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Dec 26^th, 2010 at 7:35pm

I'm new and haven't even read any of the other posts, so forgive me if I'm repeating old news.

I used to have cluster headaches. I can't guarantee that they stopped simply because they somehow ran their course. But I am quite sure they stopped (and haven't returned for 10+ years) because of the cold water treatment I used.

It had been a couple years (the normal span for me) with no attacks when I felt them starting to come on again. On the first three occasions, I immediately went to the bathroom sink and repeatedly, for 5-10 minutes, cupped cold water in my hands up to my nose and inhaled the water enough to make it go up a little ways into the nasal cavity....sometimes only splashing the cold water around my nose and eyes.

The cold water gives some immediate relief. But even better, on all three of those occasions, the cluster headache never went full bore. By the last time I did it, it stopped it completely. They've never returned

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-johnny- CH.com Sponsor Offline theres no smoking on the dock Posts: 1642 fayette county ohio Gender:	Re: cold water treatment Reply #1 - Dec 26^th, 2010 at 7:57pm i use the cold water treatment tho it isnt mentioned much. ice water and o2 are a must for me
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: cold water treatment Reply #2 - Dec 26^th, 2010 at 8:05pm Glad you found something that worked for you.
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Callico CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Author of "Stranded at Romson's Lodge Posts: 4916 Aurora IL Gender:	Re: cold water treatment Reply #3 - Dec 26^th, 2010 at 10:07pm Cold normally makes mine worse, but for some it helps. Please read the O2 info. I'm thinking you will be needing something a bit stronger next time around, although I surely hope not! Jerry
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Re: cold water treatment
Reply #4 - Dec 26^th, 2010 at 10:32pm

Hoping you're correct and the beast has left you! We have several members who haven't had attacks in many years still crossing their fingers. The experts in the field say you're never really "cured" just have really long remissions.

Book mark this site and visit now and then, keep reading up on the latest and greatest....currently oxygen!!!... so heaven forbid the beast tries to find you again, you'll have a working knowledge to deal with him.

Wishing you peace and pain free times ahead.

Joe

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Potter CH.com Alumnus Offline Team MOOSE DROOL Stinky Stuff on a Hook Prostaff Posts: 3600 Blgs.Mt. Gender:	Re: cold water treatment Reply #5 - Dec 26^th, 2010 at 11:18pm Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or My post. Potter
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: cold water treatment Reply #6 - Dec 26^th, 2010 at 11:23pm Potter wrote on Dec 26^th, 2010 at 11:18pm: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or My post. Potter Yer killin me.
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bonkers CH.com Old Timer Offline What is THIS? Posts: 308 San Diego, California Gender:	Re: cold water treatment Reply #7 - Dec 27^th, 2010 at 3:16am I couldn't appreciate Potter's humor until I looked up 'Neti Pot' in Wikipedia. There I learned that there are "more advanced 'pulsatile devices' which mechanically pump the saline." Now I'm laughing. Thanks Potter.
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JustNotRight CH.com Sponsor Offline CH version 15.0.8 member since 2005 aka GingerS224 Posts: 1300 Wilkes-Barre, Pa (USA) Gender:	Re: cold water treatment Reply #8 - Dec 27^th, 2010 at 6:24am Callico wrote on Dec 26^th, 2010 at 10:07pm: Cold normally makes mine worse, but for some it helps. Please read the O2 info. I'm thinking you will be needing something a bit stronger next time around, although I surely hope not! Jerry Ditto! Potter you are a HOOT!!!
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BigCoffinHunter CH.com Veteran Offline The man in black fled across the desert Posts: 204 x0\|Schenectady\|USA\|\|0\|0\|NY,New_York	Re: cold water treatment Reply #9 - Dec 27^th, 2010 at 9:37am I played around with cold water my first cycle, both by chugging it and a cold shower hitting me in the face. It kinda worked as a bit of a distraction, but in the end I was just wet and still in pain.
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