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I'm having this vibration feeling on a certain spot on my head..above my left ear. it happens randomly and lasts only seconds. what could it be?

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Dr. Brian Affleck answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Muscle Spasm: There is very little in the human body that vibrates. The most common structure to cause vibratory sense is muscle. The head is covered with a lot of muscles and your description suggests a brief muscle spasm in the muscles around your left too

Answered 10/6/2020

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