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I was told that using a hot cloth to the back of the neck alternating with a cold cloth to the back of the neck would ease a headache. I've never tried it. When I get a headache I want immediate relief so I take two aspirin.

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The burns on your skin make you forget about the other pain

(Usually you would use a cool cloth to get a helpful effect.)

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Soak feet in hot water and put ice pack on forehead.

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It's supposed to be a cold or cool compress on your forehead, b/c most bad headaches and migraines are caused by dialation of the blood vessles in your head.( them getting bigger and engorged ) and a cold or cool compress constricts the blood vessle in your head, thereby releiving the pain.
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A. Nurse
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A hot rag is for sinus pressure and headache... Cold rags are for vascular headaches.

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