Throbbing pain in the head: why does it happen?

Glaucoma:

Throbbing pain on the right side of the head can begin in those who have a disease such as glaucoma. In this case, a person feels an increase in intraocular pressure, during which the eyes hurt, the eyelids turn red, nausea, weakness appear, and vision deteriorates. The insidiousness of this disease is that at first it does not manifest itself in any way.

If throbbing pain in the head is present in the back of the head, then it may indicate some kind of infectious disease, or if there are tumors in the brain. But these diseases can be reliably stated when pulsation occurs regularly. If these are isolated cases, they occur in the following conditions:

• when a person drank coffee and abruptly gave it up. Ripple occurs because the vessels cannot quickly return to normal after an overstrained state;
• when smoking;
• during an incorrect position during sleep;
• after experiencing overvoltages of various types.

Such pain goes away when a person quits smoking, gives up coffee and is less nervous about various little things.

How is diagnosis carried out and possible treatment options?

To find out the exact reason why it hurts above the temple when pressed, you will have to undergo a series of studies. If a patient goes to a clinic at his place of residence, he is required to provide all procedures free of charge (everything will be paid for by the insurance company with which the sick person is registered under the medical policy). As mentioned above, if the patient does not have time to wait for an appointment with a coupon in public medical institutions, he can go to private diagnostic centers and undergo diagnostics for a fee.

To diagnose the severity of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, MRI and CT are prescribed. After determining the stage, the neurologist prescribes treatment. These can be either ordinary vitamin-mineral complexes, physiotherapy and exercise therapy, or serious prescription anesthetic drugs. It all depends on how far the pathological condition has gone.

To diagnose vegetative-vascular dystonia, it is enough for a neurologist to compare a number of symptoms. There is no research that could help accurately identify this disease. In some cases, it makes sense to undergo an MRI of the brain vessels. The cost of such a study is about seven thousand rubles in paid diagnostic centers. MRI of cerebral vessels is informative and will help establish an accurate diagnosis not only for VSD, but also for organic brain disorders, intracranial pressure, and encephalopathy.

Types of throbbing pain in the head in various diseases

If a person focuses on his sensations in the back of his head, understands how long the pulsation lasts and what its frequency is, he can himself determine the presence of a particular disease.

1. If the pulsation begins in the morning and there is a feeling of heaviness in the head and an increased heart rate, this is a sign of pressure changes, often hypertension. In some cases, along with these signs, pain in the temples is observed.
2. Regular pulsation in the temples of the head indicates the presence of VSD. Often dizziness and nausea are added to the pulsation.
3. A slight throbbing pain in the back of the head and a feeling that the pain is radiating to the ear or jaw is the result of hypothermia or the onset of a cold or infection.
4. Pulsation in the back of the head and temporal part, as well as in the temples, and this pain is accompanied by weakness throughout the body, perhaps blood vessels are pinched somewhere or a spasm has occurred.
5. Symptoms of cervical migraine are sudden attacks of pulsation, while flashes appear in the eyes.
6. With cervical osteochondrosis, a strong pulsation occurs in the back of the head, in addition, it becomes dark in the eyes and noise in the ears appears.
7. Pain in the back of the head, which spreads to the right side of the head, in the temple area, indicates a strong jump in intracranial pressure, migraine or vasospasm.

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Has several stages. At the initial stage of development, this disease makes itself felt only by mild dizziness. In some cases, vision decreases (because the optic nerve is pinched). At the second stage, the patient begins to experience headaches, and short-term loss of consciousness is possible. The main difference between osteochondrosis and increased intracranial pressure is that the neck and shoulders hurt, and the cartilage crunches when you rotate your head.

If, in parallel with these symptoms, the patient’s temple hurts when pressed, then we can confidently say that the problem is precisely osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. The treatment of this pathology is carried out by an orthopedist and a neurologist. The following medications are prescribed:

• Intramuscular injections of drugs that include cyanocobalamin, pyridoxine, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid.
• Over-the-counter mild nootropics.
• Vasodilators.
• Medicines designed to compensate for the deficiency of collagen and elastin in the body.

There is a throbbing pain in the head: when should you see a doctor?

There are situations in which a visit to the doctor is inevitable, and the sooner the better for a person to dull the pain at an early stage. So, you should visit a doctor if:

1. The throbbing pain does not go away for several hours.
2. Intense pain does not stop for several days and brings significant discomfort
3. Pain in the back of the head begins in the early morning.
4. If the pressure increases during pulsation, you must definitely call an ambulance to avoid a hypertensive crisis.

Sinusitis and other ENT inflammations

Chronic and acute ENT infections often lead to severe headaches. For example, the cause of pain in the head on the right can be sinusitis - inflammation of the mucous membranes of the paranasal sinuses. In addition to direct pain, symptoms of sinusitis include nasal discharge, fever; it usually appears from an untreated runny nose and develops into an unpleasant chronic disease. If your headache is combined with nasal discharge, contact an infectious disease specialist or therapist at your place of registration - he will tell you how to cope with the disease.

Treatment

Before starting treatment, you must visit a neurologist, ophthalmologist and therapist. In some cases, you need to contact an infectious disease specialist. Since all doctors unanimously insist that headaches should not be tolerated under any circumstances, you need to take one of the following medications:

• Citramon;
• Farmadol;
• No-shpa;
• Aspirin.

Even if a strong pulsation is felt, the dosage of the above medications cannot be exceeded, since the body will not receive any benefit. After taking the tablet, you need to lie down in silence, because any physical activity leads to a significant increase in pain.

After the doctor has found out the cause of the throbbing pain in the left side of the head, right or back of the head, the patient, in addition to treatment, needs to carry out the following procedures to normalize the body’s condition:

• Perform a warming massage in order to warm up the blood vessels and improve the condition of osteochondrosis and neuralgia. In addition to massage, manual therapy will help improve your well-being.
• A soft and gentle massage will alleviate the condition of intracranial hypertension.
• Japanese acupressure will improve your well-being for various types of pain.
• Regularly measuring blood pressure and bringing it back to normal in a timely manner will help eliminate throbbing pain.
• Physiotherapy will be appropriate for osteochondrosis, neuralgia, increased intracranial pressure and various vascular changes.
• Doctors prescribe physical therapy for all types of throbbing pain.
• Surgery is inevitable for tumors and other serious diseases.

As you can see, throbbing pain in the head is a symptom of many diseases. Therefore, you must definitely consult with a specialist or call an ambulance, because home methods can only get rid of mild pain.

Methods for diagnosing headaches

At the Clinical Brain Institute, it is possible to undergo a complete examination, which will determine the cause of the throbbing headache on the right side. This is impossible at home; complex instrumental examinations will be needed to obtain a complete picture. Our center has developed special headache diagnostic schemes, adapted individually for each patient.

1. Electroencephalography is a technique for assessing the functioning of various parts of the brain based on information about bioelectrical activity. It will allow you to determine areas of ischemia and necrosis, and the localization of tumors.
2. Vascular ultrasound (Dopplerography) is definitely prescribed for a throbbing headache. The procedure is performed using a contrast agent. Studying the speed and characteristics of blood flow allows us to detect various vascular pathologies: aneurysms, blood clots, anomalies in the structure of arteries, which lead to ischemia (oxygen starvation) of nerve cells.
3. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the brain is the most informative and accurate way to diagnose tumors, circulatory disorders, and other pathologies. During the examination, you can obtain a three-dimensional image of bone and soft tissue, calculate the size of the tumor as accurately as possible and determine its location.

Some patients are recommended to undergo diagnostics in a hospital setting. At the Clinical Institute of the Brain there is the possibility of round-the-clock observation by doctors, a comfortable location during the examination period, as well as taking all necessary tests. Based on the diagnostic results, an individual treatment regimen is prescribed.

How to get rid of toothache

There are many ways to get rid of toothache. But all of them should be used only as a means of first aid. They can reduce pain or even completely remove it. But the cause of the problem will not be eliminated. Only dental treatment can completely relieve suffering and prevent complications.

Medicines for toothache

The fastest and most effective method of toothache pain relief

- This is taking medication. But you should not self-medicate; you need to take the medications prescribed by the doctor. Many tablets irritate the gastrointestinal tract and may cause other side effects. In any case, even if there are no contraindications to taking the medicine, it should not be taken for more than 3 days. This is a method that should be used in emergency cases, the tablets will help relieve suffering before visiting a doctor.

Most effective for toothache

such drugs:

• all drugs based on ketoprofen - “Ketorolac”, “Ketanov”, “Ketorol”;
• “Ibuprofen” and other products based on it – “Mig”, “Nurofen”, “Faspik”;
• "Nimesulide", "Nise";
• "Indomethacin".

Such popular painkillers as Analgin, Aspirin and Paracetamol for toothache

They don't help much. To enhance the effect of Analgin, you can crush it and put it on the sore tooth, covering it with cotton wool.

Folk remedies for toothache

You can soothe the pain for a short time with the help of folk recipes. They have a mild effect and have no contraindications. Due to the fact that all such remedies are local, they do not cause side effects. But they also relieve pain temporarily; they are used only to wait for a visit to the doctor.

• The most popular method is rinsing with soda solution. Dissolve 1 teaspoon in a glass of warm water. When rinsing, you need to hold the solution over the sore tooth; soda disinfects and relieves inflammation. To enhance the effect, you can add a little salt and a few drops of iodine.
• You need to make a decoction of herbs that have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. A decoction of sage helps best with toothache, but chamomile, St. John's wort, oregano, and mint are also effective. When rinsing, you need to make sure that the water is not hot.
• You can rinse the tooth with a solution of hydrogen peroxide. It will work better if you hold it a little over the sore spot. This product should not be swallowed.
• Moisten a cotton swab with tincture of valerian, motherwort or propolis and apply to the tooth. Essential oils – tea tree, clove, fir – have the same effect. In case of overdose, these drugs can cause gum burns.
• Acupressure helps cope with pain. If the diseased tooth is on the upper jaw, you need to press the point located in the middle of the chin under the lower lip. And a point at the base of the jaw near the ear helps relieve pain in the lower teeth.