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I am experiencing frequent headaches. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have got a headache two to three times also during the night once or twice. The pain is severe and only in my right temple. The pain lasts for 15 to 40 or so minutes. Pain pills do not work at all. It is not a throbbing pain. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The kind of headache you have could be either a cluster headache or a migraine from the description you provided. However, if it is accompanied by other symptoms, like vomiting or neck stiffness or feeling dizzy or visual disturbances then it needs to be further assessed ... Read Full »
What could be the cause for constant dizziness, vision blackout, ringing sound and headache?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 19-year-old female. Almost every time I stand up or sit up I get extremely dizzy and lose all eyesight, and everything looks like a tv that lost signal. I also lose most of my hearing and there is also ringing noises in my ear. After a few minutes I can see again, but I get abo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Frequent chronic headaches are most commonly due to: 1. Migraine headache. 2. Chronic tension headache. Migraine headaches are usually unilateral, associated with throbbing, vomiting sensations, photophobia, and phonophobia. Chronic tension headaches usually present w... Read Full »
Kindly help me to reduce headaches, eye pain, and vomiting.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 36 year old female. I have a cluster head ache for the past five years. I feel severe pain behind my eye, which normally ends with vomiting. This happens for three to four days at a stretch. I do not want to undergo any surgery immediately. Hence, kindly advise me medications to... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. First of all, I want to inform you that a cluster headache is a type of a migraine and it needs to be managed like one. The guidelines suggest that if you have two or more days lost in a month due to a headache, the prop... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I wanted to inquire about a male who was recently diagnosed with acute thyrotoxicosis. He presented symptoms like mania, paranoia, psychosis, cluster headaches, significant weight loss, elevated blood pressure, and irregular heart rhythm. He was given a beta blocker and antianxiety me... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. It seems he is managed well. It is just a matter of time before he gets back to normalcy. The control of the disease may not occur for a period of weeks or a few months. More than one treatment may be needed in ... Read Full »
I am suffering from chronic headache and pituitary tumor. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I have a 4 millimeters pituitary tumor. I need a answer as I have had a headache for one year (chronic pain nonstop) everything else has been ruled out besides temporomandibular joint. So now that we found the 4 millimeters tumor I know its small, but I believe it could be causing my heada... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries.I understand your concern and will try to help you with it.Although it would be better if you had attached your magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports. But from the medicines you are taking it appears that you have ... Read Full »
What causes a positive after-image?
Query: Hello doctor,I have health anxiety and migraines. I have started seeing after-images quite frequently, especially when inside and looking outside to a road or across the road. I am blinking and seeing a positive after-image for less than a second. This is extremely worrying for me as I am unsure why... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. Your symptoms are most likely due to migraine which cause severe headache, mainly on one side that lasts for few hours (up to 72 hours) may be associated with other features like limb numbness, nausea, photophobia, and other different sym... Read Full »
Why do I have a sharp pain on right side of the head?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 24 year old male. I started having intense, sharp, constant pain behind my right eye, right temple area and backside of the right side of my head. It started before three months for once a week for the first three weeks. Then, I started having the sharp pain the every other day. An... Read Full »
Dr. Hardik Nareshbhai Rajyaguru
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your symptoms well. Actually, what you have is cluster headache only. Your symptom profile fits into the classic description of cluster headache. The relief with antibiotics was a mere coincidence. The pain of sinusitis has totally different pattern than wha... Read Full »
I have shoulder and neck pain along with cluster headaches. Help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from pain in my neck and shoulder on my left side. I had an injury over a year ago, that has resulted in persistent, worsening pain. I have cluster headaches, a backache that radiates when I look down, trouble falling asleep, and frequent numbness in my left hand. Please h... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your complaint and finding you have given, I need more information to comment on it. I suggest you to get a blood test and magnetic resonance imaging report. Read Full »
What is the reason for sudden headache, dizziness and vision blackout?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 23 years old. At about 1 am I suddenly experienced some symptoms at the same time. Extremely severe headache (worst headache I have ever had), blurred vision, my right eye crossed inwards, darkness in my vision, nausea, extreme dizziness, extremely dilated pupils with slightly dif... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. After going through your detailed and insightful query, I am of the opinion that you had one episode of cluster headache. I like to inform you that cluster headache affects mostly middle-aged men. Its cause is unclear but may relate to a vascular headache disorder or ... Read Full »
Do cluster headaches cause blurry vision?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 21-year-old. For the past 20 days, I am suffering from a severe headache that affects my left eye (vision becomes blurry). It seems to be very sensitive to light. When I wake up, I am not able to handle myself, and after taking a bath, my headache becomes severe. Kindly help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You appear to be having a cluster headache. Usually, they are not serious, though it caused a lot of discomforts. Imaging of the brain is required with CT (computed tomography) scan or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) if the pain is very severe, if you have a stiff neck... Read Full »