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Temporary flat head
A misshapen head may be caused by prenatal compressions rather than true synostosis. If this is the case, the misshapen head should resolve spontaneously within the first few months of life.
Dr. Eugene Mahmoud reviewed this
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A 51-year old male asked:
Cardiologist said i have GERD and Postural Dizziness had it early hours laying down flat ,lifting head up slightly felt faint but didn't just queezy Temporary .Put head flat ,normal again Bed raised 6" for GERD is this OK for Postural Dizziness too?
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A 34-year old asked:
In what way can I correct my 3yr flat head?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have a flat head and I'm 17 can I fix this?? Its so ugly
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A 33-year old male asked:
Why does it feel like the blood is rushing to my head when i laydown flat ?
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A 29-year old male asked:
How can I cure my 10 month old's flat head?
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A 19-year old female asked:
My 4months old daughter has flat head what should I do?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Is there any way to treat flat head syndrome at the age of 17?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am 22 year and i have flat head syndrome can it be corrected?
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A 36-year old female asked:
When I Lay on My stomach flat looking up and my head pounds immediately with pain. Why is that?
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A 31-year old female asked about a male:
What is the best position to lay my 3month old to sleep? What can I do to make his head not flat
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A 39-year old female asked:
I am concerned about my babies flat head. She is 5 months. Is it too late for it to correct itself?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Had head up against flat-screen tv for 30 seconds fixing cable and got headache. Can that be harmful?
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A 32-year old female asked:
How long it takes for babies head to round about? Her right head looks popping out and left little inside and flat at the back.
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A 29-year old male asked:
My son has flat head on his left side. He doesn't have any facial deformities. How are you certain it will cure itself? He is 10 months old.
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A 17-year old male asked:
Mostly in the evenings i get a type of mild headache , which temporarily vanishes when i pull my hairs tightly and massage my head. Feeling worried?
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A female asked:
Will a flat spot on a child's head, older than 2 years old, continue to minimize over time as their head grows? We were told our sons head would round
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A 21-year old male asked:
Hi, im having a headache but when i press my head or when bend down , i temporarily gets relieved and it feels relieved. i am stressed and tensed guy?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I am very concerned about my baby's flat head syndrome. I am doing everything i can but i'm still worried her head will stay like that. Please give me?
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A member asked:
Why on the rigth side of my 4 month old grandson head is flat we turn hem all the time it look like a baby that lay n 1 spot all the time but not hem?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Son w/cephalohemat. 3 months now, bump's gone, but head is slightly bigger that side, not flat.1ped said its normal, other said plagiocephaly. Im lost?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Finding small grey stones in my bed that are flat and easily broken. No fluid on them; dry. They are under my back or around my head area. What is I?
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A 38-year old female asked:
On December 13th I was kicked in the head numerous times immediately following I felt drunk as though I was on a Merry-Go-Round that lasted for about 3 days and now everything's fine until I lay flat on my back or look straight up the spinning starts?
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A 47-year old asked:
Could an aching head cause temporary blindness?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Why is the back of my head flat?
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A 49-year old asked:
How can I deal with having a flat head?
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A member asked:
Will my babys flat head hinder his development?
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A 36-year old asked:
Im an adult and I have a flat head what can I do?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it normal that the back of my head is so flat in a baby?
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A member asked:
How much repositioning is needed in order to correct a severely flat head on a baby?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Some needs to physically pull my head up from my spine in order to get temporary relief?
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