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Every time a young man watched pornography over two years, he experienced a headache so severe he had to stop watching, according to a report of his case.
The headache would develop gradually, beginning within the first five minutes of the video, and would reach its most severe point within eight to 10 minutes, according to the neurologists who treated the man, a 24-year-old bachelor in India.
There are two types of "primary headache associated with sexual activity," as the condition is properly called, and it sounds as if this man had the less common type, which progresses slowly along with heightening sexual arousal, Dr. Amy Gelfand, a neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, said after hearing about the case.
"The more common type is a sudden and severe headache that occurs at orgasm," Gelfand said. The seeming commonness of that headache may simply be due to the fact that people are more likely to bring them to medical attention, frightened by their timing, she added.
Regardless of the type, primary sex headaches are a mystery, Gelfand said — no one really knows what causes them. Some have speculated that muscle contractions in the neck and jaw during sex may somehow trigger the headaches, while others have suggested they occur because blood vessels in the head are abnormally reactive to sexual activity.
The researchers who treated the man in India suggested his case was caused by changes in the pain-sensing nerves in the face and jaw, along with increased pain sensitivity due to "a heightened emotional state associated with viewing pornography."
Primary sex headaches strike 1 percent of the population at some point in life, and are more common in men, Gelfand said. About half of people who have them also have migraines, but it's not known whether having migraines raises the likelihood of having sex headaches, or vice versa – or whether other untold factors are behind both.
The patient in India — an otherwise healthy man who worked as a software professional — had no history of migraines or tension headaches in general, and he reported no previous headaches linked with sexual activity, including masturbation. He'd had no head injuries or meningitis infections, the researchers said.
Previous studies have not suggested any link between the headaches and specific sexual behaviors, the researchers said.
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The results of the man's physical and neurological exams were reportedly normal. Gelfand said that is often with the case in people with primary sex headaches. (In fact, if an exam revealed a physical cause of the headaches, then by definition, the person would be instead diagnosed with a "secondary sex headache," she said.)
The man was advised to take a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen half an hour before watching porn, and he reported the drugs significantly relieved his pain.
In most people, the headaches occur over a period of a few months, rather than years, Gelfand said. Patients are often treated with a drug called indomethacin, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug available by prescription in the U.S., and is also used to treat other types of headaches.
The case report was published online June 14 in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.
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What a douchebag. don't watch Porn!
No wonder I'm getting headaches, to much porn, I was wondering about that ....
I knew it would make you go blind, grow hair on your palms, give you tennis elbow and carpel tunnel, but headaches....that's a new on me.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the news for today. What a total waste and crock of sh*t.
Exactly, Kevin! It amazes me the lengths some "men" go to use porn. It's sad, really.
I just thought of something maybe he has the condom on the wrong head!
Kevin, would you give the same flippant advice if you suffered from primary orgasmic headaches, which are sudden migraines which explode at the moment of orgasm? Would you just avoid having orgasms? This article gives a reasonable solution that works for some people: take strong anti-inflammatory medications an hour prior to sexual activity, kind of like migraine-preventatives. At least these painful headaches aren't associated with any danger or brain malfunction and sometimes resolve within a few months.
try this for a preventative........ DONT WATCH PORN
I swear they must put up articles like these just to read the comments.
And what perfect bait, too.
Hmmm, a 24-year old Indian software programmer who watches porn and gets headaches from the porn. The headaches probably have nothing to do with the fact that he's watching porn after 20 hours of writing software programs, eating junk food & drinking soda, red bull or coffee. Yeah, had to be the porn. Not news, but thankful for the tidbid of information to be used the next time I'm at a party and someone says that they have a headache!
Most men I know have experienced headaches during really intense sex - if you have never gotten one of these headaches, maybe you need to do more than lay on your back. Those who get laid/whack a lot have to work up an orgasm - those who don't get laid/whack much orgasm in 3 minutes - hardly long enough to get the heart pumping. So now we know who the lazy @!$%#s are... lmao.
Any strain on the heart shrinks the blood vessels - it ain't Rocket Surgery. I used to get those darn side stitches when I would run, those things are no fun either - but the lazy F's wouldn't know about those either.
Pure...owwww...nonsense...ow......what..owww...the hell....Oww...was ..oww he talking...ow...about?
For those of you who are afraid to touch your self - masturbation is actually recommended for people with Restless Leg Syndrome - enjoy your floppy legs tonight :)
I went to a doctor for porn advice once, A German guy, I think his name was Dr. Wackoff. He said if you are getting headaches from/during masterbation you might want to move to something with a softer headboard. There is a more serious medical condition that turns your penis bright orange too, but that only happens if you are watching porn while eating cheetos. Tell the truth here guys, how many of you have ever sat on your hands until they go numb just so it will feel like someone else is whacking you? I used to whack so much in the shower that I now get aroused everytime it rains. "Headache free, Headache free, God Almighty, Free at last!"
Porn hurts my penis.
@YELDARB27..........dude!.........best post of the day!!
YELDARB27
I don't know what is funnier the softer headboard comment or the cheetos! I can't drive in the rain anymore, damn steering wheel won't turn for some reason and my eyesight gets real narrow. Why is that?
I'll give you some advice, and it won't cost you a cent. My prescription is put the magazine down, turn off your computer, Ipad, Iphone and and other assorted devices to which you seem necessary for relief, pun intended.
Regard
Doctor in the House.
Doctor in the house is right! www.yourbrainonporn.com will point it out to you as well.
I wonder what the odds are that this may be some type of a conversion disorder?
The man may have grown up being indoctrinated in how bad and sinful this kind of thing is, 'discovered' pornography, found he enjoyed it, despite what he had always been told about the morality of it. This could be the subconscious mind stepping into the picture and giving him a painful reminder that he has always been taught that he isn't supposed to enjoy such a thing.
People have gone blind and suffered paralysis and other debilitating conditions in coping with traumas and urges that land them in moral dilemmas, so suffering an intense headache certainly wouldn't be implausible.
Just my take. Who knows!
I tend to agree, particularly in light of Indian views on reproduction. People tend to take for granted just how adaptable the human brain is when it comes to social situations. It wasn't built for truly logical thinking, it is just another feature in the exhibit for sexual potential that is the human body, no different from shoulder structure in males or fat deposits on the hips and breasts of females. Some may not agree, but I'd ask them to consider why isolation is a form of punishment, or why social media is so popular. From a logical standpoint, that makes no sense. The brain is capable of an incredible variety of self-stimulation techniques requiring no input from interactions with other people, and yet it craves interaction with other people, to the point where people who are isolated will almost always die or die more quickly, even if all other needs are met.
Because of that need, the brain has adapted to be a remarkably powerful engine for processing social signals, and is also quite susceptible to them. If everyone around you says sex is not okay, your brain develops a positively-reinforced neural structure for aversion to sex. That's not necessarily a bad thing if your conscious goals include lack of sex (monks and the like), but for most of the species it creates a conflict. The desire to be accepted socially (which facilitates reproduction, again a primary goal of the gene) is not as strong as the desire to reproduce.
If the currently tenatively accepted theories of evolutionary and sexual selection pressure are correct, this could explain the stress that in turn leads to the headaches this guy experiences. He's come with strongly pre-programmed neural pathways with a desire for sex, but a brain designed to facilitate it that is seeing the opposite of sex as being socially acceptable. Hence the stress and therefore the headaches. IMO, this is quite possibly why we have sexual deviants of the odd kind that we do - they want the sex, but it's not okay, but the stress just gets intolerable for them.
Like you, Tigor, this is just my opinion (and I'm not a doctor or anything, but I love neuroscience and genetics and...actually pretty much all science), but I think it explains a lot and could be on the right track.Haven't seen much evidence to the contrary, at least.
I used to think that sex being sinful was a joke too. I thought all of that stuff about masturbating being sinful was just ridiculous until I got older and learned a few things.
First, the word sinful has many strange connotations associated with it in today's society . The word comes from the Greek and means to miss the mark. It was used in archery to describe missing the bulls-eye. Morally It more accurately describes falling short of an ideal, wise, prudent, or healthy behavior. With sex, we see irresponsibility happening all of the time with people hooking up. So many selfish and carnal desires running rampant without care for the other person or the consequences of actions. This is sin. It doesn't matter how good it feels. Anytime you have sex when not married you do it outside of serious commitment and selfish desire plays a large part in that equation. Even if you are in a long term relationship, your desires have outrun your level of actual commitment, coming first and leaving the latter to mold itself around the sexual act. Sex is a carnal activity that only has real spiritual benefits within revered and honored/ honorable confines. If you disagree with this, you are either splitting hairs with the bulk of this message, or in denial.
Secondly, masturbation, although a fun pastime, it too is rooted in the carnal and has addictive qualities. One thing that masturbation does is desensitize the sexual organs and condition them to (in time) only respond to certain kinds of stimulation. Actual sex is never as fast as a hand can be, and once you get used to the high speed of the hands it can make it much more difficult to achieve climax when with your significant other. This can put much strain on a relationship. It is, and can be a much bigger problem than many realize. I have not even touched the tip of the iceberg in my writing of it. There are many negatives to masturbation especially when coupled with the viewing of pornography. There are also certain mindsets that develop through feeding carnal sexual fantasy. Objectifying the opposite sex for one. A healthy respect and compassion for the opposite sex can be debased and replaced with lewd thought. With sexual desires, feeding them causes them to grow and like a drug, soon one needs a higher dose of it to get the same "high." This causes people to seek kinkier escapades, more intense scenarios involving multiple persons, or involving excrement, or blood. It can also lead to fantasies directed toward younger or older partners, family members or animals. Some of these are extreme examples, but we hear about them happening all of the time and if you are an avid masturbater you undoubtedly have experienced what I am speaking of on some level.
Sex is not a toy and anyone who treats it as such not only sins, but sins against their own flesh. You will receive within yourselves the due consequences of your actions. It is not rocket science.
Feed the beast less now and you will be rewarded with a more satisfying relationship and sex life with your spouse in the future. Master your desires. Be in control of your faculties. Be wise, loving, honest, compassionate and patient! For these things will never steer you wrong.
Continuously repressing sexual activity can cause far more problems than masturbating.
Priests should masturbate often.
I usually get a 'throbbing' headache....
Mike...how pathetic....another victim of the evils of religion.......
All
I know what causes his headaches - lack of oxygen! Dr. Peg Bundy said it the best - "God gave Man two heads but only enough blood to run one at a time". Low blood, low oxygen! Problem solved.
This one is easy, he does not have enough blood to operate his brain and his junk at the same time.
Yes, you're right! Too much blood flow to the wrong damn brain! Of course, women have known this about us since we emerged from the caves. So much for the advancement of our species.
Peace
Or not enough skin left over to close his eyes till he is "done".
A lot of guys don't. Especially politicians.
Get Headaches or eat Cheetos?
It's because he got so lightheaded from all of the blowing.
NICE!
Well DUH! It's from banging you head on the headboard stupid!
does your mom know you're using the computer?
Um, sorry, but it sounds to me like he's doing it wrong... LOL! (Maybe he should move his bed or adjust the headboard? Just trying to help...)
;-)
Haha...now that was a good one!!!!
So just don't watch porn. So how about you have real sex with a real person and do it yourself if you would rather? So he gets medicines so he can watch porn? Wow. Sad, actually.
If he ever actually had sex he would probably explode.
Ahh! The feeling of coming and going at the same time! Such Bliss!
So Dude, wear a blindfold when you watch porn..............
Or he could try some of that porn for the blind.
Porn in Braille? Scratch en Sniff label on DVD?
And rub a blister on this fingers from going to fast. lol
As usual, few constructive comments.
I have experienced this problem, it isn't that rare, of sudden headaches related to arousal. First time it happened I thought I was having a brain aneurysm, but for me it was triggered by stress and tension in the neck combined with the tension of orgasm. It came and went for a time and eventually went away. I have treated with hydration, stretching, and exercise, as well as Ibuprofen and Tylenol.
Constructive??? Porn causes the guy headaches so bad he goes to the doctor??? Seriously??? He can't figure out--- just don't watch the crap?? And you, for that matter? You couldn't figure that out?
Sounds like you have a problem getting off!! Maybe lay off the masturbation for awhile-- sounds like delayed ejaculation-- you should also do some reading about erectile dysfunction due to porn.
Idiot! It isn't the porn, it is arousal and physiology.
It would be like you having a heart attack while chopping down a tree.
Grow up, I was just offering help to anyone else who might not know what they had experienced.
Well, in that case, I apologize.... sorry, bad to have that when trying to be with your girl, for sure!
Yes! Thank you! I don't think your the only one who read this that focused on the guy watching porn part, blame the writer or editor. Sensational Journalism at its best.
Which head hurt????
The stuff probably confused him. He saw females enjoying sex.
roc1960....nah...just til he needs glasses!
And a Tylenol
In a world where sex-related crime is on the rise and children & women are so blatantly sexploited (including entire regions infamous for human trafficking), how can anyone defend our sex-soaked 'culture'? Men (and increasingly, women) are forcefed the inane idea that they are monkeys who need to give in to--even exaggerate--their primal urges, yet the geniuses who 'diagnosed' this poor guy in India apparently failed to so much as consider the obvious conclusion: watching pornography badly degrades the viewer--to say nothing of this so-called "industry" and its manifest manipulation of women. Rather than ask whether, say, sex may actually have a meaning in our lives beyond offering a means to distill little jolts of pleasure willy-nilly--as though masturbating were morally equivalent to having an ice-cream bar--these leading lights act as though none of us is free to challenge ourselves in the direction of self-control. Sex is a natural urge, yes--so is getting quite angry for a moment when someone cuts you off on the freeway. Whatever folks choose to believe in spiritually, it should be common sense that any activity which, by its very nature, encourages one to dwell in a violent and selfish way on misdirected sexual energy is a problem. Just as there's no 'healthy' dose of arsenic, there's no amount or manner of pornography which provides a benefit.
Bush senior's new world order. I know I watch porn, get a headache too. Any lawyers heres? Love, Tiny!
Wow not a good combo, Headache from porn, go blind from masturbating!
Migraines mean its time to quit?
Awe come on this one is just too damn easy!
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it OR Do the stroke!
Maybe that's why he have two hands so we can use the other one when one gets tired.
And I'm not really clear which head is aching after watching porn.
Two Hands, One to hold a beer and the other to.........
I feel kinda bad for you guys that only need to use one hand.
nosferatu, I used to have a fantasy like that but I out GREW it.
HAhahahahahahahah! OMG! I personally know at least 23 men (all age groups) who would feel impelled to KILL themselves in this situation! "What??! No more porn??! GAAAK!" :-D
Maybe it's the kind of women that he's looking at that's causing him to have headaches.
Old Dr. Ruth training videos?
Headaches? I'm not surprised. Have you seen those Indian broads. He's lucky has wasn't struck blind.
It also gives men erectile dysfunction.
Try Viagra before the Movie?
Can't say about porn and headaches, but I've had some serious headaches 9 months after sex.
That's why they make condoms so you don't get that 9 month old headache. But you have to put it on the right head, that guy put it on his big head that's why he's getting headaches.
Hi George, you're lucky it is only 9 months for you but mine went on for years until the next episode
yes. many, many years
What do you do when your Son gets his first headache?
write a check
I tried using a condom but damn near suffocated!
Is he a virgin?
If I were a virgin porn would probably give me headaches too.
There is a cure for that. That's why "having a headache" is no longer an excuse... ladies?
Sex cures headaches.
All's he had to do was ask a woman and she would have told him..ya - porn and sex always give us woman a headache.
They have no idea what power they posses. Instead of Milton Bradley's" Magic 8 Ball ". They should have had a womans V****a as something you ask questions too... ex. Will I get lucky tonight..shake,shake,shake -answer..Not likely.
To quote Billy Crystal "women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place."
Good one John.
Premature ejaculation does not cause headaches for men... for women, however...
Gives Women 10 minutes of extra sleep.
Simple cure, don't watch porn.
Porn is not the cause. Sexual arousal is. The misleading title notwithstanding, reread the article. You could tell him not to get sexually aroused, but we are talking of a young man here. I think treatment to reduce the blood flow problem is more sensible and less judgmental.
Cholesterol will take care of that years later.
@ AlKhidr
Maybe YOU should reread the article. It clearly states the following:
The patient in India — an otherwise healthy man who worked as a software professional — had no history of migraines or tension headaches in general, and he reported no previous headaches linked with sexual activity, including masturbation.
I doubt that he had previous sexual activity or jacked it without being sexually aroused. His condition only surfaced when he started watching porn and only occurs when he's watching porn.
Shake-boy, you still did not read carefully enough to infer the primary cause. The reason the man doesn't get headaches with sex is that the blood flow to the head is released through sexual release. He would get the same headaches whether he went to a strip bar or engaged in heavy sexual activity without inducing an orgasm. This is a much more common condition with females than males, but as the article states it is not unknown and it is NOT caused by porn. If you read other accounts of this man's case (ABC News, for example), you will see that he watches porn without sexual release. Doctors explain this condition very clearly and they don't state porn as the cause, only sexual urge without sexual release.
You're supposed to use lube, otherwise the head gets chafed and sore from the friction. Every 12 year old knows that. Why is this news?
Meanwhile, Supreme Court rules that Obama is proven to be a liar, that his signature legislative achievement was in fact one of the largest tax increases in history.
And AG Holder was found to be criminally in contempt of Congress for the murder of 100s of innocent Mexicans and two Americans in the Obama Administration's gun trafficking scheme.
But lets talk about porn!
I get your point and your frustration. But then again we have to have something non-news worthy, something that can give us a laugh or two and a break from the horrendously serious issues facing this country. Take it for what it is, relax for a minute. No need to stress out over this silly story. Trust me, things will get way worse in America before ANYTHING get's better. TAke a break from it now and then for your physical and mental health!!!!! And BTW TheAdrock, smile a minute!!!!
I have severe headaches during arousal as well, but once the swelling goes down I'm fine.
Talk about a head job.
Yeah, my wife wallops me over the head when she catches me, too.
What does she do if you ask for "the real thing?"
John in Moapa~ She probably clouts him with a can of Coke!
OldThang- I bet you're right.
I thought porn was only good to watch for about 5 minutes then your done..lol
5 minutes? You need to get some better porn.
If it only took him five minutes wouldn't you think that it was good porm he was watching.
Thats what fast forwarding is for..lol. Get to the good parts.