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Pain around back of head on the bone and around the ear area comes in stabs then goes?
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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.
Answered 12/15/2018
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Occipital neuritis?: The back of your head is innervated and controlled by the occipital nerves as pictured here. Possibly you have some inflammation of the occipital nerves causing your shooting pain symptoms. Pain in general is aggrevated by stress, but especially neuropathic pain (pain from nerves). Can't be sure what you have from limited info given. Consult doc to find out what is causing your trouble. Good luck.
Answered 7/18/2019
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