43 years
My head most of the time feels numb or somewhat like frozen...why and what to do? thanks doctor...
Aug 6, 2014
Migraine headaches, muscle tension (in the scalp or neck) usually associated with tension headache , low calcium (causes muscle cramps and tingling), face-lift surgery, stress and anxiety, are common causes of numbness in the scalp.
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Numbness in any region in the body in head or in hand legs arms ,must take us to think about a nerve injury and guide us to figure the cause that lie behind certain nerve injury.
Head numbness, or skin numbness medically described as head paresthesia, is experienced as a disturbing lack of sensation in the head or portions of the head and face. This numbness results from a variety of causes, some traumatic and others due to infection or underlying disease.
some causes are :
-Trauma or injury to the head can produce nerve damage leading to head numbness and other acute neurological disorders,also surgery in the ear or face or bones in head may cause nerve irritation and injury
-Irritation and pressure on the cervical nerves as well as traumatic injury to the head causing blood loss, contributes to the loss of sensation in the scalp ,face and head
-The trigeminal nerve can also be injured as a complication of DENTAL treatment or affected by a disease condition such as DIABETES.
-Cervical nerves, specifically identified as C1-C4 in the spinal cord if irritated ,injured or if there is a disc are responsible for transmitting sensation to the head or face.some diorders causing this are :
meningitis / multiple sclerosis/ tumor/ herniated and degenerative disk disease/impact the spinal cord.
- herpes zoster virus affects groups of facial nerve clusters and cervical nerves, producing a host of symptoms including itching, intense pain, tingling and head numbness. Numbness may occur only on one side of the head.
-stroke, and seizure disorder
-Positional numbness of the head can be caused by exerting pressure on blood vessels. This can contribute to a decrease in circulation and subsequent numbness. The result can be numbness of the face, head, and neck. In addition, headache, pain in the shoulder, and neck pain can also occur from circulation impingement. Although these symptoms can be alarming, they are generally mild and temporary.
Typically, numbness in the head is not serious, but it can sometimes indicate a serious condition. With the help of diagnostic tests and a physical examination the doctor diagnose and put a treatment plan
other symptoms beside this head numbness you feel may indicate what is the cause .
Head numbness, or skin numbness medically described as head paresthesia, is experienced as a disturbing lack of sensation in the head or portions of the head and face. This numbness results from a variety of causes, some traumatic and others due to infection or underlying disease.
some causes are :
-Trauma or injury to the head can produce nerve damage leading to head numbness and other acute neurological disorders,also surgery in the ear or face or bones in head may cause nerve irritation and injury
-Irritation and pressure on the cervical nerves as well as traumatic injury to the head causing blood loss, contributes to the loss of sensation in the scalp ,face and head
-The trigeminal nerve can also be injured as a complication of DENTAL treatment or affected by a disease condition such as DIABETES.
-Cervical nerves, specifically identified as C1-C4 in the spinal cord if irritated ,injured or if there is a disc are responsible for transmitting sensation to the head or face.some diorders causing this are :
meningitis / multiple sclerosis/ tumor/ herniated and degenerative disk disease/impact the spinal cord.
- herpes zoster virus affects groups of facial nerve clusters and cervical nerves, producing a host of symptoms including itching, intense pain, tingling and head numbness. Numbness may occur only on one side of the head.
-stroke, and seizure disorder
-Positional numbness of the head can be caused by exerting pressure on blood vessels. This can contribute to a decrease in circulation and subsequent numbness. The result can be numbness of the face, head, and neck. In addition, headache, pain in the shoulder, and neck pain can also occur from circulation impingement. Although these symptoms can be alarming, they are generally mild and temporary.
Typically, numbness in the head is not serious, but it can sometimes indicate a serious condition. With the help of diagnostic tests and a physical examination the doctor diagnose and put a treatment plan
other symptoms beside this head numbness you feel may indicate what is the cause .
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