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The right rear side of my head gets numb while i sleep.

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Dr. Christopher Wilson answered

Specializes in Sleep Medicine

Occipital nerve: I'd guess you're compressing your right occipital nerve or depending on the level of your cervical fusion (it'd have to involve c2-c4 in some fashion) you're compressing one of the upper cervical nerve roots.

Answered 3/14/2018

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