Hey guys,

I just got home from college and have been playing a lot of starcraft 2(around 20 games a day), but over time I start to get these pains in a specific part of my head(just above the left part of my forehead) and its enough to make my head cringe while playing. Now I regularly take water/stretch/bathroom/look outside breaks every hour, but it still occurs after around 2 hours of play time.

Anyone have any ideas on how to prevent this head pain?

micronesia

United States24495 Posts

December 24 2011 15:52 GMT

Out of curiosity, what is the lighting like in the room you are playing in?

TBone-

United States2309 Posts

December 24 2011 15:57 GMT

On December 25 2011 00:52 micronesia wrote:
Out of curiosity, what is the lighting like in the room you are playing in?

I have a lamp or an overhead light on all the time. It lights up the room.

KeksX

Germany3634 Posts

December 24 2011 16:02 GMT

On December 25 2011 00:57 TBone- wrote:

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I have a lamp or an overhead light on all the time. It lights up the room.

It sounds like you don't do anything wrong, if this doesn't stop within the next few days/maybe weeks you should go see a doctor just to be sure.

Make sure you eat healthy(hard at christmas days, I know) and to sleep enough!

RogerX

New Zealand3180 Posts

December 24 2011 16:02 GMT

Hm. does the light from your monitor compliment the lighting from your room?

TBone-

United States2309 Posts

December 24 2011 16:11 GMT

On December 25 2011 01:02 RogerX wrote:
Hm. does the light from your monitor compliment the lighting from your room?

I'll check that out tonight

On December 25 2011 01:02 KeksX wrote:

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I generally get 7-9 hours of sleep. But on my eating habits, I generally don't pay attention to it. I'll generally have cereal and a banana for breakfast, theres no consistency with lunch but I do eat it, and I almost always have a healthy dinner.

mrafaeldie12

Brazil537 Posts

December 24 2011 16:13 GMT

Try taking rests in between games,close your eyes for a while.

InTheFade

United States1721 Posts

December 24 2011 16:17 GMT

Suppose you're on the the computer for two consecutive hours using the internet or something. Do you still get that pain, or only when playing sc2?

dahornnn

United Kingdom395 Posts

December 24 2011 17:09 GMT

try lowering your brightness while playing

Ariion

Poland50 Posts

December 24 2011 17:38 GMT

#10

I had some headaches while at my PC. I bought glasses (after talking with doctor ofc) and it get better

Geovu

Estonia1344 Posts

December 24 2011 17:55 GMT

#11

Some things you might want to do, including some that other people have already mentioned:

- Lower your monitor brightness, don't use a CRT (lol)
- Make sure your room is well lit.
- Always have water within reach.
- Keep some food on hand, it might be a blood sugar problem. Things like celery, apples, etc. not cheetos lol
- Might be an eyestrain problem, see above post.
- After every single game, look away from your comp and just stare at the wall for a few seconds.
- Pop an Advil.

Jabroney

United States17 Posts

December 24 2011 18:03 GMT

#12

Take a couple ibuprofen b4 u play it will probly prevent headaches

aggu

38 Posts

December 24 2011 18:12 GMT

#13

Might be eyestrain, especially if it's related only to computer use. Can be helped by using correct glasses, but it also means you are stressing your eyes too much and need to take breaks. The symptoms become worse when aging, especially if the computer use it not controlled in any way. There are also some practical things you can try, such as not keeping your screen too near. Try 1m distance, for instance. Lower the screen brightness; use very minimal brightness settings. It looks annoying at first, but you'll get used to it. Avoid having bright light sources behind the screen, such as a window. Another possibility is that it is a bad working position and/or a neck problem, those can often manifest as headaches.

MrRicewife

Canada515 Posts

December 24 2011 22:16 GMT

#14

Maybe eyes drops. Sometimes even though your eyes don't feel dry they are. and that can cause headaches.

RogerX

New Zealand3180 Posts

December 25 2011 10:30 GMT

#15

On December 25 2011 02:55 Geovu wrote:
Some things you might want to do, including some that other people have already mentioned:

- Lower your monitor brightness, don't use a CRT (lol)
- Make sure your room is well lit.
- Always have water within reach.
- Keep some food on hand, it might be a blood sugar problem. Things like celery, apples, etc. not cheetos lol
- Might be an eyestrain problem, see above post.
- After every single game, look away from your comp and just stare at the wall for a few seconds.
- Pop an Advil.

Does anyone still use a CRT?