Apply a cold compress to your head or neck

Maybe you have known the power of temperature treatment if you've ever used an ice pack on an injury or a heating pad on a painful back. When you have a migraine, this can also help.

Cold treatment has been used to treat migraines for over a century. This treatment may help constrict blood vessels or slow nerve signals involved in migraine pain, according to some studies. Even while recent research hasn't specified exactly how cold can help relieve migraine pain, two recent studies have found that ice bands around the neck or ice packs applied at the onset of a migraine can dramatically lower the feeling of migraine pain. It's possible that you'll have to experiment to figure out what works best for you. An ice pack applied to the head might provide soothing, numbing relief for some people. This is especially beneficial if your migraine was brought on by the sun or heat.