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What Causes Left Sided Headache?

I have been having pain on the left side of my head, I do have chronic migraines, but when I close my eyes at night I have white flashes, and they just shrink away and di it all again. also just lately I ve been having like fireworks during the day along with the pain and it feels like my eyeball is swelling up. I have also been getting dizzy that just comes on all of a sudden.
Wed, 25 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Sometimes, headache may have more severe causes like brain mass or other structural abnormalities in brain. Although considering your history of chronic migraine, this may be just worsening of migraine; however, if its localized on left side and headache pattern has changed recently, a brain imaging (CT or MRI) should be done to rule out secondary causes.

Hope that helps. If you have any further questions, I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.
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What Causes Left Sided Headache?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Sometimes, headache may have more severe causes like brain mass or other structural abnormalities in brain. Although considering your history of chronic migraine, this may be just worsening of migraine; however, if its localized on left side and headache pattern has changed recently, a brain imaging (CT or MRI) should be done to rule out secondary causes. Hope that helps. If you have any further questions, I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.