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Suggest Medicine For Persistent Headache And Ear Pain
I have a persistent headache above my left eyebrow, which starts from one point and then radiates towards temple, ear, and back of head. If I don t take any painkillers, the entire left side of the head and then the entire head starts aching, This has been there for the last 3-4 years. Most of the times, I wake up with this headache and it remains until I take a painkiller. Which doctor should I consult?
Mon, 9 Jan 2017
Hi,
I completely understand your concern and your pain which has chronically effected your life for three years. From your symptoms it appears to me that it is a typical case of migraine. If I had a patient with these symptoms, I would have examined features like:
1) vision power as defective vision leads to headache.
2) checked his blood pressure, sometimes high blood pressure is a cause.
3) tenderness over cheek bones when applied pressure, this will indicate sinusitis.
4) light flashes, radiating pain to ear, back of head, one sided headache.
These are seen in migraine, mostly due to some triggering factors like sunlight, and sounds. In your case we can have a x-ray done to rule out other causes. You can get prescribed anti migraine drugs from an ENT Specialist. Kindly see that you maintain a chart of drugs for follow up reference. Its one of the common conditions seen these days.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Suhas Chauhan
I completely understand your concern and your pain which has chronically effected your life for three years. From your symptoms it appears to me that it is a typical case of migraine. If I had a patient with these symptoms, I would have examined features like:
1) vision power as defective vision leads to headache.
2) checked his blood pressure, sometimes high blood pressure is a cause.
3) tenderness over cheek bones when applied pressure, this will indicate sinusitis.
4) light flashes, radiating pain to ear, back of head, one sided headache.
These are seen in migraine, mostly due to some triggering factors like sunlight, and sounds. In your case we can have a x-ray done to rule out other causes. You can get prescribed anti migraine drugs from an ENT Specialist. Kindly see that you maintain a chart of drugs for follow up reference. Its one of the common conditions seen these days.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Suhas Chauhan
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