Headache Hat Halo - Migraine Relief Cap Long Lasting Cooling Ice Pack Mask - Cold Compress Head Wrap for Tension, Stress & Hangover Natural Cooling Therapy

The Migraine Miracle! The Headache Hat!You just read that and are rolling your eyes aren't you? You're quietly thinking to yourself that I must have been paid to write this, but I promise I have not. I am a CHRONIC, DAILY, MIGRAINE sufferer though. For 18 years I have been dealing with intense migraines and just within the past three years, they have become debilitating, and I have become mostly bedridden.I have tried EVERYTHING to rid myself of my intense migraine pain! I have tried; Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Traditional Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Neurologists, Acupuncture, a Nutritionist, an Eye Doctor, an Allergist, my PCP, Pain Clinics, Massage Therapy, and the two other 'ice hats' on the market. Until I found this Headache Had nothing worked for me!Before finding the Headache Hat, the best at home treatment I could find, were refillable ice bags (think of the things that cartoon characters put on their heads where they're sick). The problem with refillable ice bags though, is that they melt, and they melt fast. They also give off air as they melt, making the ice bag into a big cushion, unless you keep lifting your head up to release the air. And let me tell you, when I'm in that much pain, I just want to lay in the dark, with my ice, and say a prayer that I can fall asleep. Which, you cannot do with the aforementioned ice bag.So? you're wondering, what makes this any better? Why is this such a miracle? First, it stays cold the longest out of any of the 3 major ice hats currently on the market, One of those ice hats loses the icy feel after about 20 minutes. And, the other ice hat, is just awkward and comes with very low quality ice packs. Now, THIS HAT is AWESOME! It retains the cold temperature for over an hour, which is easily 3x the length of any other product. There is also no melting! So your pillows won't be wet, and you don't have to deal with inflating that happens when ice melts. It is perfect to pull over your eyes! The fabric is so much softer than the other two ice hats, plus it comes with a nice fuzzy cloth that you can put between your head and the Headache Hat (personally, I don't find I need this, but it is nice to have). The best parts for me though, are the enduring cold, how comfortably it fits and can cover your eyes, and the fact that I've fallen ASLEEP wearing it! That's right, I've fallen ASLEEP. I literally did not think this was possible, It is that cold and that comfortable! I cannot recommend these highly enough! I NOW OWN THREE!Before I wrap this up, I've read some questions about getting extra ice cubes and, if you're like me and like COLD, COLD, you can treat yourself to extra ice cubes at just $5 a set, before shipping. I found that two additional orders of the cubes are just perfect for me, but it is totally personal preference! I used mine with no additional ice cubes, for a good amount of time and decided on a whim to order additional cubes, and it just happens that for me, those extra ice cubes make for the PERFECT experience.I LOVE this warrior of a Headache Hat and I know you will too!If you know a migraine sufferer, this is a must have for them. Personally, I think hospitals should keep them on hand for migraine patients who have to be admitted.I'm not fanatical about very many things in life, but I am over the moon about this. I promise you, you will fall in love with it too.And as the icing on the cake, the owner of the company is beyond incredible. She truly wants to help people and, if you have to contact for any reason, she will make you feel as if you've found a new friend.If you only do one thing for yourself this year, let it be purchasing one of these. It will be the best thing you ever did!

Works well, lasts longer than a soft gel.....but it is not colder as some have suggested. That would defy the laws of physics.....they are both in the same freezer, maintaining the same temperature. I have 5 soft gels (from 2 different vendors) and now this ice cap. It definitely takes longer for the ice cubes (for lack of a better term) to melt than the soft gel. I would say the soft gel is 10 to 15 mins of use whereas the ice cubes get me 20 mins or more (at the very most). It is nice that I can flip this hat over and continue as long as I am only wearing over the forehead and not all the way down. If wearing it over the eyes, then all ice cubes are touching you so all will melt evenly. Having said that, even when flipping the hat, the top cubes have already started melting for the past 20 mins, so it will not last as long after the flip. I really only have one complaint, and one warning. First the warning -- the ice cubes will create pressure points at first until they soften a little. This is painful for me when the migraine is strong, but it only lasts between one to two minutes, so I do not bother with a towel layer like some have stated. My one and only complaint is that the storage bag is too small. It is literally a struggle to get the hat into our out of the bag. If you have a migraine while trying to do this -- it quickly becomes a nightmare (since everything is more difficult with a migraine raging). Really? For the price of this hat we could not afford five more cents for a larger bag? I have used this hat 4 times now. Three of those times my wife had to get the hat out of the storage bag for me since my migraine was raging at the time. I have never had this problem with any of my soft gel hats. I do wish the velcro had a larger area. The velcro looks like it is pretty big, but I guess my head is small - it almost does not fit. This is not a complaint though, just an observation. None of these issues are large enough to remove a star. I will probably but a 2nd one of these in the near future....I just need to find a workaround for the silly small storage bag.