Environmental

Environmental Migraine Triggers

Environmental triggers can include the following:

Bright light/glare
Alternating light and dark

• Driving along a tree-lined road
• Stripes, checkerboards or other patterns (on wallpaper, etc.)
• Sitting too close to the screen in the cinema

High ambient heat
Weather changes
Altitude
Loud sounds or commotion
Odors

• Cigarette smoke
• Perfume
• Gasoline, especially diesel
• Chemical fumes

Travel – changes in time zones, the way you eat, etc

A good way to track your suspected triggers is to jot them down on a headache diary.

by Christina Peterson, MD

updated Nov 13, 2009

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