Pressure And Swelling On Back of Head Posted: 12-29-03 11:22am
I have over the past few weeks had alot of
pressure and swelling hapening on the back
of my head on the left side just above my
neck going up that side about half way can
anyone tell me what this might be caused
by I have never had any type of head or
neck injury
i do suffer from some numbness on my right
side as well as extreme tenderness as if I
received a hard blow to the head and I am
always cold lately can someone help me
figure this out
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jwhite
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Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 1
Pressure On Back of Head When Laughing Posted: 01-24-04 22:50pm
Has anyone experienced pressure in the
back of the head when laughing hard?
This may sound funny, but it is disturbing
and I want to know if there could be a
problem (or should I stop laughing???) and
what can be done about this. I also have
a pain in my left ear. Could this be
related?
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moodles
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Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Florida
Pain In Back of Head Posted: 01-25-04 00:44am
I have been trying to determine the cause
of pain and pressure in the back of my
head, ears and neck for quite some time.
An ent, ear, nose and throat specialist
thinks I have tmj and should see a dentist
who specializes in it. I made an
appointment . . . You might want to
look into it as a possible cause of your
pain. Good luck!
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iris
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Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 4 Location: southeast texas
Posted: 02-02-04 20:40pm
Hi I also have a lot of pressure and pain
in the back of my head. I found out 2
years ago I have ms. I guess my lessions
are located in the back. I still
question if the lessions are related to
migrains ( I have had them 15 years) have
you had an mri lately?
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kerriehawk
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Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 1
Finally, Someone Else That Has This Posted: 09-08-05 17:59pm
My twin sister and I both experience this
(we have called them "laugh bumps" since
we were little girls. We have no idea
what causes it but it always happens when
we laugh to hard. Since we've gotten
older..Now it happens when I blow dry my
hair. Please let me know if you get any
information.
Thanks!
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Presica
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Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Alabama
Re: Pressure On Back of Head When Laughing Posted: 10-05-06 13:01pm
jwhite
wrote:
has anyone experienced
pressure in the back of the head when
laughing hard? This may sound funny,
but it is disturbing and I want to know if
there could be a problem (or should I stop
laughing???) and what can be done about
this. I also have a pain in my left
ear. Could this be
related?
i am having the identical pain. Please
tell me what you've found out. I am 31
years old and this has been going on for a
while now. The soreness isn't going away
now. It's on the left back side of my
head and feels like my head is going to
blow if I laugh too hard, or hold my
breath. I have a numbness in my left ear
and temple area. Can you help?
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santiagosrus
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Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
Headaches When Laughing Hard Posted: 02-13-08 09:25am
I also suffer from sudden onset headaches
when laughing hard and get swollen bumps
at the base of my head on both sides
behind the ears, just like terrihawk
described. I found information indicating
it could be a cervicogenic headache. Read
the info below from netwellness.org for
detailed information (this is the
link:www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/4490
2.htm ):
Question:
I am not sure if I am in the right place,
but I need an answer. Earlier this evening
I was playing with my cats. They were
making me laugh. The harder I laughed the
more the back of my head hurt. And it hurt
BAD.. I had to stop myself from laughing
because it felt like the back of my head
was going to literally explode. After I
settled down and stopped laughing, the
pain went away.. what on earth could cause
such a thing? The best way I can explain
the location of the pain is to put my
hands over my ears and touch finger tip to
finger tip, probably about where the
spinal cord ends. The pain is very deep.
Answer:
Pain in the back of the head is often
referred to as a cervicogenic (meaning:
from the neck) headache because it often
originates from an irritation in the upper
cervical (neck) spine. This is because the
nerves that supply the back of the head
originate in the upper cervical spine. It
is seen most commonly in patients with
whiplash injury and in patients with
marked arthritis of the upper cervical
spine. Usually this kind of pain is worse
with prolonged sitting in a stooped
posture as when working on a keyboard for
long hours.
The fact that you have had the pain with
laughing is unusual but can be explained.
When we laugh, we activate a lot of our
muscles in the face, and we may extend our
neck depending on the position. Neck
extension sometimes may cause worsening of
the pain in patients with cervicogenic
headache.
On the other hand, there are patients who
experience a lot of pain in their faces
when they laugh. They usually have a
condition called trigeminal neuralgia
(also known as tic douleureux) that is due
to irritation of the fifth cranial nerve
(also known as the trigeminal nerve).
Interestingly, the trigeminal nerve fibers
in their path from the face to the brain
stem, "dip" into the upper cervical spine,
in the same area where the nerve fibers
that supply the back of the head travel.
These may be the reason why you had pain
when you were laughing. Fortunately, it
only happened once and you may not need to
do anything about it at this point in
time. However, if it recurs, you may need
to see a neurologist for diagnostic
workup.
