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Query: Hello doctor,I have been suffering from severe burning sensations in my head particularly at the base of the skull or top of the neck. Along with this, I experience numbness, tingling, and electric shock-like feelings. This has been going on for years but it has recently worsened, especially when I ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I read your query and understand your concern.Your symptoms are suggestive of occipital neuralgia. The MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) findings are within normal limits, not indicative of any serious medical disorder and I do not think that they are responsible for your... Read Full »
How do I treat headaches and sharp stabbing pain in my eyes?
Query: Hi doctor, For the past 15 years, I have had these headaches that would start in the occipital area of my neck and proceed to my eyes. On some days, the pain would be eight out of 10. These headaches normally went away with taking Advil. They would only last a day, but this time this is day eight of... Read Full »
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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The artery dissection is usually due to forceful movement of the neck or trauma. Did you have trauma lately? is usually sharp shooting pain due to cervical nerve root impingement. If you feel this way, I advise you to undergo MRI. Meanwhile,... Read Full »
What can cause on and off neck and head pains?
Query: Hi doctor, I have neck pain on and off with headaches. My scalp in the back is tender and while cleaning my left ear, I have pain inside the ears. Before three days, I had a headache radiating to the left side of my ears. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You are having headaches on and off and it seems to be a chronic headache. For the last three days, you are having a new set of headaches and it gets triggered by cleaning your left ear associated with scalp tenderness and pain behind the ears... Read Full »
Can a pinched nerve cause tingling in the head?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been experiencing head tingles for about 19 years. They tend to be on the upper right side of my head but sometimes on the left side. They improve with pressure: if I press my scalp or wear a baseball cap. I do not get headaches and have no other neurological symptoms that I am aw... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and explain that a pinched nerve in this region (occipital neuralgia) is usually associated with electric shock-like pain in the scalp, usually on the left or the right, triggered by head movements certain head positions. These nerves origin... Read Full »
What could be the reason for muscle spasm in shoulders, headache and vision problem?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 30 years old. About a month ago, I had a heavy bag on my right shoulder. A few days later, I noticed that the muscle started to spasm in my shoulder along with pain radiating into my head with tension headaches and at the top of my head. I have tried massages, heat, and cold therapy... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms are suggestive of local inflammation of occipital nerve. I recommend taking Indomethacin twice daily for a week. I do not think that the troubles with vision are related to shoulder pain, but the psychological stress could explain them. Regarding the ... Read Full »
Is occasional sharp pain on the back of the head connected with ear or wisdom tooth infection?
Query: Hello doctor, Currently, I am experiencing some sharp pains that come and go in one specific spot on the right part on the back of my head (it is around the headband area). The pain is not that severe and does not stay long, but I am worried about what it could be. It also aches a bit if I touch it... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms are suggestive of occipital neuralgia which is caused by an irritation of the occipital nerve, which lies in this region. It can be caused by a wrong position during sleep or a prolonged wrong posture on the computer or smartphone. I recommend using ... Read Full »
What could cause a constant neck pain following neck stiffness and headache?
Query: Hello doctor, A couple of weeks ago, I woke up with a bad headache and a very stiff neck. It was so painful that I could not make it through a regular day without crying and intense pain. Since this time, I have been to the doctor four times and each time, they gave me more medicines. I have also b... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms may be related to occipital neuralgia, which is an irritation of the occipital nerve, which lies in the back of your head. I would like to know what were the results of your neck x-ray. This neuralgia can be exacerbated by cervical spondyloarthritis. I ... Read Full »