Very Intense Headaches / Constant Dripping Sensation In Ear Posted: 07-28-06 11:53am
Hello to all.
I am writing on behalf on my mother, who
is experiencing these problems.
She is a 57yo female who has been
suffering from headaches for the past 4
months. Other than high blood pressure
(she takes meds for that), she is in great
health.
The first one came out of nowhere while
she was at work and has continued since
then.
The headaches come out of nowhere and are
very frequent at this point (ususally
constant; sometimes they are bearable,
sometimes they are completely
dehabilitaing).
They are localized at the back side of her
head, only on the right side of her
head.
As well, she has a tender scalp alongside
the right area and her scalp is itchy.
She also has a dripping sensation in her
right ear. It feels like something is
trying to drip out of her ear, but when
she puts her finger (or a q-tip) in her
ear, nothing comes out.
She also has pain in the bone that's right
behind the ear lobe (i think that bone is
connected to the head?).
She has had a mri, a cat scan and an
ultrasound, all for her head. They all
came back normal and nothing was wrong.
They thought she had temporal arterities
and had her on steroidal medicines, but
due to all the above tests coming back
normal, they have ruled out ta and have
taken her off of that meds.
She went to an ear, nose and throat
doctor, who gave a very cursory exam (just
looking down her ear) and who prescribed
her an antibiotic for what he thought was
an infection. She took the
antibiotics, but is still having the
headaches.
I would really appreciate any help or
suggestions from anyone who might have an
inkling of what could be wrong with her.
