Attention: head pressure, pressure in head, headache people!

[Citizen T]

Hello everyone, after suffering for nearly 2 years with a mysterious neurological-like condition, I have almost given up all hope of living a normal life again. After a whole lot of research on the net, I have run into several postings with people describing my condition almost down to the exact letter. However, many of these posts are on some obscure website with the postings being months or years old. The purpose of my post here is to *hopefully* unite those of us who suffer from this unexplained condition.

The one symptom that seems to bond us all together is a constant "pressure" sensation behind the forehead and beneath the front top of the head. The way people describe this varies according to personal expression, but it is usually best described as an expanding sensation behind the forehead as if the brain is growing larger with nowhere to go. The headache is dull, non-throbbing, and does not get worse with exercise. The patient will also describe a sort of "perpetual dizziness" that may be constant or may come and go again. Usually, but not allways the patient will describe the sensation of having a constantly blocked nose even in the absence of any type of discharge or sinus infection. Most but not all patients will describe a feeling of tension or stiffness in the cranial muscles, especially in the forehead.

[Rainbobrightkdw]

So my head and ears an e NOT going to explode?  What a relief  because I honestly thought I was gonna have an aneurysm or head exsposion.

[Rainbobrightkdw]

Ok so I thought I was going crazy and the drs made me feel that way too. The gave me meds for allergies sinus and antibiotics. Nothing is working and the symptoms always move.  Every day its different. It started with 5 very small whaiye bumps on my throaght and then turned into my ears and head feeling like they are about to explode.  It's like I can feel and hear air moving in my head. I've been going to chiropractor.  Twice so far and he said he could fix me that it was pinched nerves cause of my neck hurting me so bad about 6 months ago.  What have u found out ?

[FeyScar]

Hey there!
My name is Ofelia and Ive been feeling this constsant pressure in my head too, for the past four weeks.
I was wondering if your neurologist ever came up with a diagnosis or if you just recovered naturally?
Thanks so much!

[Bootsthedog]

Migraine w/aura for 2 weeks.   Sinus Headache also.
No meds help - not even Norco.

Maybe future change of weather.

[Bootsthedog]

me, too

[schularoon]

Are any of you still out there? I know the original post was now years ago, but wondering if any of you have since gotten a diagnosis. I have read through almost every comment and have been having these issues for more than a year now, my symptoms are continually getting worse.
-continually popping my ears due to extreme pressure in my head
-neck pressure that feels like my neck is being compressed or someone is squeezing my neck, although I can still breathe.
-extreme dizziness/floaty feeling/constant feeling of spinning, sometimes to the point where I have trouble walking straight and cannot trust myself to drive
-sensitivity to sounds(new in the last couple of months)
-dull headache almost always that I've learned to live with, but at least 4 days per week, a terrible headache that goes align with the dizziness, head, ear, face & neck pressure
I have seen two ENTs who have so far not been able to find anything, had a VNG done to test for inner ear problems(came back fine), allergy testing(all negative), MRI on the bones surrounding my inner ear(normal), shots of Toradol almost weekly now(only improves headache for a short time and then it starts all over). Have tried chiropractic and therapeutic massage with no results. I have an appt with the neurologist next month but just wondering if any of you have gotten answers, as I am experiencing almost all the same symptoms that many of you are. It's almost like the pressure in my head and neck are up because I feel like my head it pulsating and at times, ready to explode because the pressure is SO much. Thank you in advance for any insight!