Posted by David Henseler (199.77.102.66) on June 23, 1999 at 11:59:31:
I just found your sight and have been engrossed with the information. I've been an episodic CH sufferer for about 12 years now ( I'm 35), as a matter of fact I'm in the middle of a bout right now although in the latter stages. It's funny that as soon as the appointment with the neurologist comes around it's remission time. Any way I'd like to share a new preventitive I've found this go round. My pain usually is concentrated under the eye on the cheek bone, as the nasal passage swells pressure is then transferred to the eye and then all hell breaks loose. I've found that if I can get an ice pack on my cheek under my eye early enough I can usually prevent the nasal swelling and thus the intense eye pain that goes with it. It can make a 10 episode feel more like a 5 or 6. Good luck to you all and hang in there; David