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Ice Water for Temporary Relief
of Mania or Depression
The following comes from the American
Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990501ap/quantum.html
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Need a lift? Try a little ice water in the right ear. According to
The Brain in the News, an Australian researcher believes that people
with manic depression have a "sticky switch" in their
brain, which keeps the left and right hemispheres from switching
into the dominant position during various mental tasks. Normally,
the left and right sides of the brain take turns throughout the day,
each performing separate tasks. A sticky "switch" may
cause one hemisphere be locked in position during periods of
depression and the other hemisphere to be locked in position during
periods of mania. Ice water in the ear is a traditional neurologic
test, which activates orientation pathways connected to regions on
the opposite side of the brain. Researchers found that cold water in
the right ear can temporarily alleviate depression and cold water in
the left ear can ease the symptoms of mania.
More on this can be found at http://bipolarodyssey.com/PostPubdata.htm
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