News, Magnetic Field Device May Zap Away Migraines. (pain, hair, medication)

[JD59]

Some migraine sufferers may be able to avoid medication by zapping away their pain with a hand-held magnetic device, new research suggests.

The hair dryer-size device, called a transcranial magnetic stimulation device, delivers brief magnetic impulses to the brain.

ABC News: Are Magnets the Key to Melting Migraines?

[Mozart271]

Thanks for this! As a sufferer, I am going to contact the research people at Einstein about it.

[Viralmd]

This is only effective for people who have migraine with aura, which is a minority of migraineurs.