*just doing my head in* - Brain & Nervous System Disorders Message Board

01-01-2003, 04:16 PM

hi all.. i have posted this in a few boards, i was told to come here..

i have a genuin problem that is getting worse...
For 2 years i suffered from severe migranes and dizziness, alot of tingling down my righthand side of face.... i had an mri march and was normal, few mnths ago i started to get electric shocks in my head causing me to freak out and an overwhelming fear happened to me so i had an eeg to rule out epilepsy all was normal that was 2 mnths ago, recently i have noticed i have been druling down my right hand side of my mouth (watering) ach in my ear with a clicking sound (ears have been checked and r ok) also when i open and close my mouth it clicks, not when i talk or when i eat... only when i eat chewy things such as steak etc... a swishing sound in my right ear, very severe tingling in my right cheack as if i have eaten a sweet it is awfull and constant.. also a stabbing pain behind my right eye that comes and goes pain on the bone between my right eye and my right ear not severe just a quick stabbing pain and also i am flushed.. also it is as if my nerve between my ear and my cheak is pinched it is tingling like crazy, and my mouth is really watering, now it is starting to make the right hand side of my neck feel quite stiff and tender... i have taking a pain killer which has only eased it off but i am freaking out... doctors wont do nothing else now, been to see many of them and all they say is to take pain killers.. ????? refered me to an ent (14mnths to wait) and general medicine (9 mnths to wait) i am scared

also my right eye is watering constantly due to the pinching feeling... had an mri last march and the doc are using that as an excuse not to refer me for any other tests and to wait for the ent or general medicine, BUT the symptoms are getting worse. i have a hospital appointment tommorrow for something else,shall i take myself to casualty.. i want a ct scan and a spinal tab to rule out more things i am so scared i am shaking.. what shall i do.. thankyou for reading.. od bless and a happy new yr

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donna

[This message has been edited by littlesheep1999 (edited 01-01-2003).]

Kamden · 01-03-2003, 08:55 AM

Since you have had many tests done, and all show up normal, you could either insist on further tests, or take the chance that this is from a pinched nerve or nerves and ask to be referred to physical therapy. I had headaches, jaw problems, numbness in my face, drooling out of one side of my mouth, dizziness, arm tingling, numbness, etc., all stemming from muscles pinching nerves. If you have had no accidents, it is easy to miss this as the cause. After you have had all the tests done to rule out everything else, I would have this checked by a therapist.

ANNA125 · 01-07-2003, 12:03 AM

just to let u know....i too have had headaches for 10 months now....with a spinal tap and negative mris,mras; and mrvs. I have seen a neurologist for similar visual problems and dizziness and am now being check for pseudo tumor. just thought id let u know..maybe give u heads up about that and a possible idea for your problem. I saw an eye doc in sept and my eyes were fine...(headaches since march)...and again the other day (jan) and now i have pressure that wasnt there before. could just need to be reevaluated. let me know what u find out and good luck to ya.

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Anna

01-07-2003, 09:26 AM

pseudo tumor what is that? wouldnt they of found that in the tests you had done? with me being in the uk and we get all our treatments and stuff all done for free there is a longer wait and to be honest we dont get the right treatment here... thankyou for the feedback to both of you, i am in need of more tests all i have had done is an mri which was done last ,arch and an eeg which was done in december just gone.. that is all i have had done.. and like i said it is all getting worse.. last year was just the migranes and now it is tingling and all sorts... i am going to the doc next week to find out if i got cancer again of my womb i had it when i was just 16 and i had a test done thursday i get results next week

i will talk to her about it all and ask her about having ore tests done..

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donna

galad · 03-13-2003, 06:49 AM

Pseudo tumour is increased intercranial pressure which can press on the optic nerves causing papilledema.inflammation. It should be tested for in a lumbar puncture. I was tested for this because of my optic neuritis in both eyes. my spinal fluid pressure was normal though, one of the lower scores the Dr had seen, so it didn't cause the ON (which started to clear the next week.)