Can anxiety cause you to get a burning sensation at back of head and around just above the ears? this burning comes and goes.

Perhaps : When anxious and stressed we often tense up muscles, for example TMJ symptoms can be worsened by stress. Have your primary care doctor take a look at you. Reach out today!

Possible but...: Anxiety can produce tingling, numbness, and other uncomfortable sensations. The burning pain you describe is not the most typical for anxiety and you need to have a physician rule out problems in your cervical spine, neck and upper back muscles, and occipital nerves.

Anxiety?: If physical causes are ruled out, yes it is possible, along with other symptoms of hyperarousal.