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What Causes Throbbing Neck Pain And Twitching Of Eyes?
Throbbing pain base of skull and back of head ,feel some relief with moving head and neck. Also pressure and twitching of eyes. mostly right eye . pain is about 8 or 9 on scale of 10. But responds to aspirin. Also have had some strange sensations near left ear.
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Your symptoms could be related to different possible causes: migraine, hypertension or an inflammatory disorder.
The fact that the pain is relieved by head and neck movements could indicate a tension type headache.
Anyway, I would first recommend measuring your blood pressure values.
If your blood pressure values are normal, I would recommend consulting with your GP for a physical check up and some tests:
-a cervical spine X ray study
-complete blood count, sedimentation rate and PCR for inflammation.
If these tests result normal, you should consider tension type headache as the main cause of your complaints. In such case, painkillers and physical activity (Yoga, recreational sports) would help improve your situation.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
Your symptoms could be related to different possible causes: migraine, hypertension or an inflammatory disorder.
The fact that the pain is relieved by head and neck movements could indicate a tension type headache.
Anyway, I would first recommend measuring your blood pressure values.
If your blood pressure values are normal, I would recommend consulting with your GP for a physical check up and some tests:
-a cervical spine X ray study
-complete blood count, sedimentation rate and PCR for inflammation.
If these tests result normal, you should consider tension type headache as the main cause of your complaints. In such case, painkillers and physical activity (Yoga, recreational sports) would help improve your situation.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
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