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Log attacks, spot triggers, and track symptom trends over time.
Migraine is a neurologic condition marked by recurring attacks that vary in frequency, duration, and symptom profile, from headache and aura to light and sound sensitivity, nausea, and vestibular symptoms. Because attacks and triggers are easy to forget between visits, consistent logging surfaces patterns that are hard to see day to day.
Alumina's migraine tracking combines a structured migraine diary with a baseline assessment and clear reporting so trends in frequency, severity, and triggers are easier to review. Periodic visual sensitivity and vestibular symptom check-ins add objective signal alongside self-report, and a red-flag safety screening highlights sudden or unusual features to discuss with a clinician.
Migraine is a neurologic condition characterized by recurring attacks of moderate-to-severe head pain, often accompanied by nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and, in some people, visual aura or vestibular symptoms. Migraine involves changes in brain and blood-vessel activity and is influenced by genetics, hormones, sleep, stress, and environmental triggers. It is one of the most common neurologic conditions worldwide and is a leading cause of disability in adults. Migraine is a clinical diagnosis, typically made by a primary care clinician or neurologist based on the pattern and features of attacks, and is managed with a combination of acute treatments, preventive strategies, and lifestyle adjustments.
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Practical context for tracking, self-care, and working with a care team.
Migraine patterns are highly individual, and small variables like sleep, meals, screen time, hormones, and weather can shift attack frequency and severity. A consistent diary combined with periodic visual sensitivity and vestibular check-ins builds the kind of longitudinal picture that makes preventive strategies and medication decisions much more grounded.
Care teams often iterate on preventive plans over months. Bringing structured trend data to visits, attack frequency, severity, duration, and likely triggers, gives clinicians far more to work with than trying to reconstruct the last few weeks from memory.
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Quick answers people commonly ask about migraine.
No. Migraine is a clinical diagnosis. Alumina supports diary-based tracking and periodic visual and vestibular check-ins that can inform, but not replace, a clinician's evaluation.
Common trackable triggers include sleep changes, meal timing, stress, hormonal cycles, weather shifts, screen exposure, and specific foods. Longitudinal tracking makes patterns easier to see than isolated observations.
Vestibular migraine features prominent dizziness or vertigo alongside typical migraine features. A neurologist or headache specialist can evaluate whether the pattern fits.
The screening highlights features that clinicians consider warning signs for other conditions and suggests you contact your care team. It does not make a diagnosis or rule anything in or out.
No. Take care of yourself during an attack and log details when you feel able. Even a short entry after the fact adds useful signal to your longer-term trend.
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