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What does it mean when the back of your head tingle and numb?

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Many causes, ?nerve : There are many causes of these symptoms, most of which are harmless but irritating. One possibility is a phenomenon called occipital neuralgia, where the occipital nerve that wraps around the back of the skull to the scalp gets irritated. This can be treated by a neurologist if the symptoms are intrusive enough.

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Answered 1/15/2017

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