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Does occipital neuralgia cause tingling and numb feeling around one side of forehead and temple and front of head?

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Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered

Neurology 52 years experience

No: This involves the distribution of the Greater Occipital Nerve of Arnold, and the area is behind and above one ear.

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