Head and Scalp Pain/Pressure due to Cap/Turban and Spectacles?

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Hi I am 22 and wear a cap/turban following my religion. Due to this turban/cap I am feeling pain in my head specially in both of the temples as well as in the scalp. Also I am feeling pressure all over my head and face even if it is lightly tied. This has disturbed my concentration as well as memory.

Can u people please advice what sort of disease is this as I am not able to diagnose this from the last 3 months.

Are these the symptoms of Migraine ?

Are these the symptoms of Tension ?

Is it any kind of Neuralgia if some nerve is being pressed on wearing Cap/turban ?

Why my head is being so sensitive ?

Why the pain/pressure increases only after wearing cap/turban and spectacles?

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HS,

I had a problem with spectacles, they made my ear to eye ache. I also wear ear muffs when out walking and i have to position them so they dont press on the area in front of my ear.

It was following these symptoms that I recognised that I had ATN as well as the Classic TN (electric shocks) which I knew I had.

My ATN reacts to any type of pressure, I can no longer sleep on the side of my TN as my temples burn and my cheek felt like it was being crushed. I was prescribed Amitriptyline for this and found it helped a great deal. I am still unable to sleep on my TN side, but can lay on the opposite side, which before taking the Amitriptyline I could not. I am also now able to wear spectacles without them hurting me.

I took Carbamazepine which helped me and Amitriptyline helped as I am now able to wear spectacles again, and can sleep on the opposite side to my TN again.

How are you getting on with the Carbamazepine?

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Well in the meantime I have met a Neurologist and he has prescribed flunarine for Migraine and some anti-depressant.

It gives temporary relief but still I feels pain on covering my head with cap/turban ?

Doctor is not listening to me : that Cap/turban hurts me and suggests Migraine and Tension.

I am confused whether it is Migraine/TN/TMJ ?

Plz Advise any Permanent Treatment.


elstep said:

HS,

I had a problem with spectacles, they made my ear to eye ache. I also wear ear muffs when out walking and i have to position them so they dont press on the area in front of my ear.

It was following these symptoms that I recognised that I had ATN as well as the Classic TN (electric shocks) which I knew I had.

My ATN reacts to any type of pressure, I can no longer sleep on the side of my TN as my temples burn and my cheek felt like it was being crushed. I was prescribed Amitriptyline for this and found it helped a great deal. I am still unable to sleep on my TN side, but can lay on the opposite side, which before taking the Amitriptyline I could not. I am also now able to wear spectacles without them hurting me.

I took Carbamazepine which helped me and Amitriptyline helped as I am now able to wear spectacles again, and can sleep on the opposite side to my TN again.

How are you getting on with the Carbamazepine?

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Hi All

Has anyone got any suggestions for HS. I have not experienced head pain only face pain. Can anyone else help?

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I have the exact same problem as described by HS...A cap/spectable/turban seems to aggravate the problem.

In my experience:

1. Certain portions of my scalp become very sensitive to touch in some days.

2. This can happen on the forehead, or lower back of head, or at other places on top of head. Rarely on the face.

3. If i rub my scalp vigorously, say at the time of taking bath. The scalp will become sensitive after a few hours. So never rub your scalp.

4. I have been to doctors, and was always prescribed pain-killers and such. It was never diaognised properly.

MRI and other such tests, did not show anything wrong.

5. I have this problem for many years, and it has limited my quality of life.

6. I don't have a proper medical solution, but i try to live around the problem in some ways.

I did ask around, but I never met or heard from another soul who had this problem.

Thanks