Skull Dent

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

Hello everyone, I also have my mother going through the same thing. About a month ago she felt a small dent in her head we all joked about it but as a few weeks passed by she realized it got bigger and she also found another one. She has been going to the doctor to get an answer but nothing yet. She doesn't have headaches or nausea but she does have the shock feeling its very light but bothersome. She got a bone scan in the past week and it turned out abnormal but they want her to get more x-rays and see a neurologist. Has anyone found out what it could be? This really has us worried, if anyone knows anything please let me know.
Mabel

I have just learned of the dent on the right side of my head. What can it be? I am scare and worried. Can someone help me.

Thanks
ashi

Hi everyone. I'm 38 years old. About 4 years ago I noticed a dent on the right side of my head positioned along my hairline. It was about one inch long and hasn't grown much.
I have not experienced any major headaches or illnesses. I was a little nervous and confused when I discovered the dent. I wear my head bald and have done so since 1999. At first I thought the dent was a result of having a bald head for so many years. I was wrong. Two years ago during my annual physical I pointed it out to my Doctor and asked him if he knew what was causing it. His rebuttal was " as we get older our skulls may or may not begin to separate "
Of course, deep in my heart, I did not believe him. I have no idea why the dent is there, but I certainly don't think it's coming from "getting older''.
If someone on this forum finds out any new info, please share it with me.

My experience is very similar to Serenity 08....I used to get the electric shock feeling in my teens and twenties periodically....it would usually go along with my "hair hurting" which sounds weird, but it was really just sensitivity on the scalp which would be irritated when I touched my hair.

It occurred either when I was sick or wore a hat for a long time. ( I have a big head and most hats are way too tight...they tend to restrict blood flow to my scalp...and probably more than that...)

Well I'm 38 now and haven't had it in a long time...but the pain fired up again a couple days ago...I have a shaved head now, so yes I notice a dent at the worst location...which I'm sure was most likely there when I was younger, but couldn't notice....

Not that I'm a doctor, but I do not believe it a serious problem, to all those worrying...I've had it before and it always resolved, and anyone on this post that has had serious tests done has had nothing found.

I believe that there are a combination of factors that most likely make this occur. I think that sinus congestion and/or susceptibility to migranes is one contributing factor ..... as most people complaining are showing one or both of those problems...and most of the time I get it I have sinus issues.

Of course it doesnt happen everytime I have sinus issues...so there must be something else....I'm fascinated by those reporting issues with the head muscles...and their possible relation to diet and/or steroid use.....

I eat like crap, so it would be no surprise to me if one of the magic combinations for my occurrences is vitamin deficiency causing some head muscle issue, combined with the sinus pressure to produce the head dent/electric shock disease....(HDESD)

If anyone finds anything conclusive please post....I'm going to address my sinus issues and start taking some vitamins....

hey, im only 17 and i have exactly the same thing!!! out of the blue i found a "dent" in my skull, just where my hair line ends and where my head turns to go down. im really worried and during the day it feels as if it gets deeper!!! im quite scared about what it could be and im glad im not the only person who has this.

Hello, im 18 years old and i have had a dent in the back top of my head ever since i can remember. the only time i have ever had trouble with it is just recently. i have been very stressed lately and im not sure if that has anything to do with it?
The dent in my head is something that my mother also has. recently it has been painfull to lay on my head and sleeping is getting uncomfortable. Today i decided to look here on the internet because im worried and want to figure out as much as i can before i even go to the hospital. the dent on the top back of my head seems to be softer towards the middle of the dent. the nurves seem to react when i touch it, and it feels kind of like a headache. i have a pretty bad headache right now and i don't want to touch the dent because its too painful.. i don't want to go to sleep like this. its really scareing me, and i wish i knew more about it. please messge me back if you know anything that might help.
-emily