A question about hijabs and other head coverings

Strapped

Just get a neck tube like this and everyone will think you're a well-ard biker and not say anything ;-) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EDZ-ALL-CLIMATE-ALLSEASON-MULTI-TUBE-BASE-LAYER-NECKTUBE-HEAD-SCARF-BALACLAVA-/400339157094

(The plain ones are a fiver but look a bit more threatening so I'd go for a jolly print lol)

Strapped

OR you could just go with a gimp mask. That ought to get them talking in the IT meeting ;-)

Seriously, sorry to hear about your condition.

jackyann

I would experiment with different things and wear what suits you on different occasions. Having a lot of muslim friends / colleagues, they wear different types of head covering on different occasions.

I would definitely get a buff - they are not cheap but are amazingly good, and you can get some lovely wool & fleece ones for winter.
They last & last - my standard buff used every day on holiday and 3-4 x a week when not, is 12+ years old!

You can make cheapy buff-style snoods from all sorts of fabric oddments if you like.

I would also get a selection of pashminas, from the market-stall kind to the http://www.mypashmina.co.uk/ (everyone will know what to get you for Xmas!) and ask one of your muslim friends to show you how to wrap & anchor them. I specifically suggest pashminas because they are light & warm (whereas the cotton of many hijabs isn't).

Good luck! I should also add that I have known a couple of people who have done something similar for medical reasons (specifically to keep a patch of skin out of sunlight) and no-one bothered at all.

lostinrates

Toto wrote: »

I suffer from trigeminal neuralgia, and now since a car accident I have occipital neuralgia too. Horrible conditions. Medication has helped the trigeminal immensely so I rarely ever have an attack these days.

I would say wear whatever makes you comfortable. I have one of these which I use when going out in cold weather. I put it under the chin and over my head like a tight snood.

Just like to say I also have TGN (bilaterally) and other neuralgia as a secondary effect from other neurological problems.

Op, some thin things like scarves don't really help me all that much. Really unstylish hats with ear flaps help more:o

Also, other lifestyle things. E.g. The phone is a massive trigger for me. Many people give up wearing earrings, some find any form of pressure difficult. Personally I find pressure ok, and often find a harder touch when applying make up/ moisturise etc actually more comforting, and very strong pressure to the face/ear area while abhorrent as an idea can sometimes relief an 'attack' for me.


At home often using something like a hot water bottle around the face can help. Sometimes I'll just put my face on a cup of tea if I'm holding one.

I have buffs, and double thickness snug fleece is a pretty good protection against weather for the wind/draught trigger. I'll often wear that out on our yard when doing livestock in winter and find it sufficient,

Strapped

Have you thought about trying one of the balms too, like Warm Skin - these might be better for when you are indoors?

Ames

Really sorry to hear about your condition.

When I was on holiday in Poland last Winter I found one of these was great:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPER-SOFT-BLACK-MAGIC-SCARF-Ladies-Womens-Girls-/231062296708?pt=UK_Scarves&hash=item35cc62d884

It can be worn as a scarf or as a snood, up over your head and ears. I'd have thought it'd be pretty easy to make an 'indoors' one too, just tget some stretchy fabric or a large scarf with plenty of 'give' and sew it up into a tube.

lostinrates

carefullycautious wrote: »

The best thing to protect your ears is cotton wool, this is what I use to stop getting earaches through the wind, you could also use a snood or hat with earmuffs. You should not need to wear any of this indoors as it should be warm enough to prevent triggering your condition.

I'm not op, but I find its any air movement rather than just 'cold air'. Winter is definitely worse,and cold weather, or wind really can trigger it, but so can other things too.

balletshoes

*Louise* wrote: »

Have you tried Amazon?:money:

Panda


White bear under a fiver

they were selling those in SportsDirect last winter for around a fiver too.

grumpyworkmate

My mum suffered with TN for years. She lives in Glasgow and eventually had an operation in the Southern general hospital. That was about 5 years ago and been pain free since then. If you want to know more I am happy to ask her about it.

csh_2

I have TN too and the medication from the doc done nothing but some fab little tablets from holland & barratt work wonders. Little powdery things that disolve on the tongue. They're made by !
New Era and just say for 'nerve pain' or something similar on the pack. They were previously called Nervone but were rebranded