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jwgj94

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Posted: 01-15-08 10:09am


Hey there! Same here! I have a dent located at the middle of my skull. Well... it's not really a dent because I think my right side of my skull has sunken so once it reaches the middle, the left part is higher causing a bump that doesn't end. I think my right side of skull is like this because of the accident when I was young which required four stitches on my right side of my forehead.

DaveyBoySmith

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Posted: 01-24-08 02:01am


Hi, I was just googling up "skull dent" and I came across this forum. I don't plan on visiting this place that often, but I felt compelled to share my history with you all. I shaved my head for the first time about 12 years ago and I realized I had a small indentation towards the back part of my skull at the top. I never noticed it before cause I never really felt around back there, but ever since that day I shaved off my hair, i've noticed it. I do suffer from terrible migraines from time to time, but I don't think any more so than the next person. I think my indentation was hereditary because my mother has the same thing but much smaller. I shaved my head recently again and actually don't mind if people look at me weird. I tend not to turn my back that often nowadays, but it really is no big deal. I've just come to learn that some of us have dents, and some of us do not. I'm just glad I'm not the only one with an oddly shaped head

Jeremyer

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Well, here comes another one... Posted: 05-08-08 11:47am


Yesterday, I awoke to a hole in my head, on the left backside. I felt on it all day into the night. I had my son examine it. I never had it there before that day. However, after reading the response about the steroids, I had a steroid injection for arthritis from a pain specialist a weeks ago. It may be that my dent came from that. I am very concerned since I will be traveling in a few days. I started to panic about it and wondered if I needed to change my plans. After reading your responses it does give me little comfort, but I will get it examined when I return. I have a very ill brother at home in Chicago, I may not see him alive if I don't go. Put me in your prayers. Thank you; I am glad I found this site.

heddy

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Sunglasses and skull dents? Posted: 05-17-08 03:33am


I have been reading all I can find on skull dents. I am 46 and found one near the front of my head that runs front to back about 2 inches and feels about a 1/4 inch deep. I learned of the possibility there is a connection between wearing sunglasses on top of the head and getting this particular dent! I wear sunglasses on the top of my head all of the time!! I have yet to experiment to see if this is related to the dent but I was relieved to find that some people have had the same dent and are avid practitioners of pushing their sunglasses up on their head. They correlate the dent to about where the nose bridge is and my lines up as well. I am not sure how this can cause such a noticeable dent , but I will be looking into this more myself and try going without my sunglass habit. I thought it might be a possible explanation for some of you sharing this very odd new discovery of a dent in your skulls!

kimberly030112

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Dent Skull Posted: 05-18-08 22:43pm


I'm 39 years old and I just discovered a dent on my skull about a month ago. Didn't think anything of it ... until yesterday. Now there's two dents! (Located just about an inch above my forehead and extends about 2 inches long.) I have a history of sinus problems (since I was 8 years old) and just recently had a migraine. Hadn't had a migraine in 10 years though! It was odd to have a migraine all of the sudden so, I'm calling for a doctor appointment tomorrow to find out if the dents are "normal" or am I exaggerating? It's kind of making me nausea just thinking about it. And, my poor son is freaking out about it, but I tell him not to worry and it's probably just a sinus issue I'm dealing with. (Well, I hope anyway!) I'm hoping someone out there may already have some answers so I can prepare myself before heading to the doctor.

theirryanna

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Tender spot on Head
Posted: 05-27-08 22:27pm

Hi,
have you gotten an answer for your problem? I have a similar case and I have even had my head/skull xray and was told by my DR that there is nothing, but I am still concern as each time the spot is touch it hurts really bad.

gethealth03456 wrote:

I am 26yrs old and for abouth the last year have had this same issue. It started as just a small, sharp pain very rarely throughout the day. I first thought I had maybe a pimple or ingrown hair so I used a handheld mirror to check the top of my head where the pain was coming from. What I saw was a small red patch, however the red patch was about 1/2 inch away from where the pain was coming from.
Just about a month ago I was washing my hair and just about shot through the roof when I went over the area because it was so sharp and tremendous pain. I went to a dermatologist, she said nothing was there(the red patch had gone away). She said it might have just been a clogged oil gland where the red patch was and she didn't see anything where the pain was coming from. Now for the past couple weeks, the pain is getting to be constant and much more intense, I almost feel like the surronding area of my scalp is numb and all I can feel is that sharp,pain which is now an area about three times the size of what it was initially. I am really starting to get nervous and am going to have to schedule a DR. appointment because I am having ice pick headaches, but only on the left side of my head, which is the same side the pain is on. The dent is becoming more prominent.This past week now I have started having pain and twitching in my left eye and as crazy as this may sound, when I put even a small amount of pressure on the area, I get a sharp pain inside my left inner ear. This has got to be nerve related.
I have read each of the posts ahead of me and I am sure I will get the same puzzled looks from the dr. when I try to explain this. Just wondering, if anyone else experiencing this is on any type of prescription medication? I take 2 and was maybe wondering if that had anything to do with it!? I will post after I see a dr. to notify all of you what they say!

jeeding1

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dent in head Posted: 06-10-08 18:29pm


I, too, wonder about this. I had a dent form out of nowhere, on my forehead at my hairline. I think, too, that it is lengthening some. The neurosurgeon felt that, since there was no head trauma, it must be a skull tumor but nothing showed up on scans. I have had a scan each Fall and, so far, nothing is showing up. I do get headaches sometimes but nobody seems to know why. So far, it seems to be nothing serious but when I get a longer headache (like, now, I've had one for about 3 days) or something, it always makes me worry about the dent - like, could it be an anneurism or tumor starting, or whatever. My bangs pretty much cover it which helps. If anybody finds out more, let me know. (My first reaction from doctors was asking if I was sure I hadn't always had this. My forehead used to be perfectly normal. This just occurred out of nowhere, and I noticed initially because it became sensitive when I'd brush or comb my hair.) Thanks.

naenae71

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Dent in skull Posted: 06-13-08 17:47pm


Thanks to all that have posted. I recently discovered a dent in my skull large enough that my index finger can rest in it, just in the past two days. It is a little tender to the touch, but maybe because I keep feeling it. I also have noticed that it gets larger as the day goes on. I have not felt well for the past week, but not really been able to pin point why I don't fell well. My headache are off and on, but usually will decrease with a little sleep. I have been swelling a lot over the past couple of years and had some fluctuation with my circulation from the right side of my body compared to the left. By the way my indention is on the left. I would be really interested to hear more about the reference to nutrition and the dent getting small that Holly was talking about. I will keep looking into it!

ajp

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Dent in head Posted: 06-23-08 21:57pm


I too found a dent in my head on the right side. It is smaller in the morning and depending on my day, it can get bigger with one side elevated a little. Holly, back in 2006, noted that she found that her's was due to Gluten Intolerance. I am GI, but can't get it out of my life completely. So I wonder if, GI creates sinus issues..because I have them also and perhaps it is fluid on the brain which increase and decreases. It is very freaky. I also have a bad habit of sunglasses on head. Had been searching the net and found a DR. that said as we age the skull sutures loose integrity and that we all have fluid which can increase and decrease, he said something about sinus too, but I can't find the site again. Anyone else have Gluten Intolerance and sinus issues? ajp

angeldevel2009

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dent Posted: 07-23-08 20:20pm


I too have found a dent on sunday and it is now wednesday...it really scared me but i kindof feel better about it even tho i'm scared....i showed my friend bcuz i was at her house (i'm only 15) and she went on with her therios scaring the crap out of me! then i showed my mom and she says that its just my hairline that she has a hairline like that 2 i want proof tho....well it hurts if i touch it 2 much but if i stop touching it it stops hurting me! i'm scared about what it is but not as scared as before....its don't very deep and it got smaller the same day i got it...its not really big and i am not as scared i do get headaches but i've always got them anyway

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