Treatment options for the severely painful condition called cluster headache are limited. Because triptans are used successfully to treat migraine attacks, researchers from Oxford, England, believed they might also be useful for cluster headache. To determine their effectiveness, they analyzed six well-controlled studies of triptans…
Two forms of oxygen therapy may stop the pain for those who suffer from migraine and cluster headaches, according to a recent review of nine clinical trials. Oxygen therapy takes two forms: hyperbaric, where patients breathe 100% oxygen in a pressurized and sealed chamber, and…
Oxygen treatment of headaches was first mentioned in literature in 1939. Mr. Charles E. Rhein, Linde Air Products Co., reported to Dr. Alvarez at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN the successful treatment of severe “migraine” attacks by breathing pure oxygen. Subsequently, Dr. Alvarez noted…
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