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What Causes Feeling Burning Sensation Inside My Head?
burning sensation inside my head for about three hours now the back left side of my head feels like it is on fire but cool to touch also feels numb and cool after burning sensation goes away. it will burn for about ten minutes then feel numb and cool then burn. it also has my left ear doing this. earlier i felt like i was going to vomit when i laid down to easy this pain but the pain has increased and starting to worry if i might need to go to er this late
Wed, 2 Jan 2019
Hi,
You may be suffering from a condition known as occipital neuralgia. You should see either a neurologist or headache specialist for appropriate blood work and possibly imaging studies in order to search for the cause of these symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi,
Neurologist
You may be suffering from a condition known as occipital neuralgia. You should see either a neurologist or headache specialist for appropriate blood work and possibly imaging studies in order to search for the cause of these symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi,
Neurologist
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