Question: approximately 8 days ago i noticed a pain at the top of my spine back of my right ear,,the pillows in the hotel are very hard and i could not locate my head in a comfortable position. i popped a few ibupropens the next day and went to work as a flight attendant with that area a little sore. at break time, again, with my head in an uncomfortable position in the passenger seat, that area of the top of the spine behind the right ear hurt. i could actually feel the area that hurt..it wasnt an elusive ache as some people have or migrane. i never get head aches, just sprains. the pain goes away when i am upright. it hurts when i lay down with my head on a semi hard pillow. i lift heavy objects over my head daily but the pain only occured recently and goes away with ibuprofen. my chiropractor says it is a sprain to the subocciputal due to my reaching and pulling and tugging overhead galley recepticles. a friend says a family member died of a berry aneurysm which caused a cerebral vascular accident and she passed away 24 hrs later. i just had the chiropractic adjustment tonight and feel no pain. is there a possibility i have had an aneurysm? with all the physical activity i had today, i would think there would have been pain after the ibuprofen wore off that i took over 11 hours ago. the pain becomes noticeable only when my head can not be situated on an appropriate pillow. it has occurred only within the last week and a half and generallt is non-existant during the day. to me, this does not sound like a hemorrage or aneurysm . does it to you? XXXXX