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1545021 tn?1322477485

Why do chiari headaches come and go?

If the chiari is always there, then why do I have bad headaches one day, then none the next? What makes them come and go?
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620923 tn?1452915648
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Hi...from what I can tell it is the inflammation of the tonsils and the over production of CSF that gets blocked up that creates the pain....I can tell the barometric pressure can play a part, many have noticed changes with weather changes.

I am not sure y symptoms and pains for ne condition cycle...they just do, and I always enjoyed the down cycle when I was feeling good : )


I pray u have a long down cycle of feeling well : )

  "selma"
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539750 tn?1226521677
I get chiari headaches when I turn my head...I can feel the pressure building and building.
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My sons headaches are bad pressure in the fron tof his head and behind his eyes. Kind of like a sinus headache. Is it his Chiari?
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1589097 tn?1343433112
I def. think weather changes cause  flare ups in headaches. I used to think it was just allergies, but wondered why I was getting allergies when it would rain, or the start of winter..etc. (and I never got a stuffy or runnung nose or eyes, just headaches and pressure in my ears nose).but I now think its Chiari, and it makes much more sense...
Mazie :o)
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1545021 tn?1322477485
Cool thanks. Now I'm curious. I'm going to pay attention to the pressure and weather when I get a headache and see if there's a connection. I have cut a lot of things out of my diet that I know make it worse and it has helped a lot. But last week I got a random one that seemed to have come out of nowhere.
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