Hot Pain in Back of Head?

Question

I have this Pain just above my right ear that covers an area about the size of my fist. The only way i could describe this pain is hot, but not horribly so. In all truth it doesnt really bother me, pain wise, but it more bothers me with the question of what it is. We all have heard those stories of people that had something really bad, like say a tumor, and never had it diagnosed untill the advanced stages. Now granted when i first got this pain 2 years ago i told my doctor and i went in for an MRI and X-rays of my back and neck and the only thing they found was a little bit of "liguid" in the area of the pain, my doctor said it was nothing to worry about, but now that it is back again, im slightly worried. Even if it turns out to be un-needed fear i would still like to have some opinions from other people, and maybe something to look into.

Answer 1

well, i had pain in the back of my head, but it wasn't by my ears. i was told that mine was high blood pressure. I'm not overweight, but my blood pressure was out of control. They doc said that I almost had a stroke. But I got on some meds and was fine. When you have this pain, try lying on your left side for about 10 minutes and relax. If you do have high blood pressure, it will go away. Another side effect I was told ( i didn't have this, but are possible) is blurred vision. Just have it checked out. You could probably go to a pharmacy and if they have one of those arm band things that check your blood pressure, it'll give you a possibility of knowing. Now, each time you go to the doc, it may not be up. It could be here one minute, and gone another. But when it happens, just do the lying down thing and see if it helps.

Answer 2

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

try nurofen plus from their website www.nurofenplus.com it's got 12.8mg codeine & 200mg of ibuprofen. It's really cheap to buy and I haven't had an issue with it. They also have a really good shipping guarantee where they will guarantee that they get it through customs.