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I have a knot that is VERY sensitive to the touch on the left side of the base of my skull. There is nothing on my scalp, so I know that it is internal. It burns and my scalp tingles in that area almost making my scalp itch, but I cant touch it. I have recently been sick with a sinus infection and was told I may have an infection in my sinuses on the back of my head. It is really painful.
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I found this site by googling my symptoms. I have had green discharge out of the right side of my nose for several months. Off and on I have a burning, tingling, sharp pain at the base of the right side of my skull; with swelling on the right side of my face. Visible to me only. Meaning people wouldn't notice. But I can see the difference in the morning when I put my makeup on. When these episodes flare up I feel fatigued and can hardly function. CT of the sinus=normal. Blood work=normal. How I feel=not normal.
I had a molar pulled a year ago from that side of the mouth and the skull pain started a months after. However, the only time I feel good is when I'm on antibiotics and this last round the last day of them, (today) I woke, with the pain in the base of skull, dizzy, horrible taste in my mouth. I think the doctors think I'm crazy.
Any suggestions?
August 5, 2015 - 11:13amThis Comment
If anyone reads this look into csf leak, only because it said she had a bad taste in her mouth. If it tastes like metal it can be a leak of the cerebral spinal fluid. Don't let them say you would be dead by now. People can have it for years and if you needed antibiotics it could be because it can give you bacterial meningitus. I was just diagnosed after 11 years. Go to a neurologist or neurosurgeon who looks at skull base problems like leaks. They know better than radiologists what to look for
September 27, 2016 - 1:47amThis Comment
This sounds like a cavitation. It happens after
October 4, 2015 - 6:57pmHaving a tooth pulled incorrectly. I'm having similar
Pain and been diagnosed with them after having 4 wisdom
Teeth pulled years ago.
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I have a painful bump At the base of the left side of my skull. I am positive that it is sinus related since I am getting over a cold and I also have sinus pressure I the usual location above my eyes and a yellowish discharge when I blow my nose. I have also experienced this before, a few years ago and it went away with the usual treatment for sinusitis.
July 4, 2015 - 1:40pmThis Comment
The sphenoid sinus is at the back of the head, and has all the symptoms described. It requires a special type of CT Scan to detect, and is near the optical nerve, causing extreme pain described. It can only be fixed by a dangerous surgery that goes near the brain. That is the only cure.
May 15, 2015 - 6:38pmThis Comment
Where do you get this cr*p? The sphenoid sinus is NOT in or near the back of the head!
December 27, 2015 - 4:40pmThis Comment
No need to freak out - the only 'cure' is not surgery - antibiotics and anti-inflammatories also work!
November 17, 2015 - 12:10pmThis Comment
I have had the same issues and symptoms as everyone else here several times. I found antibiotics helps, but sometimes you need a couple of courses and it takes a long time for it to go away, sometimes a couple of months. I think its pretty much some kind of infection related.
April 9, 2015 - 4:09pmThis Comment
Go to an accupunturist!
March 4, 2015 - 7:59pmThis Comment
I had bad pains about an inch and a half behind my right ear that hurt so bad i thought i had something really wrong with me. I was also feeling dizzy. Turns out i had an eustachian tube infection. Its a tube behind ones ear drum that has something to do with balance as well.
January 4, 2015 - 1:25pmThis Comment