Numbness in head

Are you on any medications? Do you have any pain???

It sounds like it might be a pinched nerve or something that might actually be going on other than a headache or migraine since it is fixed with a manipulation of the neck (chiropractic type)

Give us a little more information and I will be glad to share any insight I have....Have you seen any doctors?

Sara

Jason...

Check back tomorrow...I am exhausted and need to pull a few books...

I am going to do some research and see what I can find for you ok!?!

It's not ringing any OBVIOUS bells right off the top of my head. No doctors visit though?

Sara

Hang in there for now...have you taken any anti-inflammatory over the counter meds? put some ice on it in the mean time...to keep any swelling down (15 minute increments)

Jason,

Please go see a doctor. I am doing some reseach here..but this is not a "usual" thing that I am familiar with...it sounds like something more with the nerves etc and not like the migraine, tension, cluster headaches that I am familiar with. I don't want to scare you...I just want to make sure that you get taken care of.

I am still looking to see what I can find as far as specific info...

Sara

Hang in there in the meantime

Jason,

I have suffered from migraines since childhood.  During my teenage years, I started getting jabbing pains in my head, usually over my right ear, that felt like someone was sticking me with an ice pick.  If I had several of these, I knew a migraine was coming on.  Years down the road, the frequency of the pains decreased, but they now could hit me anywhere on my head.  The pain is so intense, I immediately freeze up and grab for the point that hurts.  It only lasts a few seconds, but it is really awful. 

A lot of your symptoms sound like they are muscular, coming up from your neck.  You may not be aware of how much stress you may have locked up in there.  You may want to investigate an anti-anxiety medication, muscle relaxer, and/or a good massage therapist.  I had a huge hump between my shoulder blades for years that was just accumulated stress from a stressful job and a bad marriage.  As soon as I got away from those things, and with the help of a divorce and a few good neck rubs from my Dad, the hump and the accompanying discomfort went away.  Of course, once I released all that tension, my migraines got worse, as they tend to do when you uncork the bottle.  Oh well.

My best advise is to start a notebook and keep track of each time you encounter some noteworthy occurance.  This will be very helpful, and over a period of time, you may see patterns develop.  Track date, time, symptoms, mood, environment, stress level, what you ate that day, what medications you took, etc...anything that might be relavent to the event.  This information should also help you when you see a doctor.

Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

Leigh Ann

Me too - Doc you've got an epidemic on your hands.

Google brought me and and I too have scalp and facial numbness. In my case rather fleeting numbness that radiates from the back left quarter of my scalp around to include my jaw and left cheek - all left side.

Seems to be triggered by odd things: sometimes coughing or even clearing my throat. Sometimes no apparent trigger although for a period of time I'd experience it many mornings after getting in the car to go to work and always in the same place - about a mile from the house.  That was pretty wierd.  Now it's not that predictable and more often is associated with coughing or some over movement to the head. Similar condition for maybe 15 years so guess I'm not too worried about it. 

Not painful and usually lasts about 15 seconds although there is sometimes a lingering feeling of tightness in the back of the head something like a small boil or pimple  - although there's nothing actually there. 

I grind my teeth - that's a suspect activity and may be involved.  I'm 61 in generally good health and I've often wondered which speciality would be most interested in this - where to begin or is it anything that even needs investigation?

**** Williams

Kansas City MO

 

Hi Guys,

I have been suffering with feeling of numb cheeks. Thought it was sinus but xray showed up clear. My neck is aslo stiff, feel like my head is too heavy for my shoulders...if that makes any sense! There seems to be trigger points in the back of my neck(base of my skull, below ear) Its very tender and really sore too touch.

Recently I've been getting blurred vision, particularly after playing sport. Also get a throbbing headach.....which sounds like migraine.

Today I read about Sternocleidomastoid syndrome. Has anyone heard of it??

The symptoms seem similar to what I am suffering. My sore neck and shoulders are keeping me up at night and as a result I feel tired and drained pretty much all the time.

thanks,

Barry

Does this sound similar to what you are experiencing?

What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?


Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also called tic douloureux, is a chronic pain condition that causes extreme, sporadic, sudden burning or shock-like face pain that lasts anywhere from a few seconds to as long as 2 minutes per episode. The intensity of pain can be physically and mentally incapacitating. TN pain is typically felt on one side of the jaw or cheek. Episodes can last for days, weeks, or months at a time and then disappear for months or years. In the days before an episode begins, some patients may experience a tingling or numbing sensation or a somewhat constant and aching pain. The attacks often worsen over time, with fewer and shorter pain-free periods before they recur. The intense flashes of pain can be triggered by vibration or contact with the cheek (such as when shaving, washing the face, or applying makeup), brushing teeth, eating, drinking, talking, or being exposed to the wind. TN occurs most often in people over age 50, but it can occur at any age, and is more common in women than in men. There is some evidence that the disorder runs in families, perhaps because of an inherited pattern of blood vessel formation. Although sometimes debilitating, the disorder is not life-threatening.

The presumed cause of TN is a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve in the head as it exits the brainstem. TN may be part of the normal aging process but in some cases it is the associated with another disorder, such as multiple sclerosis or other disorders characterized by damage to the myelin sheath that covers certain nerves.

tt,
You need to get a new doctor! If your doctor thinks there is nothing wrong with you afyter having a headache for a month and a half, then your doc should not have a degree.

My husband has had dizziness for 2 to 3 yrs. now and has been to ENT and Neurologist. They did a MRI or Cat Scan that showed a hole in his brain that had been there for years. My husband thinks it came from falling off a diving board and hitting the cement before going in the pool when he was about 5 yrs. old. Anyway, he had to retire early from being a paramedic because of the sensations when he drives, etc. Now he has started being really fatiqued and has some numbness around the back and sides of his head. As he says there are bad days and not so bad days. He has learned to avert his eyes to help with the dizziness, but the
numbness concerns me. He thinks because he had the test done 2 yrs ago that they are probably the same.
Any suggestions as to who he should see or what this could be. I am new to this site and would really appreciate hearing from someone with these symptoms and a dianoses. Thanks.

padukey,

Was wondering about your facial tingling you have.  I have this and it is brought on by neck movement, and I do have alot of discomfort in the occipital region, I suffer from left sided migraines also.  No doctor ever said occipital neuralgia, I have burning, tight feelings alot of time also in the back of my head.  Do you get this?  Every doctor that I have been to says the neck can't cause problems in the face.  My cervical MRI showed a bulging disk at C-3, brain MRI was also normal.  Chiros didn't help me either.  Do you ever get the pain in your temples and across your forehead?  It feels like a ache and tightness.  Thanks!! Jen

Hi ,
I need some help for my husband, Donald . For about 5 days, he has had pain in his jaw, cheek, forehead, and throat. All of the pain is on his left side and it changes and moves around. It is sporadic and until Friday night he was just using the heating pad for the pain. Friday night he started using Vicodin . He refused to go to the dr. about it , but finally consented on Friday night. Of course, that left a whole weekend of waiting it out. He would not go to the ER. He says it is not numbness. Could this be some type of neuralgia? He has epilepsy. It is controlled with meds. He also has migraines off and on.
Thank you very much for any information. Marcey

Thanks Ann,
Yes, it goes away , but temporarily. He has a dental appt. on Wed. Won't go to a reg. dr. , so I hope he's right , for his sake. He took a vicodin this morning. We've been married for 38 yrs. , so you'd think I would have some sway over him, right?! Oh well, he's still my sweetie, though.
Marci