Effectiveness of paranasal air suction on acute migraine using portable air sucker - a randomized, double blind study

• Published in: BMC neurology Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 176
• Main Authors: Bandara, S M R, Samita, S, Kiridana, A M, Herath, H M M T B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.04.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Air flow; Care and treatment; Children; Clinical trials; Double-Blind Method; Double-blind studies; Elementary school students; Equipment and supplies; Female; Headache; Headaches; Humans; Male; Medical research; Methods; Migraine; Migraine Disorders - therapy; Nausea; Pain; Para nasal sinus air suction; Paranasal Sinuses; Patients; Pilot Projects; Placebos; Portable air sucker; Respiratory therapy; Scalp; Side effects; Sri Lanka; Statistical analysis; Substance abuse treatment; Suction (Medical care); Suction - instrumentation; Suction - methods; Suctioning; Treatment Outcome; Variables; Young Adult; Sri Lanka; Portable air sucker; Headache; Adolescents; Para nasal sinus air suction; Migraine

Migraine is a primary headache disorder and is the most common disabling primary headache disorder that occurs in children and adolescents. A recent study showed that paranasal air suction can provide relief to migraine headache. However, in order to get the maximum benefit out of it, an easy to use...