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Phillip Schofield talks struggle with migraines 

The This Morning presenter opened up about his difficulty with migraines on the show 

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Emmy Griffiths
TV & Film Editor
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This Morning star Phillip Schofield has opened up about his struggle with migraines while discussing them with Dr Zoe on the breakfast show. 

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As Dr Zoe showed a clip of how some people experience migraines with blurred vision and seeing auras, Phillip spoke about his personal experience of severe headaches, explaining: "That's exactly what mine look like, I don't get them as often as I used to when I was a lot younger but mine come from [one side] of my vision in the shape of a 'V' and it actually crosses - just like that - with the aura and the blind spot." 

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He continued: "Then it disappears, and as soon as it disappears, the headaches start." Phillip and his co-star, Holly Willoughby, then shared a giggle as they tried out some of the gadgets that could potentially help a migraine, with Phillip donning a hat which Holly said made him look like a raspberry. 

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Phillip was unimpressed by some of the migraine treatment suggestions on the show

Viewers of the show were quick to tweet their own experiences of migraines, with one writing: "I get migraine aura without any pain. It happens a few times a year and is really odd while its happening," another added: "Suffered with Migraines since I was 11, get aura in both eyes and sometimes facial numbness. Sometimes bed bound! I get migraines at least once a week." 

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According to the NHS website, a migraine "is usually a moderate or severe headache felt as a throbbing pain on one side of the head. Many people also have symptoms such as feeling sick, being sick and increased sensitivity to light or sound".