Would You Get This Piercing To Cure A Migraine?

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Would You Get This Piercing To Cure A Migraine?

A migraine is more than just a headache. Living with chronic migraines can have greatly impact your overall quality of life and hinder your ability to carry out certain tasks.

Severity varies from person to person but most sufferers report "throbbing or pulsating pain on one side of the head, blurred vision, sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, and vomiting." In more serious cases, individuals have experienced vision loss as well as speech problems.

There are a number of treatment options for the 30 million Americans who suffer from this incapacitating headache but one in particular have been getting the attention of people everywhere.

Daith piercing, the trendy ear cartilage piercing has reportedly been linked to alleviating migraines.

There are no medical basis for this claim, however, many experts and patients claim that the piercing which goes through the ear's innermost cartilage fold works in the same way as acupuncture - it targets a pressure point to reduce pain.

Nicole Bandes, an Arizona-based managing director took to Facebook to share her experience after getting the piercing in hopes to reduce her migranes.

"I've seen a reduction in frequency and intensity of my migraines where nothing else seemed to help. My husband noticed it before I did (and that's saying something). Maybe I just wasn't willing to admit that it was actually working," wrote Nicole.

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Posted by Nicole Bandes on Thursday, November 14, 2013

Nicole isn't the only one coming forward with a daith piercing success story.

Natalie Thompson advocated for the piercing while appearing on BBC Radio Leicester. She said that her headaches have been reduced from a "five or six out of 10 down to a three."

"It's still there, I'm not headache free. I'm still on the medication and I haven't changed anything that the consultants have given me. But since the piercing it has dropped considerably," she added.

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Despite all the positive testimonies, Migraine Action's CEO Simon Evans urges people to continue with their prescribed treatment because the piercing may not work for everyone.

"Unfortunately what works for one person can make the condition worse in others, so we have to treat this with a degree of caution, especially in these very early days after the procedure has been done."

As with any technique we would welcome the results of a clinical trial so it can be considered properly, to allow for a full understanding of the long term implications and effects of the piercing on patients," said Simon.

"We would highly recommend that all migraine patients continue with the treatment that has been prescribed by their medical professional."

Do you suffer from migraines? Would you get the daith piercing? Let us know!

[h/t: ScienceDaily/Huffpost UK]

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