Posted by Bob P (129.65.46.87) on August 04, 1999 at 10:57:32:
In Reply to: Ice Packs posted by Greg on August 04, 1999 at 10:19:06:
I use ice packs with every headache. Use those gel filled things wrapped in a dish towel. Start with it on my eye/forehead. As the pain grows it progressively moves to the top of my head and eventually the back of my neck when everything else hurts too much to touch (sometimes I find myself holding the stupid thing about a 1/2 inch off my head, not touching anything). Don't know that they really do me any good. I've just kinda figured that the cold would shrink the vessels but don't really know if the vessels we're after are that close to the surface. Guess it's just a habit for me.