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(Message started by: chrisw on Mar 28^th, 2007, 9:56am)

Title: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by chrisw on Mar 28^th, 2007, 9:56am

Sometimes it seems that most people have their CH on the opposite side of whatever their dominant hand is on. It seems from reading the posts that alot of people say their headaches are on their left side, and most people are right handed. I have mine on my right side and I amleft handed.

just a thought. pipe in with any ideas.

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by Guiseppi on Mar 28^th, 2007, 10:05am

It's been addressed in the past and it seemed to be random. I'm right handed and a right side sufferer. What's really gonna piss me off is they'll discover, 20 years from now, that growing my toe nails longer woulda stopped the beast completely!!!! ;;D

Guiseppi

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by burnt-toast on Mar 28^th, 2007, 10:19am

I play football, baseball, basketball, golf and box left handed. I don't play much tennis but play right handed however instead of a backhand I can't stop automatically switching hands and hitting everything as a forehand. I fish write, eat, shoot archery and firearms right handed and have shot several perfect scores in target archery.

I have little difficulty switching hands depending on the activity.

But to address your specific question - I am left eye dominent and my CH manifests itself on the right side.

Maybe you could ask for hand/eye dominance in relation to which side CH manifests itself.

Tom

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by JeffB on Mar 28^th, 2007, 10:50am

About my fourth or fifth cycle my ha's switched sides. But still a right handed guy.

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by chrisw on Mar 28^th, 2007, 10:53am

guissepi,

i tried the tonail thing, it doesnt work, what did work for me however, was armpit hair growth, my husband didnt like it, so i shaved.

::) ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by ClusterChuck on Mar 28^th, 2007, 11:59am

Guess I am TOTALLY screwed .. I get them on both sides, but, before the latest injustice, was always lefted sided .. and am right handed, left eye dominant ... and my left ball hangs lower than my right one ...

Chuck

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 28^th, 2007, 12:03pm

on 03/28/07 at 11:59:34, ClusterChuck wrote:

... and my left ball hangs lower than my right one ...

You might want to get that checked out.

Low flying birds can be a problem when you're not swinging an even keel. ;;D

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by Guiseppi on Mar 28^th, 2007, 1:44pm

I tried the tonail thing, it doesnt work, what did work for me however, was armpit hair growth, my husband didnt like it, so i shaved.

I don't know Chris, provided it's kept neatly braided I think he was a little harsh........

Guess I am TOTALLY screwed .. I get them on both sides, but, before the latest injustice, was always lefted sided .. and am right handed, left eye dominant ... and my left ball hangs lower than my right

I write right, ache right and I.....hang...right............and I won't hijack this thread with how I vote :-X cuz that just gets everones' panties all in a bunch! ;;D

Guiseppi

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 29^th, 2007, 7:25am

I was right in there for a while BUT

I'm right handed and ALWAYS my CH was left sided TILL a few months ago and it SWITCHED sides, so that screwed up that theory. Long toenails didn't work so I cut them. Shaved armpits after that didn't work...

Chuck, I've been told I have balls, but never checked to see how they hung ;;D

So there's my entry on the survey. Did I answer all the questions?

Hugs BD

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by chewy on Mar 29^th, 2007, 8:03am

Quote:

Guess I am TOTALLY screwed .. I get them on both sides

So that makes you BI. 8)

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by Rockcoat on Apr 5^th, 2007, 4:57am

Sheesh! Where are all the south paws? My headaches are on the left,I'm left handed, Lefty hangs lower, tuck to the left. Hmmmm

Title: Re: CH related to left or right handedness?
Post by Gator on Apr 5^th, 2007, 7:21am

Right side attacks and totally right handed here. In fact, my left arm serves no real purpose, except to counterbalance me so I don't walk leaned over to the right. LOL Well, maybe I'm not quite that bad, but damn close.