First-of-a-kind surgery in US for severe headaches

(MediaSource) For the first time in the United States, doctors surgically inserted a small neurostimulator behind the cheekbone of a patient in an attempt to treat cluster headaches, which are more painful than migraines. The small neurostimulator has a wire that feeds directly into the nerves associated with cluster headaches. When patients feel a headache starting, they hold a device over their cheek to activate the stimulator designed to 'turn off' the headache process.