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Pulsing feeling in head
Hello, I’m hoping to get some thoughts on what it is I’m experiencing. For about a month now, I’ve been getting these pulsing, wave-like feeling of energy that starts at the back of my head, and moves up. It’s not painful per se, but is distracting and makes me squint my eyes. It most often happens at night when I’m laying on my side ready for bed, but will happen other times as well. In addition, I’ve been having a lot of eye fatigue. Vision seems normal, and stress levels seem normal as well.
Does anyone have any idea what this might be?
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If you haven’t yet, see a doctor. It’s taking me months to get to the bottom of something similar. Still not there. Neurosurgery has been the most helpful.
Why are you worrying .?It's a good sign ,it shows that your blood is reaching all the parts of your body .
When you are in bed .put the radio on to a station of talking ,rather than music .It's highly unlikely that you live
in the U.K .but I listen to Radio 4 ...to help cover my Tinnitus . Stop worrying
I have something similar in the sense I woke up from sleep and thought I heard a "hammer" pounding outside my window. It was not, but a "pounding" in my left ear. It's called pulsatile tinnitus. And like your condition, affects me mostly at night when it is quiet. It's the blood flowing within your "ear" arteries in "sync" with your heart rate.
Is this really normal? Not really but quite common. I would NOT say it shows your blood is reaching all parts of your body. Stress/anxiety can increase it. I, of course, did research on it and it's really not benign. In my case most likely due to atherosclerosis (fatty deposits) in my ear arteries as I have heart disease and hypertension. I don't have it all the time (thank goodness) but it can be quite annoying. It's permanent but a healthy life style (foods, exercise, stress reduction, etc.) can help it not to progress. You are describing a similar feeling in your entire head so if I were you I would definitely get it medically checked out. A neuro-radiologist might be the type of physician to help you. Get yourself connected to a good neurology department at a reputable hospital which offers all kinds of neurological treatments...you don't want a small community hospital for this but a trauma center is a good place to check out. My sense is it IS a condition but, hopefully, nothing serious. But you most certainly need to address this to rule out potential, harmful causes for your peace of mind and health status. Good luck to you!