Brain and Head Injuries Forum - head pains on back of head

ok so im 17 years old. for the past 6 weeks i have been having head pains and headaches that iv never had before and they come everyday. before then i never had headaches unless i was sick or from natural headache causes. ill start with my head pains and weird feelings
the head pains are in the top back left and sometimes top back right parts of my head sometimes they will be in the lower back part of my head above the neck as well. I get this weird twitching feeling in my right temple and sometimes get the same feeling in another part of my head. I have noticed that i have a tiny tiny sore bump on the back left of my head that is sore to touch and moves with the skin when i touch it like a cyst.
The headaches come on out of no where and last about 1 minute each time with the pain being moderate to sever and starts at the back and spreads to the front on one side (mostly left side sometimes right). sometimes i will get a mild pain ontop or behind my left or right eye. i have also been getting mild ringing in the ears a few times a day that lasts a matter of seconds and i get alot of eye floaters when im outside which i never had before.
I went to the doctor and he did a mild physical exam and shined a light in my pupils and all poked me in my face and all those tests and a passed all of them but that was 2 weeks ago and he said there was nothing to worry about im a natural worrier though when i have these things that i never had before. i havnt had any nausia but i do sorta force myself to throw up a little but when i get scared that i have a tumor to bad.
i will also note that i suffer from TMJ syndrom. (evertime i open my jaw wide it snaps or pops. and this started half way throw my braces process and i got them off in spetember this year. i will also note that i started noticing these pains in my head the day after i stopped smoking weed but i know its not withdrawals anymore cuz they would not last this long...sometimes it feels as though my neck is stiff as well...please reply if you think this is seriouse...the pain doesnt get worse when working out or running.
thank you

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MandMs

replied on March 14th, 2008

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Do you sometimes get ear pain along with ear ringing or feeling of fullness, stuffiness or even hearing loss?
Is the headache usually located at the sides of the head over the temples with related pain in the neck, face, and even in the back?
Are you dizzy a lot?

2bbalza

replied on March 14th, 2008

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i do sometimes get ear ringing and sometimes pain but like i said its only for a matter of seconds. i dont usualy get "headaches" its more like head pains that will occur in random spots of the head usualy on both sides but not at the same time and they will go away after a few seconds. i dont have any vision changed mood changes or hearing loss. and i dont have vomiting. im pretty sure the ear ringing is a cause of my TMJ like i noted earlier. and the pains usualy start around the afternoon and alot of the time i dont have any pain for a few hours. i think they might have got a little better since they started

MandMs

replied on March 20th, 2008

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You are right about TMJ syndrome and ear problems. TMJ may cause ear pain, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), and hearing loss.
Do you have trouble swallowing?
Do you feel pain in jaw joint or chewing muscles?
When have you been diagnosed with TMJ disorder?

2bbalza

replied on March 21st, 2008

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my jaw itself doesnt hurt to often but im almost posititive i have tmj due to the fact that i had braces and they started half way after i got them on and everytime i opened my jaw it would make an EXTREMELY loud poping or cracking sound. iv had it for over a year but only now noticing the head pain. im not to worried its a tumor though i just wanted to be reasured by someone like yourself. its been over 7 weeks and iv had no other symptoms what so ever. and the pain is not constand and never in the same spot. infact its not even a headache it feels like a pain ud feel in your arm or leg or something only i get them on different spots on my head and they last about a minute at a time. do you think its TMJ causing this

dineshsingh

replied on March 25th, 2008

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no brother

no brother you cant say that because of only head pain you have brain cancer it may be normal pain also.But first consult with doctor and do every checkup ok u will be fine soon dont worry.

MandMs

replied on March 27th, 2008

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I'm sure that all of your symptoms are due to TMJ disorder. Actually, a lot of TMJ problems are caused by braces, due to the fact that the wires can cause your teeth tend to shift backwards thereby straining the TMJoint. Some studies indicate that over 50% of patients who undergo orthodontic treatment end up with headaches, migraines, and jaw problems.

2bbalza

replied on March 27th, 2008

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im relieved o hear that you dont think it is a tumor. If it were a tumor would i have seen other symptoms by 8 weeks? and would the pains and headaches have gotten worse?..when i went to the doctor after 4 weeks of headaches he gave me a neurologic exam in his office and i passed every part of it and he told me he didnt think it was a tumor at all. if it was a tumor would that tests results have been abnormal? do you think it is necessary to try and get an mri? or no?

antigone

replied on March 28th, 2008

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A brain tumor puts pressure on the tissue in the head- brain tissue. The skull is the cranial vault and has enough room in it to house the brain, vessels, and cerebral spinal fluid. Anything that will increase the mass in the cranial vault will cause problems. The brain tissue will move aside to accommodate a tumor and this will result in neurological changes and deficits. These deficits are what your doctor was assessing you for. A headache would only be one possible indication of a tumor. See a neurologist if you have further concerns. An MRI will certainly rule out/in any tumor or abnormality.

MandMs

replied on April 3rd, 2008

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Do you find areas of your head and/or scalp painful to the touch?
Yes, if it is a tumor, headaches will become worse over time and will be accompanied with other symptoms.
Please, don't worry too much.
First, visit a dentist specialized in TM disorder. Early and appropriate treatment for TMD is very important to avoid reaching a chronic painful state.

Waiting for your post!
Best wishes!
Marija

2bbalza

replied on May 8th, 2008

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alright so im scheduled for a CT scan on the 23rd im wondering if the test shows up normal then if i should continue to worry. Is there a chance the CT scan could miss something?

mominashoe

replied on May 8th, 2008

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No you don't need to worry actually. I was thinking that you really don't have a brain tumor. Many tumors go undetected because they simply don't hurt. The bump at the back of your neck/head is just a lymph node which can really hurt when you touch it if you are experiencing any kind of small sickness, allergies, stress, etc.

Your TMD could be causing a lot of the problem. Also I want to watch what you do during the day or have some one watch you just for one day. See what your posture is like. Are you slumping over or standing up straight? Do you lift objects by bending at the waist or squatting down first? From your age, I guess you are probably in school. When you sit at your desk, see how you sit for that whole hour. You can make yourself pretty stiff sitting in a single position for that long, slumped over your work.

I think you will find a visit to the chiropractor in order. He will help adjust your spine and your jaw. If you keep tabs on how your jaw is feeling, visits to the chiropractor can keep your symptoms at bay without drastic measures.

You might also want to post in the stress/anxiety forum. It seems like you would get a lot of help there as well Smile

Best of luck to you!

Captain Pooka

replied on May 13th, 2008

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I have alot of these same problems. Bell just rang for school though, will edit this post later.

Captain Pooka

replied on May 13th, 2008

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Can't edit it lol..

Ok, I like to call those my little tumor headaches. I don't mean to put a big scare on, but I had a tumor about 8 years ago. Now, that was a long time ago...

I had those headaches, and I still get them every once and a while. Back when I had the tumor, the pain did come out of no where. The headaches started in 3rd grade.. never had any before. I would get them everywhere and it would hurt so bad I would cry and lay my head down. I would go to the doctor and he said I was fine.. Then one time I was on the playground and got another one (by this time it was every day.) put my head down, and didn't get back up for about 30 seconds.. (Blacked out I guess Razz

).. Went to the doctor, he sent me to a professional dude.. and next thing I know, I was in houston.. the same day. Got the MRI and the tumor taken out. A week of waiting of course..

The twitching of the temple.. I get that to this day. In the past month almost everything has started twitching.

The ringing ears.. I get that all the time.. don't know what the deal is.

My jaw snaps.. Now it isn't all the time.. but maybe I get a period once every couple of days where every time I open it for a couple of hours it pops..

I don't think those three are anything to worry about. I had to get MRI scans, in fact I just stopped the year before last. All that was happening (timple twitching, but nothing else) and there was nothing to show for the scans.

Never did have a bump on my head...

mominashoe

replied on May 13th, 2008

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I don' t know about your other symptoms Pooka, but you have TMD which is unrelated to the previous tumor, and if you want to post about the jaw popping issue over the in the TMJ forum, I'm sure you'd get a lot of support and advice there for that Smile

Congrats on pulling through a difficult time, no matter how long ago it was.

2bbalza

replied on May 14th, 2008

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alright well i really think i have a tumor now, im so worried. I have undiagnosed head pain everyday at the back and top of my head and its driving me mad. i did reasearch and found out the CT scans dont show tumors and abnormal tissue as well as the MRI does and if i want an MRI it would be like a years waiting list. i really dont know what to do. my CT scan appotment is in 8 days or so. Im thinking i have a tumor in the
Posterior fossa because these tumors often have headache as a first and isolated symptom and they are often primary which mine would have to be and they often develope in kids which im neither a kid or an adult im 17 so i really dont know im so worried about it. It also says that CT scans cant show up tumors in that part of the brain as good as MRI's can so i dont know. I only have head pains though and not so much a headache and its gone on for more than 3 months now and i dont have other symptoms but its been daily, the only other symptom i can think of would be eye floaters because i got those at the same time. My head pains often get worse when i smoke pot which is quite often but i know the pot itself is not causing the pain because i still had pain when i didnt smoke. But the pain may be related to anxiety because i noticed i worry alot after i smoke weed. I just dont know what to think anymore.

mominashoe

replied on May 14th, 2008

Moderator

Ok, well, if you're worried about a brain tumor, I'm going to say that you need to be far more worried about what smoking weed is going to do to you more than a tumor: you need to stop doing that.

We have an addiction section of the forum for help with that.

MandMs

replied on May 15th, 2008

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2bbalza!

Do you usually see floaters in your eye like specks, strands, webs or other shapes?
Do they move with your eyes when you try to see them, in front of your field of vision or to the side?
Are you nearsighted?

2bbalza

replied on May 15th, 2008

New User

i see floaters usualy in web type shapes with circles in them, alot of the time they form shapes like a worm would do but in a clear form. I will also ocasionaly see black specks as well, they do move out of my vision but sometimes im able to focus on them for a while before they do. I only see them when im outside though.

Captain Pooka

replied on May 15th, 2008

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Kind of weird.. I thought that was normal! lol.. *Looking up what TMD is*

I don't know if I posted this earlier, but an MRI is, I think they said, about 2k.. and yeah, we usually scheduel them right after I get one (a year in advance). I'm not sure where you live, but to get an MRI here isn't that long of a waiting list anyway...

Yay! I have TMD! Not only do I now know what that is, but I'm experiencing it now! I'm already learing things!

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