11 Surprising Things That Could Be Giving You Headaches
By
The Captain
February 24, 2021
Strong smells
If you feel like someone is taking a hammer to your temples, it might be because that someone is wearing a very strong perfume. “Many people experience headaches triggered by the presence of strong scents,” says Kevin Gebke, MD, a family medicine physician at Indiana University Health.
Perfumes, car exhaust, cigarette smoke, spices, pesticides or cleaning products can all trigger obnoxious and sudden migraines. One recent study found that 90% of participants experienced odor-triggered migraines, most of them cause by:
- Perfume (95% of participants)
- Cleaning products (81%)
- Cigarette smoke (72%)
- Car exhaust (71%)
