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. 2023 Apr 11;24(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01575-4

Table 2.

Sensory stimuli usually exacerbating headache or triggering allodynia in MwoA patients

Trigger n (%)
Exposure to heat (examples: cooking; washing face with hot water) 715 (45.6)
Resting face or head on a pillow 635 (39.7)
Combing hair 484 (30.7)
Pulling hair back (for example in a ponytail) 477 (30.9)
Exposure to cold (using an ice pack, washing face with cold water) 369 (23.0)
Wearing eyeglasses 362 (28.5)
Taking a shower (when water jet hits face) 323 (20.8)
Wearing tight clothing 307 (21.5)
Wearing contact lenses 122 (14.1)
Wearing a necklace 109 (8.9)
Wearing earrings 84 (7.05)
Facial shaving (men) 37 (4.64)