I have been getting the monster recently. I picked up 20% benzocaine from the pharmacy. It is OTC, about $8 USD. This is located in the toothache aisle, usually marked for tooth relief as an oral anesthetic.  I took a q-tip, dipped it in the bottle and carefully fed it into my nostril, deep within my nose.  It did not hurt, although I expected it to.

For me, this works almost instantly.  I am not recommending this, but it worked for me. Your sinus cavity might be formed differently, it may not work for you.

And I do not know if long term this is a good idea.

Another method that worked for me, but this one goes deeper into the nasal cavity.  There are $15 USD water nose cleaners that drip water in the nose. I got one of these from the pharmacy from the nose area. I tried this also, and it worked. Basically, I filled the cup with some warm water and a solution of the benzocaine. Probably 10 parts water, 1 part benzo. you can try upping the benzo ratio if it does not work.

I laid on my back with my head turned towards the side of the pain and slowly dripped it into my nose. I did this so it would settle deep within my nose and sit where the pain resided. I let it sit for a minute and used paper towels to get the excess.  It was a little uncomfortable, but it far outweighed the pain. This also worked for me.

Hope this helps someone!

Hey Mike Diamond,

You're essentially giving yourself a sphenopalatine ganglion block.  It's normally done with 2 to 4% lidocaine.

While this can be an effective CH abortive, what you need now is a good CH preventative.  See the following VitaminDWiki link for details:

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Take care and please keep us posted.

V/R, Batch