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My neck pops then white hot pain in neck and up the back of head also an increase of saliva reoccurring but maybe two three times a year?
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Sounds like cervical: nerve root distribution. Just like there are "slipped disks" in the lower back it also occurs in the neck. Need an MRI of the neck to confirm the diagnosis. Then see a good neurologist and probably get neck traction for treatmen.
Answered 10/15/2017
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