pain in left sife of scalp and eye and under ear

[tjaytanna]

Hello
can any one help me pls. I have pain on my left side of scalp and eye and almost left side of face . I did head catscan. result are normal but still pain is not going away. specially morning I have pain. if some one know which doctor I should go to. Thanks in advance.

[Dr Santos]

Hi, It's good that your CAT scan is normal. Sharp pain can be a presentation of cluster headaches. The pain in cluster headaches is deep, non throbbing and severe located behind the ear and may radiate to the forehead and temple regions. There is also tearing of the affected eye, nasal congestion, and nasal drip. The individual is often awaken 1 to 3 hours after sleep with the headache in its full-blown state. The headache lasts about 1 hour and attacks occur frequently over several days to weeks.

Smoking, alcohol ingestion and napping often precipitate attacks. It would be better to discontinue clonazepam (an anticonvulsant medicine). Because the pain of a cluster headache comes on suddenly and may subside within a short time, over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin or ibuprofen are not effective.The goal of treatment is to help decrease the severity of pain and shorten the headache period. There are available acute medications for this but it would be best to discuss which is appropriate with your doctor. There are medicines not indicated for those with other co-morbid conditions such as hypertension or heart diseases.

Take care and regards.

[tjaytanna]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REPLY. I don't have nausea or vomiting but sharp pain on left side of scalp and under earand painfull eye. what it can be. I did visit neurologist and he did head cat scan and he  told me its normal but still pain is there and its bothring me. someone told me take clonezapam lower dose and it will help. I started 0.25 mg tablet and it helps little bit. please help me because I don't want to be addicted to clonezapam too and its not big help tooo. Thank you very much in advance.

[Dr Santos]

How are you? How long have you been experiencing this? What kind of pain do you feel- throbbing, sharp or piercing? Is there other symptoms like nausea or vomiting, tingling present? The pain generated by migraines has a throbbing quality and usually involves one side of the head initially. The headache tends to reach its peak intensity after about 30 minutes. Migraines are commonly accompanied by nausea and vomiting. During severe attacks, sensitivity to sound and light may occur forcing the individual to seek a dark and quiet room mandatory. The duration of the headache can vary from a few hours to 1 to 2 days.

I hope this helps. Take care and keep us posted.