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Adult Head/Skull and soft spot similiar to a newborn child.

I have this soft spot that I never noticed on my head. It's similiar to when a child is young/born and they have 'soft' spot(s) on the head. For a long time now, I have had major headaches that just won't go away and also I do have a lot of stress. I am not sure if all this is related to the bad allergy/sinusitus problems that I live with.
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I am a 65 year old woman and just noticed within the last week that my skull has changed  - on the top of the head approximately 25% down the back of the skull there is an indentation / substantial that was not there a month ago.  It appears quite noticeable when I run my hand down the back of my head.  It appears to be soft; however, it is the actual indentation that is of concern.  Where can I go/what type of a medical professional should I see....generally in good health, active, etc.
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I think we are all experiencing the effects of the chemical trails that rain down on us from the atmosphere.  I have the same symptoms and have recently made arrangements just in case I am dying.  I have been experiencing strange neurological symptoms for over a decade now and about a month ago I noticed this invention in the top of my head.  I once watched a discussion on c-span about the long term effect of the chem trails from airplanes and every scientist on the committee couldn't give one straight answer but everyday we are breathing and drinking the chemicals in.  
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Google "hundred meeting point GV20" the small dent in the top back of your skull is a pressure point where 2 parts of the skull meet creating a small dent and softer area , babies have larger ones until they grow older , it is perfectly normal most people have just never realized they have it ..
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August 9th 2016 -

I've had this soft spot on my head it's a very small dent a centimeter maybe , when I dig my finger in it gives a strange pressure feeling quite strange ... But then the area swells and I get a very very light headache for a while until it's left alone .. Then I completely forget about it.. It is slightly worrying because it leaves me to believe I have a hole in my skull and when I press that hole it pushes into the insides of my head causing the area to swell and protect it self ... This must be the same as what baby's have and it did not heal entirely ... I guess we have to be careful to protect this area to a certain extent as the skull bone is not completely covering this spot ... It's ******* ******** man why me !
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Did you ever find out what it was?? Im feeling the same way. Please let me know thanks.
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My fiance has had a soft spot on the upper left side od her head since birth. Recently the Dr said there's fluid in it.  But she's having an odd feeling..like bees stinging her in that spot..and today that feeling has spread down that side of her head all the way to her arm. We'd lovery to know the cause but Dr's seem to brush it off like it's unimportant.
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I hope  you don't have cancer but you can check out sahaja yoga , I personally used to practice it and I've heard people saying it's can cure such illness.It's free of charge and it's available pretty much everywhere.Google it if you want to find out more , I hope you are well .

Btw I've also found soft spot that is little sunk on the back of my head but I don't think it's something to be too worried about !
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     thankyou for giving the metaphysical explanation...I agree...I recently noticed the posterior fontanelle..and in some folks its more open...I believe it means we are more open to higher Self and subtle energies, and we need to protect it more to avoid stress and headaches..  grow hair long and coil it on top of head where opening is....look at the yogis  they where turbans for a reason...do it at home instead.....this opening is our connection to God and our Godself..treasure it..cover it and slow down, meditate and relax

   listen to your body...you can feel more bliss and joy then the average person if you dont mix in with all vibes, crowds, etc,   love self and spend time alone and in short periods of silence..we are evolving as a species and just have to cooperate with nature and the cosmos....It wants us to open and channel the loving energy..it has chosen you!   If you resist you will obtain headaches, etc.   Walk in nature and pray..feel gratitude, be near water...rest often   This is the Age of Aquarius  and time to wake up!!      The worst you can do to self is CT scan..huge dose of radiation to brain.!!..use seaweed to try to heal from CT and special clay baths to draw out poisonous radiation

                    Bless you all with open fontanelles...I have it too!


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Did you have the ct scan? What did you find out?  I have chronic headaches, blurred vision , vision disturbances and just found a dent in my skull that feels like a soft spot.  I was wandering if you could enlighten me.
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7412558 tn?1390661323
This forum is only making me more worried.
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I've had the same thing at the very top of my head...soft spot and while painful it's sore. I don't get headaches and have normal stress but it's like an 8th wonder ...what is it... it's just not normal.
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Oh ya and maybe some good traditional masseur could help? I guess they are all related - muscles, nerves, bones, spine, ligaments and tendon. They all need to be functioning well in order to support the spine hence the brain could receive good signals to inform our body of what to do.
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I was told by some Chinese traditional masseur about d soft spots behind my skull. It's somewhere near the bottom of the skull area and it is the whole bottom where I often get headaches which started from the shoulder , neck and up to my head usually one sided sometimes both sides. My left side feels bulge like some nerves were bulging out when the headache presents. Otherwise it's just some small bulge which also could be felt with hands, none of the specialists know what's wrong and I've been seeing chiropractors for 2 years now for my sudden weird symptoms - dizzy, blurred vision, head feels heavy n filled with water feeling, shoulder and neck pain + discomfort of my stomach and nausea.

Stomach discomfort n nausea were gone now, dizziness has improved though not 100%. And now getting massage therapy for my muscles by a Chinese traditional masseur, and he was concern of the soft saclp at the back of my skull. And told me in their believe its water / fluid that had been stucked or blocked it for a long time. I forgotten what's the term of it, u know there's a layer of thin protection for our brain what's that call? From my Chiro point of view is that my cranial bones have shifted slightly of coz, that caused the fluid to stuck there not able to flow properly hence I get headaches n dizziness and sinuses problems. In Chinese tcm point of view, they called it rheumatism? Something like water accumulated at the back of skull - which was due to wet hair, and the body system not able to drain the fluid properly down, well both western n eastern had similarity when they explain to me It seems like they came down to the cause - water - and the combination of both their explaination makes good interpretation.

How to help - get ur cranial bones adjusted by professional chiros. Some do cranial therapy and each time cranial work really helped! The root cause is likely due to trauma to the head before, that caused the bones to be easily shifted, be it a small fall or blow to the head or spine.
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Its ok folks its the next evolutionary step for the human . We have genes that can be turned on or off. The next step is full head development .My head is opening up at the back of my head as well ,its now 4 inches long and about an inch wide.Its caused by the pineal gland turning on and causing a release of a hormone that melts the skull so the head can expand.
You just have to look at the skulls they have found from ancient civilisations to see that it has happened before.
Other symptoms you may get is a tingling feeling in your hands, we call that the fizz. Thats ok as well it is also a healing force.Also you may find increased clairvoyance and a  sense of well being.If you want to know more best contact the Emin society which has been  into this stuff for years and years.
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I just started noticing my soft spot on my forehead. I'm a 28 year old healthy female.  I received a  reflexology massage last year and I remember the massage therapist push hard on my forehead.  I didn't notice the indentation until I took a rent picture weeks ago.  I'm scared... What if he caused it? I don't usually get headaches,  but I do have a high stress,  fill my calendar with multiple tasks type of life style.
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This is really scary how many of us are going through the same thing. I noticed that I had a dent on top of my head a few years ago but thought it was from wearing my sunglasses on top of my head for too long. I changed that idea when it was still there the next day. Now years later I've been having issues with daily headaches, sudden depreciation in vision including night vision, gait issues, anxiety and extreme exhaustion. I noticed that the dent got bigger and deeper and more tender too. I don't like nor trust the doctors where I'm currently living they all seem to have graduated at the bottom of their classes no lie. It's truly scary and unnerving. I wish we had some answers here but as weird as it sounds, it's kind of comforting, (but not really) to find out that I'm not alone with this issue.
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I have a sensitive spot on my head that is tender to the touch, gives me major headaches and I can't concentrate well. Especially if I bump it or even massage it.
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I am a 33 year old female. My soft spot seemed to just appear a few many years back. It is on the crown of my head (parietal lobe). It is egg shaped and approximately egg sized, as well. I am definately not able to touch it. When I do bump it directly with any force I get an instant concussion, puking, loss of balance, and all. Even barely rubbing it will make my stomach turn & I'll feel nauseous for a good many minutes. I have definately had numerous blows to the head throughout my life, although I've never gone to the hospital for them, concussion or not.  It would not surprise me to learn I had  had multiple, minor skull fractures throughout my life, but this is different. It just seemed to appear one day. I tend to half-joking, blame it on aliens though, this truely would not surprise me either.
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If you are suffering from headaches or migraines, find a good Bowen Therapist and ask them to use the Migraine Procedure developed by
Peter Short of New Zealand. It solves migraines all the time.

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I have a soft spot or indentation i noticed about 6 month ago on the top right rear of my skull. about 1 inch behind my ear and 3 or 4 inches up. my right ear seems to ring sometimes too. I have also had sinus issues for the past year or so and I'm beginning to think the sinus pressures are affecting my skull. I am going to a doctor soon for a CT scan and am going to do a nasal cleanse i found online that involves distilled water, sea salt, collodial silver, and chlorophyll. I am almost positive it has to do with the sinuses because after a day when i got into a huge screaming argument my sinuses were horrible as hell and the dent got a tad deeper and wider, scaring the **** outta me and forcing me to go to a doctor. No results yet, in the middle of changing docs because the last one knew nothing helpful.
BUT... I have also been lactose intolerant for the past few years too and am thinking the decrease in calcium and vitamin d might have been a contributing factor. I do tend to get very dehydrated sometimes too, and i know there are many fluids and layers in the skull. there is a layer of protective tissue UNDER the skin, but OVER the skull, and I am wondering if this is the layer that is being affected.
the dent sometimes painfully tingles, gives me goosebumps all over and just makes me mentally sick.
I'm almost positive this is all sinus related, I never had these issues before hanging with a friend who has horrible sinuses. I am 25 yr old male, skinny but I am healthy. it also feels like i have some kind of a knot forming down by the base of my skull in the same area, and after just barely pushing and messing with both for a while, my sinuses are now acting up, ONLY in my right nostril. WTF... i'm gonna go drink a bunch of lactose free milk, do a sinus cleanse to rid of all bacteria, clean the hell outta everything i own, bathroom, new toothbrush, new pillows... i was even thinking it could have been scalp ringworm so i tried putting creams on my dent and it didn't do anything. I have even thought of maybe I have parasites, as i occasionally eat sushi and I have heard horror stories of brain parasites and the issues they can cause. Anyways, I hope some of this info helps somebody and I'm comin back here once i get my CT scan and rest my worries that i have a brain cyst or something like "water on the brain"
Oh yeah, I also had a ton of tests ran recently for some GI issues and my blood tests came back negative for anything so that made me feel a ton better... best of luck to all, and if you have sinus issues, time to look into cleaning that huge hole in your head that makes up our sinuses.
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have you figured anything out? my son has this!
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I have had a soft spot on the back of my head from birth I am 55 now and still have it and never had any problems
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I know this is an old post, but my mom sounds like she has something similar. she is geting a cat scan, but what happened with you.  Hope all is well!
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I'm a 34yr old black female. I always knew I had a dent in my head but never knew what it was. I saw my dic this year and they told me I have a hole in my skull that never closed. My brain is only covered by skin. I was just thinking I survived  8 yrs in army, 1yr in Baghdad, 2 brothers, rape, and abuse, hair pins from hairstyles, and a brain AVM and not once did my brain get injured.
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I have a similar are on the back of my head & I also experience the "black out" feeling.  The "black out" feeling could be related to postural hypotension related to reduced fluid intake.
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