I have had this numb like feeling on the right side of my head and arm for over a month now. After the numbness subsided I got alot of pressure on the right side of my head and especially under my eye. I was lying in bed one night and I heard this crackling sound at the base of my head and this warm sensation went up to my forhead. Now my neck/spine hurts. If I move my head a certain way it shoots a pain up my neck into my head. At times I have trouble swallowing. Sometimes there is a burning sensation on different parts of my face, my feet and hands tingle. I wake up sometimes and my arms and head feel like they are asleep. My feet and hands feel like they are asleep quite often, I have been to the er a couple of times and they couldn't find anything wrong with me. They did a catscan and nothing showed up. I had an mri done last week and the results were: c 4-5 disc protrusion with questionable bony degenerative change with mild right side foraminal encroachment. C 6-7 broad disc bulge and degenerative end plate to the left of midline with leftsided foraminal emcroachment. My physician said it boiled down to me having advanced arthritis in my spine. The nuerologist that I saw yesterday said it wasent that bad. He couldn't explain some of the symptoms I am having especially with the face stuff I got going on. Does anyone ahve any comments on this? I hate to think I have to live with this. My physician gave me samples of lyrica to try , its been over a week now and the only difference I feel is that my head dosent hurt as often. Jenny