How to Treat Migraines With Liquid Anbesol

Migraines are a bane to those who suffer from them. The headache can be indescribably painful and can keep a person from going on with their daily life. Treating a migraine over the long term is best left to a medical doctor, but easing the pain of a migraine temporarily is possible with the use of liquid anbesol. While best known as a tooth pain reliever, lidocaine hydrochloride--a local anesthetic--in liquid anbesol acts as a pain deadener. This can lessen the pain of a migraine since the liquid anbesol can be applied to the inside of the upper jaw near the side of the head where the migraine is located.

Things You'll Need

• Non-soap cleanser
• Towel
• Cotton swab

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Instructions

• 1

  Wash your hands with a non-soap cleanser. Dry your hands with a towel.

• 2

  Dip a cotton swab into the liquid anbesol and saturate it. Hold the cotton swab drip over the open container until it stops dripping.

• 3

  Apply the cotton swab to the upper jaw inside of the mouth on the side of the head where the migraine is located. Dispose of the cotton swab in the garbage can.

• 4

  Wash your hands with the non-soap cleanser. Dry your hands with a towel.