Elderly people who suffer from half headache with earache may have high blood pressure, migraine, temporal arteritis or herpes zoster, and need to be treated with appropriate medication.
1. High blood pressure: poorly controlled blood pressure levels in the elderly may result in a half headache with earache. It is recommended to take nifedipine and other medications as prescribed by the doctor to lower blood pressure, and the discomfort will be alleviated.
2. Migraine: The occurrence of migraine may be related to mental tension, overwork and other factors, which may also make the old man have half headache with earache, you can take ibuprofen and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor to actively treat.
3. Temporal arteritis: temporal arteries are located on both sides of the head, the elderly side of the temporal artery tissue inflammation, can also lead to half of the headache accompanied by ear pain, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s orders to take prednisone and other glucocorticosteroid drugs to treat.
4. Herpes zoster: herpes zoster in the ear is often unilateral, clinical features manifested as ear pain, facial paralysis and neuralgia, pain more in the rash before the emergence, can be prescribed to take acyclovir and other antiviral drugs treatment.
Elderly people with symptoms of half headache accompanied by ear pain need to seek medical attention as soon as possible.