Ask any chronic facial pain patient if the weather affects their pain level and you are almost guaranteed an affirmative answer. In regions that have four seasons annually, when the temperature goes from warm to cold, the support groups come alive with reports of increased pain.
The phenomenon is so common that the Weather Channel and AccuWeather have indexes on their websites to calculate the likelihood of aches and pains across the country, based on barometric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind.
- The Weather Channel boasts a pain map which depicts the likelihood of “aches and pains” like a weather map.
- AccuWeather’s gives you a personalized forecast of the effect of the weather on migraines, based on your location.
Both of them are handy additions to a chronic facial pain warrior’s toolkit.
Judging by today’s Weather Channel Aches and Pains map, my friends in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan could use some positive vibes today. I’m in western North Carolina and I am feeling it too!