Occipital pain + joints numbness?!
Question: Occipital pain + joints numbness!?
The occipital area on the both side of my head is quite tender to the touch!. It can also radiate down to the both side of my neck and into my shoulder!.
I also have pain above the eyes and it goes all the way to the back of the head, and then develop the weirdest part numbness (all joints of my body)!.
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I also have pain above the eyes and it goes all the way to the back of the head, and then develop the weirdest part numbness (all joints of my body)!.
Help!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
You probably have what they call Occipital neuralgia, or trigeminal neuralgia!. (inflammation of the nerves) temporal tendinitis!.!.!.
i do know that one of the treatments, you can get a shot of lidocaine in your head, that works for a while!. A Pain management/neurlolgist may be able to give you a cervical steroid injection at c2-c3 or c3-4
I have developed this, and I have basically ignored it, it isnt going away, so i suppose I will go for more treatments!. The difference with me,I am already on pain meds,and I have 2 spinal stimulators, to help with pain!. so the pain for me probably isnt so bad as it could be!. and I am going to have a revision to go to my neck with the leads to help with this problem!.
(as i find more info I will add for you)
!. have you noticed any numbness from your ear
i hate going to bed, and waking up, the whole right side of my face is numb - kinda freaks me out sometimes!. So I can understand what you are feeling!.
The thing to do is get in the information gathering mode this will help decide on a treatment!. Here are some sites and articles I have read that have really helped me!. I have all of what you are saying, plus always feeling like I have an ear infection-
http://www!.neurosurgerytoday!.org/what/pa!.!.!.
http://facial-neuralgia!.org/conditions/o!.!.!.
http://www!.dentalgentlecare!.com/pain_dis!.!.!.
The sooner you see a physician, the better!. I wont suggest anything to do, because the only thing I know about you are these symptoms!.--I would say that a heating pad helped!., but be careful because of the numbness that you dont get burned!. Tylenol for pain!.
Try not to get to stressed, or be to worried!. I notice that flares this up too!. Be well and get some rest!Www@Answer-Health@Com
i do know that one of the treatments, you can get a shot of lidocaine in your head, that works for a while!. A Pain management/neurlolgist may be able to give you a cervical steroid injection at c2-c3 or c3-4
I have developed this, and I have basically ignored it, it isnt going away, so i suppose I will go for more treatments!. The difference with me,I am already on pain meds,and I have 2 spinal stimulators, to help with pain!. so the pain for me probably isnt so bad as it could be!. and I am going to have a revision to go to my neck with the leads to help with this problem!.
(as i find more info I will add for you)
!. have you noticed any numbness from your ear
i hate going to bed, and waking up, the whole right side of my face is numb - kinda freaks me out sometimes!. So I can understand what you are feeling!.
The thing to do is get in the information gathering mode this will help decide on a treatment!. Here are some sites and articles I have read that have really helped me!. I have all of what you are saying, plus always feeling like I have an ear infection-
http://www!.neurosurgerytoday!.org/what/pa!.!.!.
http://facial-neuralgia!.org/conditions/o!.!.!.
http://www!.dentalgentlecare!.com/pain_dis!.!.!.
The sooner you see a physician, the better!. I wont suggest anything to do, because the only thing I know about you are these symptoms!.--I would say that a heating pad helped!., but be careful because of the numbness that you dont get burned!. Tylenol for pain!.
Try not to get to stressed, or be to worried!. I notice that flares this up too!. Be well and get some rest!Www@Answer-Health@Com
First off, go to the er!. Call an ambulance to get there!. They can do several tests to determind what is wrong with you, and you need to find out!. The brain controls the entire body, and it seems like u have some serious issues!. GO TO THE DR!. IMMEDIATELY!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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