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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Occipital Protuberance Pain

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Dr.  Ajay Panwar MD

one side of what I think is my occipital bone sticks out and now I'm worried. I'm not sure how long it's been like this or if it's been like this. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajay Panwar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Grandson has a bony protuberance on anterior of lower shin bone, about 2 cm across and sticks out about 1 cm. No pain and is attached to the bone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

Two days ago I could feel a protuberance at/in the entrance to my anus. It appears to be a polyp ... lining of the anus is a hard protuberance that I estimate to be 2-3cm's in length and is similar in shape ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Hi, I have a relative who has chronic occipital neuralgia . Typically symptoms include burning scalp pain . She has recently had nerve stimuluation of the occipital nerve to deal with this problem ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Honey Arora MD

In my mouth I have had a painful protuberance on the gum of my lower rear molar. It has been there for more than three weeks. Gargling with salt water hasn t helped. I noticed it for the first time ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Honey Arora ( Dentist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Manzoor Ali MD

I have pain in external occipital protrubance pain from a week..i feel swelling on left side external occipital protrubance ..i have pain if i touch there otherwise not..what it can be? I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manzoor Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bruno Mascarenhas MD

lidocaine nerve block for the occipital nerves; it was the first time I ve ever been pain free--for as long ... physical therapist has noted something about my external occipital protuberance... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bruno Mascarenhas ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

Hello. I have noticed in the last several months or more that there is a bony knob to the right of the central occipital protuberance in my skull. It is hard, not squishy, so I m guessing it s bone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

behind both ears and slightly above and on each side of my occipital protuberance) will become softer and ... there is pain when swollen, but not from laughter. Is this normal? Are these the ends of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Birma Ram Hudda MD

Hi, I have had chronic headaches for two years now. They originate behind both eyes and travel toward the back of my head just below the occipital protuberance. The past three months they have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Birma Ram Hudda ( General & Family Physician)