Author |
Topic: Ice Cold Water on Neck! (Read 337 times) |
|
Lafinwolff
New Board Newbie
What did I do to deserve this?
Gender: 
Posts: 7
|
 |
Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« on: Nov 22nd, 2006, 2:11pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
I LOVE to play hockey and I am trying to find ways to keep playing! I now have a portable O2 tank & mask and the Imitrex shots. I use this set up JUST for hockey.
I have a larger O2 tank at home and access to O2 at work.
My last game, I did not have this set up. We were half way through the 3rd (last) period when I felt it closing in! We were losing and I didn't want to quit.
My girlfriend was on the bench in case I needed help. She noticed (one eye drooping) that it was starting. I didn't plan to tell her, afraid she'd make me quit.
She took my water bottle and started pouring Ice cold water on the back of my neck. It seemed to stop it's forward progress. She immediately got a large Red Bull into me so I could finish the game.
Just thought I'd pass it on!
|
|
 IP Logged |
|
|
|
Guiseppi
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Gender: 
Posts: 2703
|
|
Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« Reply #1 on: Nov 22nd, 2006, 2:42pm » |
Quote Modify
|
There is something about the cold. In a pinch I'll put my face in front of my car AC and hyperventilate through the affected sides nostril. It'll ratchet the pain down a few clicks for me, keep it bearable. Whatever works those times you find yourself without meds!!!
Guiseppi
|
|
IP Logged |
Why are all sensors, seeking intelligent life, pointed AWAY from earth?
|
|
|
JeffB
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Hall of Famer
Wide open till you see God, then brake
Gender:
Posts: 2729
|
|
Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« Reply #2 on: Nov 22nd, 2006, 4:57pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I always have a bowl filled with ice water and a wash cloth in the frige when I'm in a cycle.
|
|
IP Logged |
" It's been my experience that people who have no vices have very little virtues."
|
|
|
sailpappy
New Board Old Timer
  
Gender:
Posts: 349
|
|
Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« Reply #3 on: Nov 22nd, 2006, 5:32pm » |
Quote Modify
|
 Cold water is my everyday abortive, when I feel a hit coming I head for the shower, I run cold water over the side of my head, while standing on the outside of the shower,draping the shower curtain across my chest to avert the water from running all over the floor.
When I am away from the house I carry a Gallon zip-top bag full of crushed ice in a cooler. I use the cooler to catch the water that melts from the ice bag and for any emergency eruptions!
This has been working consistantly for me for 35 years! Pappy
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
roy21302
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Old Timer
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Gender:
Posts: 348
|
|
Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« Reply #4 on: Nov 23rd, 2006, 3:03pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I have always used Ice and Ice cold water and swear by them, like Pappy I carry ice packs in a small refrigerator in the car. Its really good, might not get rid of it every time but its soothing.
Cheers Roy
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
BB
CH.com Alumnus
New Board Newbie
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Posts: 0
|
|
Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« Reply #5 on: Nov 23rd, 2006, 9:26pm » |
Quote Modify
|
on Oct 7th, 2006, 11:33am, BB wrote:Hello everyone
Our kind lady Margi told me about this cluster " lump" that most clusterheads have. Apparently its a ganglion of some sort and it "connects " to the hypothalamus and it gets swollen and palpable during cluster.
Last night when Daniel had his attack, I felt the base of his neck and sure enough there was this soft but slightly firm lump at the base of his skull in the middle, its about the size of a sugar cube. It felt spongy to touch and was quite hot.
When I applied ice wrapped in a wet tower directly to this 'lump" it soothed the pain immediately and quite considerably.
As the attack eased off, this lump felt less and less hot and less and less swollen and by the time the drilling in his eye stopped, the lump went too.
I have been searching for any literacy related or mentioning of this ganglion but could not find any, not even on this website.
I am quite intrigued by this and would like to hear from anyone if they know what it is or have seen/felt one.
Also try applying ice in wet towel like I have done and see if it would help the pain too. 
Thank you all and painfree wishes to all of us.
Annette |
|
I guess ice or ice cold water on neck does something to these nerve ganglions and reduce the pain, has worked very well for many people including my husband.
You can take a look at the thread, there are some really interesting diagrams there.
Painfree wishes.
Annette
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
johnd7
New Board Newbie
Gender:
Posts: 35
|
|
Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
« Reply #6 on: Nov 26th, 2006, 11:17pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Oh damn, you guys just gave me an idea. I usually try a bag of frozen peas but I just remembered that about 3 years ago after a bad car accident and surgeries on my leg and knee I got this continuous cold therapy machine. It's like a six pack cooler with a pump. You fill with ice and water, velcro the brace to your knee or wherever and when you turn it on the ice water flows through tubes on the brace continuosly, and it gets really cold also. I am gonna just set that pad on my head and turn that sucker on! I mean I don't expect it to be a cure all but it will be a fun diversion the first time.
|
|
IP Logged |
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
-Thomas a Kempis
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Member Map
Login
Register
Reply
Notify of replies
Send Topic
Print
test rss