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I get electrical zaps in my head from temple to temple, i see them, feel them and hear them, after so many they start hurting?

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Dr. Sheila Calderon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See your doctor: You may need to be screened for many different types of headaches. Your doctor will set you up to take a series of tests and also see a neurologist. If it is any type of seizure the EEG will help make that diagnosis as well as the full history. Take care and feel well.

Answered 5/25/2015

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Unusual: Sharp,shooting pains in the head are often due to neuralgia but don't travel temple to temple as a rule and aren't heard. It is recommended that you consult a neurologist for evaluation of these symptoms for diagnosis.

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This is...: This sounds very much like a migraine headache. The "zaps" that you describe may be part of the prodrome ( warning signs before the headache begins). First monitor your diet and avoid foods that have monosodium glutamate (MSG), an d nitrites. Keep headache diary Follow up with your doctor

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Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Migraine variant: You seem to have a specific type of Migraine type of headache. Consult the neurologist for proper diagnosis.

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