I am a 21 year old female. Conditions I
currently have are TMJ and Hashimoto's
thyroid disease.
I am going on the 5th month of head pain.
It began with a severe one-sided pounding
headache along with tons of pressure, then
localized to the temple area with pressure
and deep, gnawing jabs of pain. Eventually
it decreased to a moderate pain in the
temple that comes in deep, gnawing jabs.
It is mostly present at night and in the
morning, along with deep pain in the ears.
Occasionally I will have sharper jabs
during the day and sharp pain behind my
eye. I have occasional numbness in the
area along with a numb eye and a weaker
eye muscle in the morning.
I had 1 MRI with contrast which was
unremarkable.
I am currently on my second course of
amoxicillin (1st was at beginning) since a
doc thought possible sinus infection.
(though no tests were done). It is not
helping.
I have an appt. with a neuro but it's not
for a few weeks. Any idea on what this
could be? And, what would the MRI with and
without contrast have ruled out? I'm
particularly concerned about brain
aneurysm. Thanks!
It is hard to say what is causing your
headaches. There are many possible reasons
for headaches including sinusitis and TMJ.
An MRI can rule out brain tumors. A brain
arteriography can rule out aneurysms.
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