Blood Flow to Head with Headaches in Forehead Severe possibly nerves or arteries ?

Question

I get a severe headache about once a month with a stinging burning sensation in the middle of my forehead. Along with this headpain also comes a weird feeling: if i lay down, and turn my head from one side to the other, slowly, and letting my head linger on 1 side or the other, i can feel a heavy heavy rush to one side & back to the other side if i turn that way. Almost like blood is flowing back & forth when i move my head. I dont hear a noise or anything like that, just the heavy pressure of something "rushing" to the side my head is most turned to, like if i lay on my side-my head is turned to that side-therefore the pain is heavy on my head. There is no pattern of when my severe headache comes on, no amount of pain meds seem to work, i've gotten this twice now in the past 2 months. I have an appointment with a neurologist, but would like some info. from any sufferers out there of this kind of pain, it's unlike any other headaches, i also get 2-3 regular headaches a month

The 2 months that i've gotten this headache, I also spit foamy froth the entire week after the headache, and severe vomiting the day/night of the headache-dont have an upset stomach, just vomiting starts.

Answer 1

I found some info that sounds like it might be what you're experiencing.
( I copied a bit of the article for you)

".... I felt something like water trickling down the INSIDE of my head. This was NOT something I felt on my scalp, but again INSIDE of my head where someone will feel a headache.To make a long story short, my mom took me to the emergency room, where the doctors performed a CAT scan on my head. After getting out of the CAT machine, they showed me a picture of my skull revealing that had sinusitis"
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/messages/34030.html

I found another site that described it as "a feeling of sloshing blood inside the skull"... and it was the same result... sinusitis.

The pain in your forehead sounds like sinus headache, and infected sinuses are nothing to mess with. Does your forehead and face *hurt* when you bend over ? If there is sudden sharp pain, or a feeling of fullness, it's usually sinus. I get them several times a year, and it's the most miserable feeling - like something is trying to drill it's way out of my head.

So, you really need to see your doctor / neurologist, and ask about having a scan done asap.

Good luck.... and I'll be thinking of you.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This type of headache looks like it might be a sinus headache, where gunk builds ups in your sinuses and can't drain out. It causes pressure to build up and gravity causes the gunk to slowly drain to the lower side when you change the position of your head. These types of headaches are severe and they don't respond to pain medicine. Allergies, malformed nasal passages, nasal polyps, or chronic infection are some of the underlying causes. Allergies are the most common cause of this headache type.

You can try out a several things to see if they stop the headaches by unclogging your sinuses: an antihistamine (such as Claritin), decongestant (such as 12-hour sudafed or generic version--make sure its the kind you have to sign for if you live in the US); and an expectorant (such as Mucinex).

Answer 4

It is not possible to block your vertebral artery with natural movement in a healthy person as it is fixed in holes and surrounded by multiple layers. The blood supply of the brain is from the internal carotid artery and it goes in a circle which joints it the vertebral artery. The fixed position of the eyes during head movement is called nystagmus and it has to do with balance, so its actually related to the cochlear/vestibular nerve in the inner ear and not the optic nerve.

Answer 5

! agree with fisherwoman, it sounds like Sinus problems to me. I have sinusitis and most of the headaches occur after laying down, moving from one side to the other it seems to drain that way and the pain area is usually from the cheekbones up, very often around the eyebrow area.

Answer 6

You may have a chronic sinus infection. I've suffered headaches and migraines in the past, but not how you describe them. I don't feel it is a neurological problem though, symptoms don't seem to be leaning that way.

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Answer 8

get a referral to a neurologist for a full exam. keep a headache diary noting type of headache, duration, things that cause it to become better or worse, and triggers.