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Occipital neuralgia
Ive been suffering from severe pain at the back of head and behind the ears for almost a year now. Which doctor to consult for Occipital neuralgia? My symptoms are:
Piercing, throbbing and unbearable pain at-
-Upper neck
-Back of the head
-Behind the ears
Also,
-Pain on (mostly) both sides of the head
-Sensitivity to light
-Pain behind the eyes
-Tender scalp
-Pain with neck movement
The pain lasts a couple of days, sometimes more.
You must consult MD medicine first, because cahnces of overdiagnosis is more in Neurologist.
Before this you must have Idea about the cause of this pain .
1 Are you using spects if yes then when you have see the doctor last time.
2 .Are you on dieting if yes then stop Dieting.
3 .And now 3 most common cause of this pain in general population
A. Due to Defficancy of calcium
B.less hemoglobin
C Cold water bath or cold air back side of neck
Next Steps
You can stat your by taking Tab Diclo MR and Tab penzed D
Health Tips
This treatment can be started before diagnosis but not more than for 2 days then u have to consult
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