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turbinectomy for headaches - yes or no?
I have had the same dull headache and heavy headed feeling for a year now! Also a great deal of stiffness in my cranial muscles, especially in the forehead and top of head, and even eyes (my eyes bounce back and forth involuntarily sometimes when I cut my eyes left or right).
I have come to the conclusion that, given basically normal MRI and MRA's of the brain and neck (except the kinking in my internal carotid artery), and lack of ideas from my doctor/headache specialist, that the cause of my headache is either 1 of 2 things. Either severe muscle tension in my upper neck from years of weight lifting and this is being referred to my forehead, or its being cause by severe turbinate disfunction (visual inspection confirms the middle turbinates are in constant contact with my inner nasal wall). My doctors say that nasal headaches are only "theories" and that a turbinectomy would be at my own risk of failure. I will be receiving intense massage therapy in the meantime. Nasal steroids were not helpful at all after 3 months of everyday use (tried 2 kinds).
1) Is there any way to prove nasal headaches without surgery?
2) Do you think I should have a turbinectomy? I won't hold you to it if you're wrong, just what do you think?
3) Also, I know this is incomplete imaging and informal but if you have time would you peek at these images and tell me if you see anything unusual whatsoever?
4) do you think extreme muscle tension deep down in the cerv/cranial junction could cause?
A few MRA images:
http://hometown.aol.com/qwertysandy243/index.htm
I have come to the conclusion that, given basically normal MRI and MRA's of the brain and neck (except the kinking in my internal carotid artery), and lack of ideas from my doctor/headache specialist, that the cause of my headache is either 1 of 2 things. Either severe muscle tension in my upper neck from years of weight lifting and this is being referred to my forehead, or its being cause by severe turbinate disfunction (visual inspection confirms the middle turbinates are in constant contact with my inner nasal wall). My doctors say that nasal headaches are only "theories" and that a turbinectomy would be at my own risk of failure. I will be receiving intense massage therapy in the meantime. Nasal steroids were not helpful at all after 3 months of everyday use (tried 2 kinds).
1) Is there any way to prove nasal headaches without surgery?
2) Do you think I should have a turbinectomy? I won't hold you to it if you're wrong, just what do you think?
3) Also, I know this is incomplete imaging and informal but if you have time would you peek at these images and tell me if you see anything unusual whatsoever?
4) do you think extreme muscle tension deep down in the cerv/cranial junction could cause?
A few MRA images:
http://hometown.aol.com/qwertysandy243/index.htm
hi my name is liz, i have been having mirgianes for the past 12 years..i am only 28. i have had several mris done but this last 1 showed i am missing a blood vessle in my circle of willis...does any1 know anything about this??? i have been to several drs. and nobody here seems to know anything..i called my nuero in new york who did my spinal fusion and he tells me i need to see a dr and fast, why?????? this scares me because i have 4 young children and a great life, also my age.........PLEASE HELP
1) there are reports and case series but no controlled scientific trials of the effetiveness of nasal surgery for nasal deformities and headache. Reports show a favorbale response
2) Without scientific evidence its hard for me to reccomend this over the internet!
3) Sorry I cannot review images like this over the internet!
4) very much so
Good luck
2) Without scientific evidence its hard for me to reccomend this over the internet!
3) Sorry I cannot review images like this over the internet!
4) very much so
Good luck
Doc, PLEASE add an "L" to the end of that web address, it got cut off. It should end with .html not .htm
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