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Yes, a cold compress may help your shingles pain.
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What are benefits of cold compresses?
Cold, moist compresses can reduce swelling and inflammation of an injury. They can also be used to cool a fever and treat a headache.
Is cold or hot better for treating cold sores in the mouth?
Warm, moist compresses will do the trick.
Do you put a hot or cold compress on an insect bite?
Cold compresses! Helps the blood vessels constrict.
What will cure headaches and migraines?
Try over-the-counter pain relief. If that doesn't help, try prescription medicine. Stay out of bright light and stay away from loud noises. You can also try hot or cold compresses for your fore head.
Can you get shingles from fever blisters on lips?
You can't get shingles from cold sores. They are both caused by viruses in the herpes family, but cold sores are caused by herpes simplex, and shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus (chickenpox virus).
What are some Cooling treatments?
Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet cooling treatments
Can ice or cold moist compresses be used to treat bacterial infection of the leg?
No
How do you recover faster from a pitching injury?
Alternating hot and cold compresses, and rest.
How do you get rid of a cyst on your nose by using home remedies?
You do not want to pop the cyst. You should put both hot and cold compresses on the cyst.You should put hot and cold compresses on your nose. You do not want to push the cyst to pop it.
Can you put cold compresses on a blood clot?
Yes,to stop the blood clot from bleeding.
Can you put hot or cold water on shingles?
yes you can put hot and cold water on shingels
Does cold water make sun burns hurt less?
Do not submerge the victim in cold water. This can actually cause additional problems. You can however use cool (not cold) compresses. Many emergency rooms use cool milk compresses. The milk creates a protein film that will ease the pain.
