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Have you noticed that lightly rubbing your temple (太阳穴) on your head temporarily ease minor headaches?
I am not a medical doctor, and I have no idea why this 1 . I don’t even know if it really helps with headache pains or if it is only a 2 remedy (疗法). Frankly speaking, I don’t even know if it is 3 to do so. But it seems to work just fine for me, at least for 4 headaches.
If you know why it works or if it is safe, please let me know and I will add that information here.
I also 5 that I am not able to 6 rub my temples for a long period of time, if my headaches are persistent. So, I sometimes use a tight 7 or a tight adjustable hat to do the 8 so I don’t have to use my 9 . Just don’t make it too tight, or it will make your headache 10 .
This simple remedy does not 11 migraines (偏头痛). You should definitely ask your 12 before you try this relief, and especially if you get headaches 13 . It may be a 14 of a major medical problem that needs immediate 15 . I take no responsibility, so go to see a doctor immediately.
1. A. keeps B. happens C. works D. matters
2. A. medical B. special C. social D. psychological
3. A. safe B. strange C. efficient D. crazy
4. A. minor B. major C. serious D. daily
5. A. consider B. find C. fear D. insist
6. A. actually B. really C. gradually D. continuously
7. A. tool B. dress C. headband D. glove
8. A. work B. trick C. test D. enjoyment
9. A. doctor B. medicine C. knowledge D. hands
10.A. worse B. better C. bigger D. uglier
11.A. mean B. cure C. include D. damage
12.A. parents B. doctor C. friend D. neighbor
13.A. gradually B. never C. often D. occasionally
14.A. sign B. discovery C. character D. topic
15.A. rest B. rubbing C. attention D. action
