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Tingling Sensation, Right Side of Head
Three years ago, I developed a mild tingling sensation on the right side of my head, right next to the eye. To this day, I still do not have a clear explanation or solution to this very annoying matter.
Early on, I discussed this with my eye doctor and my chiropractor. It went away for a while but always came back. Now I get it almost daily. More recently, I saw a neurologist and had an MRI of the brain which showed nothing unusual. The neurologist threw up his hands and said the absolute only solution was injecting medicine right into the nerve. (He said this despite not getting optimum results after doing so.)
I don't know what else to do. I don't wish to spend the rest of my life trying countless doctors hoping someone gets it right. Please share if you have any ideas about this, and I'll certainly answer any questions about my situation if it helps.
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Hello @michael1973, Welcome to Connect. It sounds like the symptoms similar to Trigeminal Neuralgia or Trigeminal Neuropathy depending one whether or not you have facial pain in addition to the tingling sensation. There is another discussion that might be helpful to determine whether or not it's similar to your symptoms.
-- Trigeminal Neuropathy vs. Trigeminal Neuralgia: Is it the same?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/trigeminal-neuropathy-versus-trigeminal-neuralgia/
You mentioned that you have seen a neurologist. Have you thought about seeking help at a teaching hospital or major health facility like Mayo Clinic that use a multi-disciplinary team work approach to patient care?
Sounds better than a stabbing pain!
@johnbishop I suppose Trigeminal Neuropathy could be what I'm dealing with. Hard to be sure. And still no idea what may have caused it.
How would I go about finding such a place to seek help from? I work full-time, so it would need to be local to me.
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