Posted by Ken on January 27, 1999 at 22:58:12:
Hi everyone;
Do your cluster headaches appear on the same side of the head as you would listen to a telephone handset? I ALWAYS use my left ear, I have average hearing, but I simply cannot overcome the desire to use the left ear for the telephone. It is a learned trait, I believe. All of my clusters have been on the left side of my head - This means nothing in itself, hence this survey.
It is almost inconceivable that the phone handset would affect these attacks, and this is not the intent of the question, but our "side" preference may serve as an indicator of other sorts. Do you experience cluster headaches on the same side of the head that you ordinarily use for the telephone handset? Your choice of which ear to use is indeed totally involuntary . . .
I'm sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but please humor me and respond yes or no. 50% yes and 50% no would be expected if there was no correlation.
"Verapamil and this BB are helping me,"
Best regards, Ken