Question 1

son has head pain on top of head?

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Anything: Headaches can come from fatigue, sleeping too much or too little, eye strain, sleep apnea, snoring, being dehydrated, having chronic sinusitis or allergies, too much caffeine or over the counter headache medication, high blood pressure or something more serious like a tumor. See your doctor and get checked.

Question 2

headaches in the rear of my head?

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Tendonitis/neuritis: Chronic pain back of head, occipital region, can derive from expanding mass within brain or from chronic tendonitis and/or neuritis in region of superior trapezium muscle insertions on occiput. Neurologists can effectively differeniate, prescribe, refer, treat. Local steroid injections into tender sites can be effective. Imo chronic irregular postures head & neck can be primary underlying cause.

Question 3

what could produce this head pain?

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Not enough info.: There isn't enough information provided to give you a good response. Please add pertinent info and re- ask.

Question 4

when should i be concerned about head pain?

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Possible: If it is a new headache or a change, it should be checked.

Question 5

what causes headaches in left side of head?

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Anything: Headaches can come from fatigue, sleeping too much or too little, eye strain, sleep apnea, snoring, being dehydrated, having chronic sinusitis or allergies, too much caffeine or over the counter headache medication, high blood pressure or something more serious like a tumor. See your doctor and get checked.

Question 6

head pain to touch top of head. what causes?

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Scalp neuralgia: This could be due to a scslp neuralgia ie. Iritated nerve.

Question 7

whats risk of headaches on left side of head?

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Unclear: Headache is a symptom , may have important causes in about 10% or may be due to tension headache or migraine if persistent see a neurologist.

Question 8

what does a buzziing electrical head pain mean?

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Neuralgia: Electrical head pain means a nerve is irritated.  The source and treatment of the pain is best addressed by a neurologist.  Sometimes an injection is necessary, but more commonly they will trial a class of medications that can calm the "current" and give you some relief.

Question 9

have bad headache on the left side of the head?

Accepted Answer

Migraine or more: If headaches are always one-sided be suspicious of causes other than migraine, which is frequently one-sided. If even 1% of headaches are right-sided, you have less to worry about. But 100% of headaches being one-sided (either right or left) suggests a structural problem--which may be quite serious (avm, tumor, aneurysm, vasculitis, cyst, skull or sinus lesion, etc).

Question 10

why do i have headaches in the back of my head?

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Headaches : It sounds like you may be experiencing tension headaches.   Theses start with muscle tension at the back of the head.

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