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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.
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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
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This treatment can be started before diagnosis but not more than for 2 days then u have to consult
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I wana know if u have spects, details of pain, any other symptoms. Consult in pvt chat
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Please describe your symptoms I will help you out with medication..
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Dr. Swadesh Kumar Goyal
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44 yrs exp
Rourkela
May be cervical spondilytis.neck exercise may help .,blood pressure to get checked.neurovitamin injection may also help.
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