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Suggest Treatment For Tingling In Various Spots On The Head And Headache

HI, I keep getting these weird numbing/tingling feeling in various spots on my head . Right now its on the right side of head towards to back and area that has this weird feeling is about the diameter of a quarter. Its not painful just annoying. I comes random times during the day and its not always in the same spot. I do have migraine headaches\
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It is possible that the abnormal sensation is related to neuropathy.

This refers to abnormal function of the nerves and there are different possible causes, it is possible that it is related to the migraines especially if a headache occurs around the same time period, other causes include :
(a) diabetes
(b)trauma
(c)vitamin b12 or folate deficiency
(d)liver or kidney disease
(e)side effect of medication
(f)exposure to toxins
(g)nerve related conditions such as ms or stroke
(h)idiopathic-cause is not known
(i)infection such as shingles

If you wish to rule out one or more of these, it would require a visit to your doctor.
This should include a history of all relevant symptoms, examination and investigations
Investigations may include bloods such as vitamin levels, screening for diabetes, liver or kidney check

There are medications that can help with neuropathy, they would require a prescription from your doctor.

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Suggest Treatment For Tingling In Various Spots On The Head And Headache

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It is possible that the abnormal sensation is related to neuropathy. This refers to abnormal function of the nerves and there are different possible causes, it is possible that it is related to the migraines especially if a headache occurs around the same time period, other causes include : (a) diabetes (b)trauma (c)vitamin b12 or folate deficiency (d)liver or kidney disease (e)side effect of medication (f)exposure to toxins (g)nerve related conditions such as ms or stroke (h)idiopathic-cause is not known (i)infection such as shingles If you wish to rule out one or more of these, it would require a visit to your doctor. This should include a history of all relevant symptoms, examination and investigations Investigations may include bloods such as vitamin levels, screening for diabetes, liver or kidney check There are medications that can help with neuropathy, they would require a prescription from your doctor. I hope this helps