Hi, I am 26 year old woman with 2 kids. And i am miffed as to what my symptoms are, i am in the uk and we can not self refer ourselves to a neorologist (sp) which is where i want to go, we are also registered with a certain doctors clinic where their are numerous doctors (gp's), i have seeked 4 different opinions within my clinic and have been told different things..
This has been going on for about 5 years, i had an mri of the head and i have had 2 ecg's (electrodes on my head) and they were all negative.. my blood pressure is on the low side of normal 105/60, But this past few months have gotton worse.. here are my symptoms:
pain in my right ear. (no sign of infections, just a scar from infections as being a kid).
ear feels as if theres wind blowing in it sometimes.
pain all around the ear. (skull area)
pain in my right temple following onto my right cheek.
pain just above my right temple.
pain above my right eye following from above my right temple.
pain down my right hand side of my neck as if its follows on from my ear.
my neck clicks when i move it sometimes grinds.
on a flare up i call it my right eye waters a little, and the areas with pain are tender to touch, tender when i cough, tender when i sneeze and tender when i move my head. (lasts few hours).
tingling down right side of my face.
I have been told, migrane (but i have had migrane and thats throbbing?), Trigeminal Neuralgia? tmj? ( i dont have an overbite nor do i grind, no sign in my teeth of that but my jaw does click when i open it). i was worried about it being a brain tumour but have been reasured that the pain would get worse, i would have high blood pressure, and other symptoms, and have been told that the sympoms i am experiencing wouldnt be seen as having one of these. so i am reasured of this, but i really want some answers and am not getting any.
I have been to the dentist ordered a mouthguard just incase, and i been refered to a dental consultant at the hospital, (can they do a ct scan?) been to the opticians, all is ok he took a pic of behind my eyes no shadows or anything..
does anyone know what this could be?
If your in the uk and see a neuro could you ask them for me? i am so desperate..
thankyou xx
2007-03-17 22:26:49 · 7 answers · asked by redpoison 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I suggest you see a chiropractor. The description you give about the location of the pain and the noises in your neck sound like mine, when my neck needs adjustment.
2007-03-17 22:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by Nosy Parker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did the MRI you got include your cervical (neck) spine? That could be where the problem is coming from. DO NOT go to a chiropractor unless you have had a recent MRI done - any good chiropractor will not do anything with you in light of your symptoms without an MRI report anyway. If there is something out of place in your neck you'd need physical therapy and chiropractic care could also help - but the practitioner would need to know exactly what and where the problem is, otherwise you risk serious problems.
2007-03-21 18:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by hippychic1981 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried going to a chiroprator.There are nerves that can be causing all of this. You might be pleasantly surprised. They are not just for your back. They do carpal tunnel and ADD and ADHD. Their work benefits all your organs as well. Everything starts in the spine. With the neck trouble I bet thats what you need, a good chiropractor. Your other doctors would have found any infection of the ear by now hopefully. Your doctor won't be likely to agree with you seeing one, most seem to not haev much confidence in them at all. They have brought me from being numb and unable to walk to being able to walk. If you study up on them you will be surprised to see what they can do these days.
2007-03-18 12:22:55 · answer #3 · answered by Born2Bloom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter had (almost) the exact same symptoms as you. Just slight difference in symptoms but roughly the same as yours. Wow, its like you are describing her to a tee!! I'll bet money that you have TMJ-Temporal Madibular Jaw. Use the mouth gaurds from the dentist. They helped my daughter significantly!! Good luck.
2007-03-17 22:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by somebodys_watchn_you 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok I think your problem started with the ear infections from when you were a child. I suspect this is an ENT problem. The root is definately in your EAR. Try getting referred to an ENT specialist. Good luck!
2007-03-18 01:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by guno77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't self refer yourself to neurologist in the UK I suggest you travel to a country were you can and get it examined since its your only option. Or you can see if you can see a neurologist by going to a research hospital.
2007-03-17 22:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya gotta love socialized health care. I am sure bush and cheney are behind it.
2007-03-17 22:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋