We want an easy way out of the migraine pain.

 I suffered for years trying anything I could get my hands on to get relief.

 After going through many health courses and learning what causes migraines and headaches I’ve been migraine free for 5 years now.

 In this article I am going to share everything there is to know about tragus and daith ear piercings for migraines, along with reviews like the one below.

What is the tragus/daith ear piercing and how does it work to stop migraines?

There are two ear piercings that are gaining a lot of attention in the migraine treatment world because so little is focused on dealing with the actual causes of migraines like neuronal excitation and inflammation.

The two piercings are:

Daith

Tragus

 There are some differences between the two but there is far too little scientific literature on either to make clear distinctions.

Daith piercing is the more popularly discussed method of preventing and relieving migraines and headaches.

The Migraine Professional community definitely vouches for daith piercings effectiveness more than the tragus.

There is also little known about why they work or if they are simply placebo but here is what we do know.

Acupuncture uses similar areas to treat diseases which we will talk about further down…

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These areas go through arnold’s nerve that is connected to the vagus nerve which has been implicated in migraine.

Some conditions like depression and epilepsy have been provento be relieved by vagus nerve stimulation and some of the common devices for migraines like gammacore are specifically used on the vagal nerve for relief.

Acupuncture, acupressure and vagal nerve stimulation are the closest reasons we have that connects the possible migraine relief to tragus and daith piercings. But make sure to read our huge warning below.

It’s fairly simple.

You find a reputable tattoo shop, get the piercing done and take care of it so that it heals well.

Some even advocate pulling on the piercing when you feel pain coming on to stimulate the vagus nerve further. See video below:

A Huge Warning

Adding metal into your body is not to be taken lightly.

Providing you take care of the hole and it heals up well without infection and with a quality metal that won’t poison you…

It’s important to understand that our bodies are electromagnetic and run on biological electricity.

When we add a metal into our bodies tissues, we turn that metal into an antenna for any radio, internet or other electromagnetic frequencies in the area.

Our cells use a very small amount of energy to communicate with each other so when we introduce a large amount of stimulation into an area we develop chaos in the system.

The best materials to use to avoid this include insulating and neutral substances such as:

– Bone

– Stone

– Porcelain

– Wood

See the video below on one of the world’s most renowned health experts Paul Chek talking about the dangers of piercing, metals, implants and radiation below:

Which side is the best for tragus or daith ear piercings to help migraines?

Generally what is recommended is that you get the piercing on the side that you experience the most pain on.

If we take what we know from the information above then we would make sure that if we have a one sided piercing we get a piercing on the other side to help balance the pull of radiation.

For the musculoskeletal system, compensating for tension on both sides is easier than just one.

This is especially important if we have an imbalance like TMJ which can be made worse by one sided stress.

Is the daith or tragus ear piercing working through acupuncture?

There are some that say acupuncture is at work here and others not.

An interview on ear piercings with Dr. Foster says:

“”Yes I have heard of that piercing,” said Foster, an acupuncturist. “Whether it’s effective for all people suffering from migraines is an interesting question.”

Dr. Foster says it really just depends on the person and the type of migraine that they get. He says that point on the ear is associated with digestive organs. So if your migraine stems from digestive issues, the piercing could work.

“There are zones on the ear that correspond directly to zones on the body,” he said.”

And acupuncture is well known to work for migraines and headaches of all kinds.

Even sham acupuncture works really well because needles have a huge placebo effect.

This study on acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis found that, “the mean (SD) frequency of attacks decreased in the true acupuncture group by 3.2 (2.1),

in the sham acupuncture group by 2.1 (2.5),

and the waiting-list group by 1.4 (2.5);

a greater reduction was observed in the true acupuncture than in the sham acupuncture group.”

My perspective is that it’s far better to use a systematic approach to health than just take shots in the dark.

It works much better and you know what’s happening so you can track and alter course for even more benefit.

How to change daith ear piercings, earrings and jewelry

By popular demand I’ve also attached a video on how to change daith ear piercings, earrings and jewelry below.

Reviews for tragus and daith ear piercings for migraine relief

Now we will talk about all the amazing and not so amazing reviews for these ear piercings and if they prevent migraines for others.

First let’s start with what the Migraine Professional community says.

Now let’s see some reviews left in the comments of tragus and daith piercing videos:

These reviews are amazing, but what do the studies say?

Daith Piercing migraine studies

First off let’s start with one of the only actual scientificstudies done on daith piercing. Sadly none have been done on tragus.

This study presents a case of a 54 year old man with “refractory chronic migraine with medication-overuse, who substantially improved after bilateral ear daith piercing.”

Of his own free will he decided to get the daith piercing.

“After that, he experienced a reduction of migraine attacks, which became very rare, and infrequent, less disabling episodes of tension-type headache.”

But this doesn’t tell us much because it’s only one case.

What we do have is some amazing graphs done by surveys through migrainepal and migrainebuddy.

First let’s start with a survey done by migrainebuddy which involved 70 users who shared their experience, made simple in the graph below.

 This shows that 41% experienced no change but the rest did.

Next we have a survey done by migrainepal which included a much larger 1107 participants.

 This shows that 36% of people who participated and had the daith piercing had their migraines stay the same or increase since the piercing.

The rest reduced or eliminated their migraines.

These studies are basically showing that it’s fairly 50/50 hit or miss.

What can we learn from this?

Taking all of this information into account, it’s important to understand that this little and seemingly insignificant piercing in the grand scheme of migraine can make a huge difference in a person’s life.

That said, it doesn’t seem to be addressing the cause of migraine that often goes untreated and can create neurological damage later on.

In my personal practise I’ve seen much better results in taking a systematic approach where you address all the factors that are adding oxidation, inflammation, stress and tension into your life.

Doing this alone often relieves migraines by half or more unless there is a deeper pathology going on.

But it’s simple, the body is always trying to heal and always attempting to repair damage that leads to pain.

If we can remove what’s causing the damage and give the body the support it needs through its 6 foundation principles…

Then add in some supplements to fill in the holes and pain disappears.

When nothing else works, we need to learn simple steps we can take to stop a migraine.

I’ve teamed up with the association for a migraine free world to bring you 5 steps to stop a migraine. Click the picture below and learn the simple system that works without drugs or invasive procedures.

Have you ever had your daith or tragus pierced for migraine relief? Let me know in the comments below.

See our facebook discussion and what everyone has to say about their experience here.