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Dr. Maritza Baez answered
17 years experience Family Medicine
Anything: Headaches can come from fatigue, sleeping too much or too little, eye strain, sleep apnea, snoring, being dehydrated, having chronic sinusitis or alle ... Read More
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Dr. Keegan Duchicela answered
14 years experience Family Medicine
Muscle or headache.: Neck strains - from poor posture, whiplash or vigorous exercise can cause muscle strains that you feel at the base of the skull (that's where some nec ... Read More
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Dr. Soren Singel answered
29 years experience Neurosurgery
Occipital neuralgia: The greater occipital nerve runs inbetween the neck muscle tendon insertions at the posterior (occipital) skull base. It can get compressed and cause ... Read More
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Dr. Pankaj Desai answered
42 years experience Internal Medicine
Neck pain: Yes it suggests a musculoskeletal problem.
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Dr. Randy Baker answered
40 years experience Holistic Medicine
Depends on the cause: This depends on what is causing the pain and also depends on the chiropractor. A good chiropractor may well be able to help this, but it may also be b ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Are you sure that: you have an infected lymph node - or is it inflammed and enlarged due to an infection that drains to it?
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olson answered
34 years experience Family Medicine
Go see your doctor: Most headaches that last this long are most likely due to muscle spasms from the neck or shoulder. Put ice on the back of your head and take 800mg of ... Read More
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Lymph node: swelling is infection is possible. This may be related to scalp infection , infection or inflammation of the base of the neck, or other serious issue ... Read More
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yelena Kipervas answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Recommendation : You have this problems over 2 years on an of. Did you see a doctor? If not, it makes sense to make appointment, because pain spreads down to shoulders ... Read More
A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stanley Halpern answered
42 years experience Periodontics
Headaches: You should see a neurologist for further evaluation and diagnosis. Don't mess with this. Your body is talking to you.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Wendell Goins answered
42 years experience General Surgery
See a dr: You may have a pilar cyst( hair cyst) that may be trying to get infected . You may need a surgeon to drain or remove it.
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