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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Right Side Of The Head?
Question: When I move or shake my head I get a shooting pain in the top right side
Why is this happening
Why is this happening
Brief Answer:
Nerve irritation
Detailed Answer:
Good morning young lady. Thank you for your question on a sharp shooting right head pain that occurs when you shake or move the head.
Typically, just moving the head in a gentle or leisurely fashion should not cause any type of headaches or radiating head pains. Therefore, the most likely organic causes for this type of presentation would be a "pinched" or impinged nerve or nerve root in the cervical spinal area that is aggravated with head shaking.
Of course, if you are jostling the head about with more force then, perhaps other nerves that are in the temporomandibular area of the head get comprised and then, you get the sensations or symptoms.
Be sure to be very judicious with your over the counter medications. I would also ask your neurologist to give you a headache diary to fill out so that he/she can sometimes go over some analysis of the data you put in in order to get a good diagnosis....
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Nerve irritation
Detailed Answer:
Good morning young lady. Thank you for your question on a sharp shooting right head pain that occurs when you shake or move the head.
Typically, just moving the head in a gentle or leisurely fashion should not cause any type of headaches or radiating head pains. Therefore, the most likely organic causes for this type of presentation would be a "pinched" or impinged nerve or nerve root in the cervical spinal area that is aggravated with head shaking.
Of course, if you are jostling the head about with more force then, perhaps other nerves that are in the temporomandibular area of the head get comprised and then, you get the sensations or symptoms.
Be sure to be very judicious with your over the counter medications. I would also ask your neurologist to give you a headache diary to fill out so that he/she can sometimes go over some analysis of the data you put in in order to get a good diagnosis....
If I've satisfactorily addressed your question then, could you do me the kindest of favors by CLOSING THIS QUERY and be sure to include some fine words of feedback and a 5 STAR rating to our transaction if you feel the response has helped you? Again, many thanks for posing your question.
Do not forget to recontact me in the future at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for additional questions, comments, or concerns having to do with this topic or others.
This query has utilized a total of 7 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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