Comments on: FirstIce review – A cold pack with a difference

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:25:07 +0000

Hi James! Thank you for your review of our product. We are genuinely hopeful that First+Ice will be a relief to many migraine sufferers out there. One of the really wonderful things about First+Ice is that it is suitable for continuous cold therapy. Because the snow closest to the outside of the bag immediately melts upon contact with the body, First+Ice comes to a safe therapy temperature of 40-50 degrees F. So, for as long as it stays cold, it’s safe to continue the therapy. This is in contrast to ice or gel packs, which require an intermittent modality. Thank you again, for writing about us!

By: Lydia

Lydia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:59:09 +0000

I keep them wrapped in a clean dishcloth inside a tupperware case in the freezer. I too, am scent-sensitive.According to my chiro, the ice should only EVER be used for 20 minutes every 2 hours. Longer than that and the ice isn’t really doing anything. And never lay on the ice, lay the ice on you or you can do serious nerve damage.

By: kathleen

kathleen — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:50:21 +0000

My favorite ice pack is one from cvs. I can wrap it around my head tight – (vice-like). It is stretchy with velcro. The combination of the pressure and the cold save me during attacks. I found additional refills that work inside the cower. The cold -packs do not take on the smells and the cower is completely remowable. It is often the best headache tool I use.

By: Susanne

Susanne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:30:32 +0000

I too am very smell-sensitive during an attack. I wrap my packs in a very soft pillowcase I keep just for that purpose – with a slight scent of lavender. Hmmmm

BTW my neurologist said there’s a name for the smell-sensitive symptom, but I’ve forgotten it.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:45:35 +0000

I have a great solution! Maybe our sensitivity to smell is a migraine thing, Helen, so it is only here that I could admit this level of goofiness: I put all of my ice-pacs in zip-loc bags. For some reason the plastic bags around them seems to repel smell.

It doesn’t stop there, though: I have made velvet covers for them with velcro tops. It’s not as hard as it sounds. No sewing necessary–just buy velvet remnants from a fabric store and the iron-on seam bond. I spend a great deal of time with my ice-pacs so the velvet is a necessary luxury.

I hope this helps you!

By: James

James — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:39:46 +0000

Good observation, Helen. I agree, though I do find it helps when I wrap a fresh towel around them. Anyone else have a good solution to keeping those odours down?

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:23:47 +0000

I find ice packs helpful but my main problem is that I find they pick up food odors in the freezer and I am exceedingly sensitive to that during migraine attacks.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:02:48 +0000

That is pretty cool – thanks for adding those photos