risk of ischemic stroke, unstable angina, transient ischemic attack, and coronary heart disease than those without migraine, with patients with migraine with aura having a higher risk of stroke. Moreover, even in young migraineurs without risk factors for cerebrovascular disease such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia, the incidence of subclinical cerebral white matter lesions and asymptomatic cerebral infarction in the posterior circulation is higher than in patients without migraine. Recurrent migraine attacks may also lead to cognitive decline, mainly in language skills. In addition, the incidence of depression and depression with anxiety is also higher in women with migraine with aura than in the normal population. How to treat migraine? As we all know, migraine is a chronic disease, the reason why it is called chronic disease is that it is not curable for a long period of time, so migraine can be said to be “not curable”, but migraine can be treated. Some migraine patients ask about the fastest way to treat migraine, but this question cannot be generalized. Some mild migraines can be controlled and relieved by medication or other methods, but for intractable migraines, such methods are often ineffective. It has been found that migraine is caused by compression of the nerves by blood vessels or other tissues at the site of the lesion and stimulation of the nerves to release pain-causing transmitters, and the headache can be treated naturally by removing the compression of the nerves by surgery. Microscopic nerve decompression is a very fast, safe and effective treatment for intractable migraines. How to prevent migraine in daily life? One, ensure reasonable sleep time, avoid tension, anxiety, worry, depression, etc.; two, avoid irregular diet or consuming foods that tend to trigger headache such as cheese, chocolate, wine, etc.; avoid taking certain drugs, such as caffeine, etc.; three, regular exercise is good for reducing headache attacks; four, avoid sound and light stimulation, such as visual stimulation by bright light, flashing, etc.