ChronicPainExistent
One day at a time
- Jan 3, 2024
- 48
The traditional choice is cornhole bags/beanbags, of course. Also commonly used are socks that have been rolled up/filled up/padded up/etc.
Personally, I've found these haven't really worked for me, despite my being sure that I've found my sweet spots regarding the carotid arteries (it's quite easy for me to compress them using my thumbs.) What I've been thinking is that I may need something that can penetrate deeper and can concentrate the pressure more locally onto the carotids — in other words, perhaps something that is smaller, harder, and more pointed.
One idea that came to me were floss cartridges — they're small, hard, and quite accessible, right?
Unfortunately for me, I still wasn't quite able to penetrate deeply enough and reliably compress the carotids with these.
Another idea: foam earplug cases — these are smaller and rounder than floss cartridges.
I haven't tried these yet (have just ordered some from Amazon.)
A third idea I'd had: electric toothbrush chargers. They're also fairly small, but most importantly (to me, anyway), they have that little nub (roughly 1 cm long) popping out in the center, which I was thinking might be quite ideal for putting pressure directly on the carotids.
I also haven't tried these yet. Have some ordered from Amazon.
Sidenote (not that important, just some personal info about me): I have chronic pains which happen to affect my arms, so I often don't get to try to practice the night-night method that often. In my case, choice of item and efficacy is therefore quite important, which is why I've gone through the effort of making this post.
So. Anybody else have any ideas on items to use? Preferably small, hard, and pointed.
Personally, I've found these haven't really worked for me, despite my being sure that I've found my sweet spots regarding the carotid arteries (it's quite easy for me to compress them using my thumbs.) What I've been thinking is that I may need something that can penetrate deeper and can concentrate the pressure more locally onto the carotids — in other words, perhaps something that is smaller, harder, and more pointed.
One idea that came to me were floss cartridges — they're small, hard, and quite accessible, right?
Unfortunately for me, I still wasn't quite able to penetrate deeply enough and reliably compress the carotids with these.
Another idea: foam earplug cases — these are smaller and rounder than floss cartridges.
I haven't tried these yet (have just ordered some from Amazon.)
A third idea I'd had: electric toothbrush chargers. They're also fairly small, but most importantly (to me, anyway), they have that little nub (roughly 1 cm long) popping out in the center, which I was thinking might be quite ideal for putting pressure directly on the carotids.
I also haven't tried these yet. Have some ordered from Amazon.
Sidenote (not that important, just some personal info about me): I have chronic pains which happen to affect my arms, so I often don't get to try to practice the night-night method that often. In my case, choice of item and efficacy is therefore quite important, which is why I've gone through the effort of making this post.
So. Anybody else have any ideas on items to use? Preferably small, hard, and pointed.
