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Stinging pain in my head?

I have stinging pain on the left side of my head. It's burning pain and is all throughout the day.

Female | 27 years old
Complaint duration: 6 months
Medications: None
Conditions: None

1 Answer

Could be one of several things. A pinched nerve rootlet coming from your upper cervical (neck) or base of the skull. There may be vascular inflammation or inside your skull related to the base of the skull or brainstem. I suggest you have this checked out. Contact your primary and if he/she doesn't feel comfortable working you up, have them refer you to a Neurologist (one more thing to consider: if you recently had the Covid vaccine, it may be side effects from such). Get it checked out.

Dr. F.
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