Nothing can stop you in your tracks like a headache. Whether you suffer from tension, cluster or stress headaches, or even migraines, the best way to treat a headache is to avoid it in the first place. Once your headache has started, it may be difficult to stop. You have many options, from pharmaceuticals to resting in a dark room.
Now there are gadgets that can help with headaches. Some will help relieve the pain, and others will help you prevent it. One gadget even does both. One difficulty that headache sufferers face is that there are different types of headaches. And, each of those headaches has a different treatment that is most effective. Add to that the fact that each headache sufferer is an individual and will react to treatments differently.
The WunderClip
One online blogger suggests the WunderClip as an all natural, drug-free headache reliever. She writes that the premise behind it is actually acupressure. “The webby flesh between the thumb and index finger is the LI4 meridian (LI = large-intestine) and when squeezed, can relieve many types of headaches, particularly tension headaches and those stemming from tight neck muscles.”
Headache Relieving Wrap
According to a popular gadgets website, the Headache Relieving Wrap is another drug-free treatment. The wrap combines pressure with gel packs. Depending on how your headache responds to temperature, you can choose to heat or cool them. This wrap was developed by a neurologist and has been shown to be 87% effective in treating migraines in a recent study.
Humidifiers
Though not the newest tech release, humidifiers can greatly help with headache prevention. During the winter, the inside of our homes and offices get extremely dry, reports a leading therapy center. This can lead to sinus irritation. Irritated sinuses can then lead to infections. Germs have a better chance of beating your defenses, then, too. And, once you have a headache, the humidity will soothe your sinuses.
Electronic Headache Diary
Headache diaries are a fantastic tool to track headaches and what happens before you get one. Now that headache diaries are available as apps, recording the data is much easier. It is also easier to find correlations of cause. Once the cause is found, then it can be avoided in the future. Also, having the data easily at hand makes it much easier to speak with a care provider and make a plan for the future.
Curing headaches is no small feat. The pain can be extremely debilitating. Sufferers can get desperate for relief. Diagnosing the cause of the headache gives the sufferer a better chance of treating it effectively. Trying new treatments may just give a headache suffer the solution they have been searching for.