A tip to stop a headache using... a pencil.

It may sound absurd, but why not try and test the accuracy of this ingenious method?

If one day you come home with a pounding headache from work stress and strained relationships, what would you do?

Will you rush to the medicine cabinet and reach for those "quick fix" painkillers? Self-diagnosis and self-treatment is a hard-to-break habit for many Vietnamese people. This not only fails to cure the disease but also harms your health. Therefore, instead of overusing Western medicine, try finding natural remedies that are both safe and capable of solving the problem you are facing.

Pencils can help relieve tension headaches (Illustrative image: Internet)

Relieving headaches with a pencil is one of the "very natural" methods you should try. Simply take a pencil and hold it between your teeth. It sounds illogical, but it's perfectly logical.

According to scientists, stress headaches originate from the contraction of muscles in the face, neck, jaw, and scalp. Muscle spasms are also associated with jaw muscles and may be a sign of temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Scientists say that approximately 80% of tension headaches stem from neck muscle pain.

According to Dr. Leonard (a British cosmetic surgeon), holding a pencil between your teeth is an exercise to try to relax the chewing muscles that are contracted due to temporomandibular joint dysfunction; it helps to relax the jaw muscles.

It's so simple, isn't it! If you're suffering from headaches, grab a pencil and test it out right now!

According to SKĐS