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Wave like mild head tightning feeling all over scalp for months.dont feel it when i lay down.could it be a pinched nerve or something?

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Dr. Harold Fields answered

Discomfort : If it is all over your head it is probably not related to a simple nerve inflammation. T is more likely to be stress related I

Answered 3/3/2017

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A member asked:

Wave like mild head tightning feeling all over scalp for months.dont feel it when i lay down.could it be a pinched nerve or something?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harold Fields answered

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