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Do I have a brain tumor?
I have been having headaches off and on for about a month..These headaches are in the back of my head and radiate down the back of my neck.& shoulders..they are also in the top of my head,temples and above my eyes. I have also been getting sharp pains in my ears and sometimes having earaches. I was just wondering if there is a possiblilty that I have a brain tumor? I have been to the doctor over this and they say its sinus headaches and tension headaches..but im still scared that they might be wrong...My eye also twitches every now and then..but i also have anxiety problems and they are saying that anxiety can cause this tooo..I also have muscle spasms..but just for a few seconds..like my muscle is jumping or something..but this is just every now and then..doctors are telling me its just anxiety.because i seem to always think theres something wrong with me..but im very scared that i could have a brain tumor....please help??
ps im 17 years oldd..
ps im 17 years oldd..
The eye exam often picks up a lot - so that should make you feel a lot better. An eye doc is not going to check reflexes, the neuro though should.
I would go see an ENT and see what that doctor can do - but I would relax a bit.
I would go see an ENT and see what that doctor can do - but I would relax a bit.
Oh..Yeah i hope its just sinus ..i have alot of pressure in the front of my head..& i did actually go to the eye doctor the other day for a yearly check up..i didnt meantion anything about it..but they never mentioned anything being abnormal....and he didnt check reflexes but he did check something behind my eyes or something..and he said that it looked fine..im just so scared it could be something more serious than the doctors are saying....1 doctor ordered it just so i could see there was nthing wrong and relax me but the insurance ppl sent me a letter and said it was not medically neccesary to do the CT scan...=( i have alot of pressure in my face and still earaches and still having pain in the back of my head and down my neck.....???,...thank you all for ur responses...anything else??
did u see a neuro or a regular primary. in my opinion when someone has chronic headaches.it IS necessary to check for a tumor. when i went for my first neuro appointment he sent me for an mri after i said o had chronic headaches. 1/5 years later the neuro refused to ordr a followup(even though i was dxed with a tumor back in march) but i got my primary doc to order one for me,and i got my mri yesterday
there is a possibility that everybody has a brain tumor. get an mri from your neurologist
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Have you had an eye exam ever? That would be a good first thing to check. A good eye exam can pick up abnormalities that can point to brain health or to a brain tumor.
After that, I would go see an ENT for the sinus and ear aches.
Brain tumors are not the norm. Your doctor probably did an exam and found you reflexes and all normal. I would relax.