On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:15:12 -0700, Bill Jeffrey
wrote:

Sounds like the most likely source of the problem. Alternative to
buying new car would be to provide a placebo with some story like ...
this has been found by the manufacturer that one in 18000 people are
affected in this manner, and it is the result of a mineral deficiency,
for which this pill will give lasting cure within 4 days after taking
it.

Something like that should at least help find or eliminate this line
of enquiry.

Peter Dettmann


I don't know your wife, and I don't mean this to be a put-down. But the
power of suggestion is very strong for some people. In other words, at
this point, she may get a headache when she gets into this car simply
because she EXPECTS to get a headache when she gets into this car. This
cause is especially indicated if the headache comes on nearly instantly,
as you have described - so soon that none of the causes being discussed
here (exhaust fumes, neck position, lighting, EMI, etc) have had a
chance to kick in yet.

I knew a girl like this once, but her particular hot button was food
that had sat out on the counter for more than two hours. She was
convinced that any kind of food would spoil in that time, and that she
would get sick if she ate it. And since she expected to get sick, she
did. And she was truly miserable - she wasn't making it up. She would
retch and gag and vomit almost instantly if she thought there was even a
possibility that the food was "old", even if a dozen other people were
happily munching on the same thing.

The headaches may originally have had a legitimate cause, and it could
have been any of the things being discussed. But if the power of
suggestion is revved up real good, nothing you do is going to make this
car tolerable to her. At some point, you may have to just cut your losses.

Bill
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spudnuty wrote:

Well I've had good results using Shiatsu treatments and a form of
meditation for clients with headaches including migranes. There are
many books on the subject.
On the technical side you might be interested in:
http://www.therionresearch.com/database_migraine.html
http://www.healingwell.com/library/m...es/lappin1.asp
Heard about this pulsed magnetic therapy a while back but haven't seen
anyone market a commercial product.
"Honey would you mind putting this thing on your head while I hook it
up to my freq oscillator?"
Richard