Migraine hacks: do eyebrow clips, cold spoons or fries actually work?

Podcast: Strange Health · The Conversation

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

Social media offers plenty of tips how to relieve a migraine. Some people swear by a large Coke and McDonald’s fries, which has gained the nickname of a "McMigraine". Others recommend hairclips on your eyebrows, or putting your feet in hot water while cooling the back of your head with spoons. But how much science is there behind these remedies? And why can migraine make you feel so dreadful long before your head starts hurting? In this episode, our guest is Amanda Ellison, a professor of neuroscience at Durham University to explore what happens in...