Most Astronauts Get ‘Space Headaches.’ Scientists Want to Know Why (www.scientificamerican.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to astronomy@mander.xyz on 21 Mar 2024 06:12
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wischi@programming.dev on 21 Mar 2024 07:17 next collapse

Too much blood in their head because of zero g?

1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee on 21 Mar 2024 08:09 collapse

The article suggests something similar:

“As gravity loosens its grip, blood, lymph and cerebrospinal fluid drift from their usual locations and begin to exert pressure elsewhere.”

Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 2024 09:35 next collapse

There are people that don’t get headaches?

Jakdracula@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 2024 10:49 next collapse

I rarely get headaches. Haven’t really ever gotten any headaches throughout my life.

EddoWagt@feddit.nl on 21 Mar 2024 12:35 collapse

Same, maybe 1 or 2 really mild ones, that were just kind of annoying for a minute or so

Leg@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 2024 13:29 collapse

Here I am getting migraines so bad I contemplate self- terminating on a monthly basis. Life can be cruel.

EddoWagt@feddit.nl on 21 Mar 2024 14:55 collapse

My mom gets that as well, seems awful

aStonedSanta@lemm.ee on 21 Mar 2024 13:42 next collapse

I get migraines or just started too. But never get head aches. Migraines for me just make light too overwhelming to look at but it isn’t pain. It’s almost confusion it causes me.

exocrinous@startrek.website on 21 Mar 2024 13:52 collapse

I’ve never gotten a headache in space.

fossilesque@mander.xyz on 21 Mar 2024 22:56 collapse

Bro, I don’t even need to go anywhere. In fact, I’d rather be in a dark room lmao.

Sekrayray@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 2024 11:50 next collapse

They mention this in the article, but the physiology would suggest this is related to CSF/blood pooling in low G.

Taking it a step further, I bet this has a similar mechanism to IIH or the high pressure headaches you get with obstructive hydrocephalus. CSF is supposed to drain down via a relatively passive system. Without G to regulate this I can envision that you’d essentially develop the same physiology as someone with IIH (too much CSF).

Really interesting. A good example of how we have no idea what insane health things we are going to experience with space travel, but also how space travel may shed insight on treatments for other conditions with similar mechanisms we experience in a gravity well.

ieatpwns@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 2024 16:43 collapse

Haven’t this is interesting because I’ve always wondered how evolution would happen when we finally colonize in low g environs. Maybe char was on to something when he said our souls are weighed down by gravity.

prole@sh.itjust.works on 21 Mar 2024 12:12 next collapse

First symptom of space madness

ringwraithfish@startrek.website on 21 Mar 2024 20:53 collapse

If Constellation on Apple TV is right, then it’s an indication that the person has become quantum entangled with their alternative self in another universe.

Good show btw if you are looking for something more psychological with a sci-fi background.