There are many simple ways to beat migraine. Temple massages with essential oils, cryotherapy, sweet coffee and paracetamol, follow these eight tips when you have a headache.
- Migraine is common, affecting 7 to 8 million people in France, 75% of whom are women.
- Some simple tips can get rid of it faster.
Migraines, which affect 7 to 8 million people in France, of which three-quarters are women, are more and more frequent, they are in particular due to the time spent on the screens. When the migraine sets in, it can lay you in bed for several hours, unable to do anything but vomit. Usually, it goes away on its own, but here are 8 easy-to-apply tips to get over it as quickly as possible.
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1/ Drink water
Dehydration can cause headaches. Throughout the day, remember to stay well hydrated. The easiest way to do this is to keep a bottle of water in your bag or on your desk.
2/ Apply a glove of cold water to the forehead
A glove moistened with cold water and placed on the forehead will help relieve pain in a simple and effective way. Close your eyes and apply the glove in a dark, quiet environment until the pain subsides.
3/ Swallow paracetamol with a cup of sweetened coffee
Take your classic doliprane with coffee. Caffeine combined with paracetamol constricts dilated blood vessels, a common cause of headaches, accelerating its absorption and increasing its effectiveness. Remember to sweeten your coffee, sugar intake will also help overcome possible hypoglycemia, which may be the cause of your migraines.
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4/ Consider cryotherapy
Apply cold to your temples and forehead if they are painful. This causes dilated blood vessels to constrict, which relieves symptoms. Wrap ice in a cloth and rub the painful area.
5/ Think warm
When the pain is in the back of the head, it may be the result of an old neck injury reappearing due to fatigue or nervous tension. In this case, unlike cryotherapy, you need to warm your neck to relieve the muscles at the base of your head. You can use a cushion of cherry stones heated in the microwave, a hair dryer, or a traditional hot water bottle…
6/ Apply essential oils to the temples
If the crisis occurs in the middle of the day and you cannot rest, use tiger balm (mixture of camphor and menthol) or a roll-on with essential oils (peppermint or lavender). You can find it in organic stores and pharmacies from 6 euros. Apply the product to the temples and the nape of the neck, massaging lightly.
7/ Perform massages
Massaging his temples is not always enough. Rest your elbows on the table, relax your jaw, open your mouth slightly, place your index finger on your jaw joint and draw a small circle from the inside out, up to the earlobe. You can also use three fingers to massage the skin on the back of the neck, adding a slight movement of the head. A last possible option: start trapezes around the neck and go up to the ears with your hands.
8/ Pay attention to screens
If migraines are waking up at home, ditch the screens that could be the source of your headaches. If you’re in the office, every 15 minutes very slowly close your eyelids and open them just as slowly. Repeat this gesture at least ten times a day. Also, remember to blink often. Moreover, there are many filters and applications to protect your eyes from your computer. For example, Redshift or Desktop Lighter software allows you to adjust the color temperature of the screen. Finally, for those of you who fall asleep with your smartphone, despite strong disapproval from doctors, the Screen Filter application allows you to apply a darkening filter to your phone screen.
