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environmental modification

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Environmental modification for Cluster Headache involves strategic alterations in environmental stimuli to reduce trigger exposure and neurological stress. By minimizing known triggers such as alcohol, sleep disruptions, and high-altitude environments, these modifications aim to decrease hypothalamic hyperactivity and reduce the frequency and intensity of cluster headache episodes through non-pharmacological neurological modulation.

3.5

AVERAGE EFFICACY

CASE STUDIES

186

REDDIT COMMENTS

187

REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS

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Reddit Comments

b1squit

4.0

I abort my attacks by chugging a 5hr energy, doing a few pushups/downward dogs to loosen up my shoulders, 100ish jumping jacks, then sit on the couch in front of the AC and dig my finger into the knots around the back of my skull/base of my neck unti...View more

CaffeineExerciseEnvironmental modificationMassage

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b1squit

4.0

I don’t think you’re becoming chronic, it sounds more like you’re having an intense cycle. My cycles are very much like what you’re describing, relentless all night and will get me during the day if I fall asleep or before bed when I’m sleepy. Heat, ...View more

Dietary modificationEnvironmental modification

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LordLederhosen

3.0

There appears to be multiple types of CHs, based on my reading of comments here. Mine for example, are very triggered when my sinuses react to seasonal allergies, or a dusty environment. Part of my avoidance regime is using an n95 when mowing the la...View more

Environmental modificationTrigger avoidance

b1squit

4.0

I’m from the US and have also lived in Belgium, France, and Lebanon with episodic cluster headaches. I’ve also spent time living between the Minnesota, California, and New York. I know it’s only a few anecdotes, but it feels like I get a longer re...View more

Environmental modificationSleep hygieneStress management

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