The left side of my head is hurting in the back, over around the side and sometimes in the front. If I tilt my head to the left it hurts even worse. Is this just a headache? It's also burning..
2006-11-26 09:22:08 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ LysoL 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Hey Lysol : By the way tel dis that I've probably spent more time in medical school then some doctors.
This is common with a pinched nerve from the area of the cervical spine the C-3 C-4 spine area, it could be a bulge nerve or a slipped disk, That nerve goes up the neck along the left side and up around the top of the ear to the top of the ear and the eye than to the back of the eye. It will burn and then pain, throb. I take Topamax for it, it works instantly. Nothing else works.
If this doesn't help, of course you have to see your doctor do tell him about the Topamax. Good luck
2006-11-26 09:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely get her to a hospital! I've been there with intense pain. They never found anything but at least I went and they took the pain away with pain killers. Could be a migraine or something really serious. They need to do tests to find out. Don't let her drive. Get a neighbor to take her or call 9-1-1.
2016-03-12 23:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are four major varieties of headache, each with its own type and severity of pain, temporal relationship, site and pattern of radiation, nature of aggravating or relieving factors, and associated symptoms.
Vascular headaches - Vascular headaches include migraines and its variants as well as headaches due to abnormal stretching of the arterial walls in the cranium as a result of vessel-wall disease.
Migraine headaches are extremely painful recurring headaches that are sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting; most migraine sufferers have a family history of the disorder. The pain is typically severe, throbbing or pounding, felt on one or both sides of the head, and aggravated by activity, noise, or bright lights. Visual phenomena such as zigzag lights may precede the onset of pain. Visual loss, weakness of a limb or of one side of the body, speech disturbances, or confusion may also accompany and outlast the headache. In a variant called cluster headache, severe pain is felt in and around one eye that lasts approximately an hour and frequently wakes the patient in the early morning. Such attacks occur about 10 to 20 times a month, with months of no symptoms until the next cluster begins. In the elderly, brief episodes of brain dysfunction resembling small strokes may occur, apparently caused by arterial spasm during migraines.
Foods such as cheese, chocolate, alcohol, and those containing nitrite or monosodium glutamate are the most frequent causes of migraines. Other causes include excessive or deficient sleep, stress, oral contraceptives, and menstruation. Medications such as ergotamine, antiemetic agents, and pain-relieving agents or even oxygen may be necessary to treat acute attacks. Preventive medications include tricyclics, adrenergic blocking agents, and lithium.
Consult your doctor!
2006-11-26 09:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Honeyisle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how long it has been going on...Could be a pinched nerve or pulled muscle or just a tension headache.
If it continues go see a doctor. It could be something serious...
2006-11-26 09:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by josiegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a doctor,not a bunch of idiots on yahoo answers
2006-11-26 09:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what this is,but use a advil{pill} with warn water.
2006-11-26 09:31:02 · answer #6 · answered by Lil Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DOCTOR TIME
2006-11-26 10:25:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋