DIY aromatherapy
Dec. 4th, 2003 02:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johncomicgiven that i've had some small experience recently with using meditation to decrease acute pain by a modest but worthwhile amount...
given that aromatherapy uses peppermint oil in the treatment of headache...
given that i spent three days nursing the Academy Award® winner for Best Migraine...
i was eventually driven to improvise. this isn't a 100% foolproof cure, but it offers more relief than you might expect:
1) hold three Altoids against the roof of your mouth with your tongue. [i find an arrangement of one behind the front teeth and one just behind each set of upper bicuspids works well -- evenly spaced for efficient coverage]
2) meditate while you let the Altoids dissolve. [some Buddhists recommend holding palms together, but there are as many different techniques as there are people -- chacun à son goût, eh?]
anyhoo, that put a noticeable dent in the ol' headache, thank God... and the heavy-duty fumes linger in your sinuses for a good while for long-lasting reliefffffffff......
and hey: you wanna experiment with different numbers of Altoids? be my guest... :)
given that aromatherapy uses peppermint oil in the treatment of headache...
given that i spent three days nursing the Academy Award® winner for Best Migraine...
i was eventually driven to improvise. this isn't a 100% foolproof cure, but it offers more relief than you might expect:
1) hold three Altoids against the roof of your mouth with your tongue. [i find an arrangement of one behind the front teeth and one just behind each set of upper bicuspids works well -- evenly spaced for efficient coverage]
2) meditate while you let the Altoids dissolve. [some Buddhists recommend holding palms together, but there are as many different techniques as there are people -- chacun à son goût, eh?]
anyhoo, that put a noticeable dent in the ol' headache, thank God... and the heavy-duty fumes linger in your sinuses for a good while for long-lasting reliefffffffff......
and hey: you wanna experiment with different numbers of Altoids? be my guest... :)
