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Katie Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation

Fries, cold spoons and eyebrow clamps: investigating the internet’s migraine remedies

Online migraine hacks promise relief, but a plausible explanation isn’t proof that a remedy works. Stock-Asso/Shutterstock

If you’ve ever had a migraine, you’ll understand the appeal of anything that promises to make it stop. Even when that advice involves attaching hair clips to your eyebrows.

Social media has plenty of suggestions. Some people swear by a large Coke and McDonald’s fries, which has gained the nickname of a “McMigraine”. Others recommend putting your feet in hot water while cooling the back of your head with spoons. Suddenly, managing a migraine seems to require the logistical planning of a spa day, with a takeaway delivery slot.

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