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What Causes Prominent Pulsating Vein On Left Side Of Head?
Question: I have a vein bulging and pulsating its warm and been going on for over 8 hr's What could this be? Its on left side of head. thank you
Brief Answer:
Chill. It's a minor issue. Handle it like this...
Detailed Answer:
Dear User,
I am Dr. Neel Kudchadkar and I will help you out.
The reason that the vein (the culprit) is pulsating is that unlike the rest of the body, underneath your skin, there is a protective padding of fat. We call this adipose tissue. There are larger veins all over your body that do not "act" up and pulsate because of this reason.
1. The reason the vein is pulsating could be due to high blood pressure. I would kindly advise you to go to a local doctor or a hospital and get your blood pressure checked.
2. Strongly felt emotions like anger, for instance can cause this phenomena to occur.
3. Another reason could be a migraine headache or a precursor to it. Since you
haven't mentioned anything about nausea or headaches, we can safely rule this out.
4. In the clinic, you might be given advice as regarding lifestyle changes IF and ONLY IF you happen to be having high blood pressure. You might be given some medication (without any really significant side effects) for a short term therapy.
Kindly follow the above suggestions and get back to me, as regards your positive progress. Please upload any reports and diagnoses (conclusions).
You'll be OK. It's nothing serious.
Take action. Please get your Blood pressure checked.
You can contact me 24x7 at bit.ly/askdrneel.
Chill. It's a minor issue. Handle it like this...
Detailed Answer:
Dear User,
I am Dr. Neel Kudchadkar and I will help you out.
The reason that the vein (the culprit) is pulsating is that unlike the rest of the body, underneath your skin, there is a protective padding of fat. We call this adipose tissue. There are larger veins all over your body that do not "act" up and pulsate because of this reason.
1. The reason the vein is pulsating could be due to high blood pressure. I would kindly advise you to go to a local doctor or a hospital and get your blood pressure checked.
2. Strongly felt emotions like anger, for instance can cause this phenomena to occur.
3. Another reason could be a migraine headache or a precursor to it. Since you
haven't mentioned anything about nausea or headaches, we can safely rule this out.
4. In the clinic, you might be given advice as regarding lifestyle changes IF and ONLY IF you happen to be having high blood pressure. You might be given some medication (without any really significant side effects) for a short term therapy.
Kindly follow the above suggestions and get back to me, as regards your positive progress. Please upload any reports and diagnoses (conclusions).
You'll be OK. It's nothing serious.
Take action. Please get your Blood pressure checked.
You can contact me 24x7 at bit.ly/askdrneel.
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