Although some people apply frozen gel packs over their heads and some others fashion the cold compress by putting ice into plastic bags, they are cumbersome to try, especially when the brain is flogged. The one place where the AllSett Health hat falls a little short (and why it makes a good budget pick but wasn’t selected for best overall) is that it’s a full coverage beanie-style hat but does not include any type of temperature therapy on the top of the head. The relief expert migraine hat is flexible, covers a lot, it is worth the money and has a perfect design.

It’s durable and firm, but with a slightly squishy outer layer, meaning that it’s not too aggressive for your tender neck. The expert-grade gel and premium insulation work to hold the ideal temperature for up to 20 minutes. Moreover, a few strongly agree that this ice cap has been the sole saving grace from being in utter misery.The texture reminds me of those gel wrist rests/mouse pads for your computer with spandex-y material on the outside.

When it feels like your brain is being squeezed in a vise, the last thing you need is to blow money on a “feel better quick” remedy that turns out to be a lemon. I’ve also found that with some careful work in how I put the cap on in the first place and resisting the urge to swivel it while it’s already on my head, I have much better luck getting my hair to stay in place.If you are approved, a credit will be applied to your original method of payment, within a certain amount of days. But there’s another way to achieve the desired result: Ever since I started wearing blue light glasses during the workday, the frequency of my migraines has decreased.

When a gnarly headache comes on during the workday or while you’re traveling, it’s not always convenient to lie down with an ice pack and wish for death. One 1986 study published by the National Institutes of Health found that using a cold gel pack in addition to headache medication helped bring 52% of participants immediate relief (with nearly three in four saying the cold therapy helped overall).My ice packs usually require one hand constantly applying pressure or sitting in a pretzel-like position so I can use a pillow to prop up the pack. Further, they say that the hat fits comfortably over the head and eyes to block out light that intensifies a migraine. You can’t pull it down over your eyes or re-position it in any way to target different areas of the head. Also, the hat is made with cutting-edge material and expert-grade gel, it's already cool without even frozen. And if your environment simply becomes too much, you can pull the hatband down over your eyes for some portable cold compress sensory deprivation.

When worn, the chosen temperature is applied evenly all the way around the head while also providing gentle compression to the skull. This cold hat is made up of soft, flexible material, and you can wear it comfortably for long hours. Lastly, the generic migraine hat can be used as a sinus mask for sinus infection, relieve stress and inflammation. Even though my hair tends to be pretty easy to manage, the All Sett Health Migraine Cap has a habit of making my bangs stand on end after being worn for a while. If heat is more your speed than ice, you’re likely familiar with the cumbersome struggle of trying to balance a heating pad on your shoulders or neck.

It sounded like a great idea, but I’d been burned before (not literally, thankfully, but that’s a real possibility, so be sure to follow the directions). It’s “weirdly more comfortable” than expected, according to one reviewer, and stretchy enough to wear to bed as an eye mask alternative.