![]() ![]() Many employers simply don’t understand the health issues surrounding migraine. Why do they need to be away from bright lights? Why do they want access to a dark room or to sit away from bright windows? How do overwhelming perfumes trigger migraine? Do noise-canceling headphones and anti-glare filters really work? Proactive change requires employers to be open to discussing the requests with their employee in a nonjudgmental, accepting manner. ![]() It’s no wonder employees with migraine hide their condition. They don’t know about the incapacitating pain, the aura, the sensitivity to sound and light, or the nausea that can go along with migraine. Many people view migraine as “just a bad headache.” In reality, it’s a serious, debilitating neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to work during or just prior to an episode. They don’t realize the impact migraine has on work life and major life activities as well. Employees are often conditioned to hide migraine pain or downplay their migraine symptoms for fear of criticism, discrimination, demotion, or lost opportunities.Īccording to Robert Shapiro, MD, a neurologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and past president of Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy, only 1 in 5 bosses think migraine is a legitimate reason for an employee to call in sick. Most bosses and coworkers have no idea when an employee is having a painful migraine attack at work. Employees With Migraine Are Hiding in Plain Sight Higher productivity and fewer missed days can be a realistic goal by following these 19 effective ways to reduce migraine triggers in the workplace and providing simple accommodations for migraine. ![]() When you have a valuable employee missing work due to migraine (or maybe you’re that employee), you may be frustrated, yet there is a mutually beneficial solution. ![]()
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