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What Causes Severe Headaches?
My skull behind my right ea at bottom skull has changed shape and seems twice as big as left side I have been getting bad headaches and shooting pains across top my head and sometimes feel nauseous.I Ifell heavily back my head went straight back on grass my freind heard my head go thump. I noticed after few days lump there but had headaches before I fell.
Tue, 18 Dec 2018
Hello,
It looks like you are suffering from Occipital Neuralgia headache which generally start at the base of the head & goes to the scalp. It causes intense, sharp pain. You are recommended to get examined & get investigations like Blood tests, CT, MRI done.
The cause can be cervical osteoarthritis, neck tensions, cervical disc disease, sensitivity to light, pain on one or both sides of the head. Massage, application of heat to the neck, medications like naproxen or Ibuprofen are effective. Occipital Neuralgia is not life-threatening. It can be made better by taking the medications & resting. Depending upon the severity of the discomfort & symptoms your treating doctor can prescribe you with anti-depressants, anti-seizure drugs or relaxants. You may need surgery (Stimulation of the Occipital nerve or Microvascular decompression) though it is rare.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K,
General & Family Physician
It looks like you are suffering from Occipital Neuralgia headache which generally start at the base of the head & goes to the scalp. It causes intense, sharp pain. You are recommended to get examined & get investigations like Blood tests, CT, MRI done.
The cause can be cervical osteoarthritis, neck tensions, cervical disc disease, sensitivity to light, pain on one or both sides of the head. Massage, application of heat to the neck, medications like naproxen or Ibuprofen are effective. Occipital Neuralgia is not life-threatening. It can be made better by taking the medications & resting. Depending upon the severity of the discomfort & symptoms your treating doctor can prescribe you with anti-depressants, anti-seizure drugs or relaxants. You may need surgery (Stimulation of the Occipital nerve or Microvascular decompression) though it is rare.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K,
General & Family Physician
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