AboutSteven C. Scherr, D.D.S. Expertise My expertise is in the areas of TMJ Dysfunction, Tension Headaches and Occluso-muscle Disorders. I am a dentist with 19 years of experience, including hospital residency (Sinai Hospital of Baltimore), and training at the L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education. Currently in private TMJ Dysfunction and Comprehensive Rehabilitative Practice near Baltimore, Maryland.
Experience I was the Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School in 1981. I served as a General Practice Resident at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 1981-82, and have been in private practice since that time. My practice is now located in Owings Mills, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. My studies at the L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Florida has enriched my practice and my patients. It was there that I learned the true meaning of caring and excellence.
Question hello, Dr. steven scherr, first of all i appreciate and grateful for what u r doing very much!!!!
i need an advice from you concerning my headaches. i frequently sometimes usually 2 times a week i gets it. i do use computers about 7.5 hrs a day and i also have astigmatism. my headache almost always happens in the morning when i wake up,it hurts a lot and i always feels like throwing up.
sometimes when i have a headache i will have kind of blurry vision, then after the blurry vision i will feel like throwing up. and if i make myself throw up when i have headaches, then everything feels good and headache goes away. i think i usually have a higher blood pressure(only systolic) about 130-140 when i am only 22(last few times i checked). do you think it's from blood pressure? i eat pretty healthy, no smoke, no drink, exercise pretty often. i also have hepatitis B a long time ago.
i hope u can solve this painful for me, and i thank u thousand times,
Answer Cory,
I am sorry to hear that you have been suffering with headache pain. Migraine headaches are commonly associated with nausea, vomiting, and can be quite severe. These are neurovascular headaches.
Sufferers tend to describe Migraine Headaches as throbbing or pulsating. The pain is moderate to severe, and may persist from a few hours to several days. Nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, or visual disturbances may accompany the attack. Some Migraine sufferers experience an aura, a group of symptoms that precede the painful attack by up to an hour. For some, the aura may include visual problems such as flashing lights, zigzag lines, bright spots, or partial loss of vision. For others, the aura may consist of tingling sensations in the hand, tongue, or side of the face. Not all migraine sufferers experience aura.
A wide range of environmental and dietary factors, including flashing lights, weather changes, odors, inadequate sleep, and a variety of foods and food additives may trigger migraine attacks.
A variety of medications are available for the control and treatment of Migraine headaches. These include beta-blockers, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and calcium channel blockers. The evaluation and treatment of suspected Migraine Headache is best managed by a physician.
