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Neck pain, sharp or stabbing

Neck pain, sharp or stabbing

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Neck pain, sharp or stabbing

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A 32-year old asked:

Need some advice. I have sharp stabbing, gnawing pain going from my neck all the way down my spine.What is it?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Sharp stabbing pain in the side of neck and it comes and goes ?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Ever since i was about 18(now 23), I have had sharp pain unbearable and stabbing in my neck and shoulder area deep within. Makes it difficult to move?

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A 41-year old male asked:

I have had sharp and dull stabbing neck pains for over 30 years. I've had therapy and chiropractics to no avail, and no reasonable diagnosis. Help?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Im having a sharp and stabbing pain on the left side of my neck shooting up to my head with a burning sensation & a weird sensation throughout my head?

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A 17-year old female asked:

I'm stabbing sharp headaches in my neck and both sides of my head. My head is pounding and the top of it is very hot.

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A 33-year old female asked:

Dull pain in neck and upper spine area. Sometimes I get a sharp stabbing pain near spine that is centralized. suggestions. No trauma or injury.

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A female asked:

6+ month been having sharp stabbing pain under right shoulder blade, accompanied with achey neck sometimes pain can last for few day to few weeks.help?

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A 18-year old female asked:

I sometimes get sharp, stabbing throbbing pains in my head and also cramping sensations in my neck I also sometimes get cold sensations in my body?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Pain under my ribs along with shoulder/neck pain, both right side. Sharp/stabbing pain, doesn't hurt to touch. Any idea what may be causing it? Thanks

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A 29-year old female asked:

What could be causing a sharp stabbing feeling in the front of neck right hand side. Near thyroid. ?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Sharp stabbing pain in between breasts, between shoulder blades and front bottom of neck, comes and goes suddenly, hurts to inhale deeply.

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A 23-year old male asked:

Can heart attack pain be a sharp or stabbing? Had some pain in my chest that shot into my neck and made arm tingle. Lasted a few seconds.

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A female asked:

I have been having pain in the throat / neck that is sharp and feels like stabbing it also seems to radiate down to my chest a bit on the right side.

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A 27-year old female asked:

My neck at the bottom top of spine is so sore and when i swallow i feel a sharp stabbing pain in my lower neck can't move down & struggle side to side?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Pin point sharp stabbing pain In various areas of chest beside breasts above breasts, upper back and neck. X-ray on chest 1yr ago fine. Any ideas?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Having severe ear pain (4 days) deep inside & behind ear into neck. No drainage, sharp/stabbing pain, worse if laying down. What can I do for relief?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Hello, I have a weird sharp stabbing pain right in the middle of my left shoulder blade, which occasionally runs up to my neck. It mostly happens when I yawn or sneeze but also just hurts daily. This has been going on for 3 weeks. Need help please?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Sharp stabbing pain/numbness in head&neck car accident last week CT scan normal, had two of them done.So why the pain?

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A 27-year old female asked:

My doctor said not to worry about my sharp stabbing pains on the top left side of my head. She said it could be neuralgia. However this is not true as I read online this causes pain in back of head, neck and face only. Could be tumour maybe?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Sharp stabbing shocking pain in right temple,same pain back of neck,left shoulder&chest&shortness of breath gets worse when laying,bend over,beath in?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I am getting sharp, stabbing pain when i inhale on my left side in the collar bone area and neck and it sometimes travels towards my left shoulder. ?

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A 28-year old male asked:

Severe neck-shoulder-arm pain (r side)(throbbing/pulsating/sharp stabbing). 2 months) X-ray done(normal). Doctor thinks pinched nerve. Relief laying?

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A 34-year old female asked:

I just got massive sharp stabbing pains in the right side of my head. Above my eye and around till the base of my head and neck. I took 2 mybulons but it's so sore on my temple if I touch it?

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A 43-year old male asked:

When I breath in my right rib/lung mid center produces a sharp stabbing pain and it gets worse the deeper I breath. the pain is no up in my right side of my neck and when I massage it if I press deep enough I can feel a ball like structure?

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A 34-year old male asked:

Neck pain (near adams apple/right side) when swallowing. Feels like sharp/stabbing pain. Doesn't feel like its inside throat. Off and on for months.

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A 34-year old male asked:

I have chest pain left side around heart. Pain can be sharp or dull and can be stabbing or achey. Pain in left arm, shoulder, neck. Dizzy, rapid heart ?

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A female asked:

Stabbing sharp pain in ear. I've had 5 ECT treatments. Last was on Monday. Pain started a few hours ago. Also have chills, neck and shoulder ache. No fever.

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A 43-year old male asked:

I am experiencing sharp stabbing pains on left side of throat, noticed a lump. Also left ear pressure, pain in neck, and sensitivity on top of my head?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Urgent! :intermittent sharp stabbing pain r/s neck near vein 8-9 on pain scale hist: htn pcos lisinopril hctz provera (medroxyprogesterone) ?

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