New York Times bestseller (The Biggest Buff, The Confidence Game,
Mastermind) and New Yorker writer Maria Konnikova delves into the
mysterious ailment that she and 39 million others suffer from in the
U.S. alone: Migraine, a disease that is still little understood, yet
debilitating to its sufferers. Konnikova takes a clear-eyed look at
migraine's history, diving into current theories and more recent
approaches - and offers a deeply personal account of what it's like to
experience migraine, usually with little warning and always to a level
that is devastating to a degree.
Eighteen percent of women are thought to suffer from migraine, and
Konnikova thinks that it's not a coincidence that the ailment has not
gotten the medical investigation that it deserves. It is unfortunately
far too common to see medical data gaps where a predominantly female
patient population is concerned.
Informative and entertaining, Migraine is an Audible Original for
those who suffer from migraine and those with sufferers in their lives -
which would amount to just about everyone.
