Lieutenant2 Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 I'm sure this topic has been broached before, but I'd like to dig it up for some new perspective. Is there a prevalent side for these things? I've heard of righties, and lefties, and also of this thing changing sides on people. . .but are the majority of us suffering CH on one side moreso than the other? If so, why? Is it dependant on the routing of the trigemenal nerve? The biological finction of that half of the brain? Hemispheric dominance, maybe? Most of my work is done by the right side of my brain, and that's where my CH lives. I'm wondering if there's any pattern? Do you know your dominant hemisphere, and if so, does it match your CH side? This link has an overly-simplified brain hemishpere quiz. . .it's not the most scientific thing in the world, but it's a decent predictor in 2 minutes or less. Would people mind chiming in with their dominant brain hemisphere and their CH side? I'm curious. http://www.web-us.com/brain/braindominance.htm Quote
Pixie-elf Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 I had a hard time with this because I kept wanting third answers because the main 2 didn't work for me. That's probably why I get hit on both sides. It says I'm left brained, which is the main side I do get hit on. Mystina Quote
Gump Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Interesting, I responded to all 18 questions as a left brain dominant. My CH's, since they started in 1990, have only ever been on the left side Quote
Lieutenant2 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Posted June 11, 2011 Interesting results already. . . Mystina, if you don't mind me asking. . .what percentage of the questions were left vs right? Mine is an obvious 3-15 on this. Are you closer to a 10-8? If you are the type that wants a third choice, it may be because your brain hemispheres are close to equal partners. And you get clusters on both sides. Hmmmmmmmm. . . Quote
alleyoop Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 Interesting indeed! I responded right brained to 9 questions, and left brained to nine questions. According to the Hemispheric Dominance test, I use my left brain the most. I was diagnosed in 2000 as primary chronic (chronic from day 1). My CH has always been on the left side with no switches. bobb Quote
Guest Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 11 right side 7 left side always right side CH, i have had some wicked left sided headaches but they didnt act like CH AO Quote
tingeling Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 10 left side(Ch side), 8 right side. what is a bit odd is that i scored more left side last time i tried and i was not doing good at that time. Quote
Hipshot Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 Wow! I was 18 to zero left side. My attacks are always on my right side. I am right handed if that might come into play. Quote
lynn Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 AO, I had the same as you! 11 right 7 left, but I always get mine on the left Quote
Pixie-elf Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 Interesting results already. . . Mystina, if you don't mind me asking. . .what percentage of the questions were left vs right? Mine is an obvious 3-15 on this. Are you closer to a 10-8? If you are the type that wants a third choice, it may be because your brain hemispheres are close to equal partners. And you get clusters on both sides. Hmmmmmmmm. . . I completely missed the part where it said how many questions on each side of the brain so I re-took it today. I think my answers were the same. It says I'm completely left brained. I think I might take the test again when my pressure isn't up, because I also realized, I think differently during those times. Quote
Lieutenant2 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Posted June 13, 2011 Hmmmm. . .well, at least this seems to disprove my theory, at least partially. There doesn't seem to be any concrete link between CH side and dominant hemisphere in the brain. Which seems like a simple thing, but I find it helpful. . .this kinda points to the notion that the malfunction that causes CH doesn't have a direct link to cognitive function, and that it probably is isolated to the HPA axis. So, that being said. . .why in the hell do some of us get hit on the right, and some on the left? What determines that? Quote
Cassidy Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 A little late, but I tested left brain 18-0. Have only been hit on right side. For what it 's worth. Leslie Quote
ThatHurtsMyHead Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Left brain 10 questions Right brain 8 questions My hits have always been on the right side. Jeff Quote
Idreamofire Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 left brain 6 right brain 12 It says im primarily right brained... My CH is more often than not on the right side. I get some lefties and bilateral on rare occations. Quote
jasonc Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 85% of the time, mine are on the right side. SUCKS ! Quote
weatherman Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I scored 6 on the right, 12 on the left. Diagnosed chronic CH for 3 years and 100% on the left side. Brad :-/ Quote
Bud Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 Never thought about this. I just answered the questions as fast as I read them and didn't think about them. I answered 18 as left brained. My CH is exclusively on the left side. Bud Quote
Brew Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 10 right brain. 8 left brain. Have only gotten hit on the left side - 20 years. Quote
kaboom Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 9 Right 9 Left Hemispheric Dominance test = use left brain the most CHs are right side only Quote
Bejeeber Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 18 left brain Strictly right side CH Same exact thing as Hipshot. 8-) (several of the questions did seem like toss ups that I could've answered either way though) Quote
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