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Comment: My friend, Mary, told me about how her grandfather or uncle put alcohol on headache-sufferers' heads. They put the alcohol on a cloth and just stuck it on someone's head. Does this work? Or is it just a myth?
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Honest officer, I just had a headache earlier! |
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Sometimes when I've got a headache I find that a damp cloth to cool the forehead brings a degree of relief. A cloth soaked in pure or reasonably concentrated alcohol would probably cool the forehead more quickly.
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I think this would depend on which alcohol?
I mean I always get a headache from Tequila and Bourbon, but I would think Vodka would be alright. Oh, wait you meant "rubbing" alcohol... ![]() |
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Just don't rub it on the chest to ease heart attacks. There could be a nasty side effect if the EMTs have to use the defibrillator.
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If it was ethanol, the fumes might well help the person suffering the headache too... provided they don't end up so drunk as to suffer a hangover ![]() |
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Probably best not to smoke during the treatment though.
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Is that the reason why an increasing number of countries prohibit smoking in bars?
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I've found a good cure for a head ache to be a cup of coffee. You might be awake all night but you won't have a head ache.
BTW drink the cup of coffee don't dump it on your forehead. |
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This might explain the references I've read in some older books to "bathing" (wiping, I presume) a person's head with cologne.
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No, that's because smoking is a disgusting habit that inconveniences everyone else in the vicinity. Smoking in bars is prohibited for the same reason as is urinating or spitting on the floor.
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Since caffeine is a vasoconstrictor, it helps in the case where a headache is caused by dilation of blood vessels in the head. Many migraine sufferers find some relief from caffeine.
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![]() Don't those 'cool'n'soothe' packs work on the same principle (cooling the forehead)? |
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As I understand it (which isn't very well) the brain prioritises signals from temperature nerves over those coming from pain nerves in the same area. So an ice pack etc or a hot water bottle blocks the pain signals.
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Cold constricts blood vessels and helps reduce inflammation. Heat helps relax tense muscles, especially if it's a moist heat. Nonny |
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