What Causes Pressure Around The Skull In An Elderly Man?

Posted on Tue, 13 Sep 2016

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Question : My father has pressure around his skull. He has a long list of prescriptions that he is taking for high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, enlarged prostate and COPD. We have been to his primary, a cardiologist, a neurologist, an ENT, and an allergist. All of his testing for heart, CT scan for head & sinuses have come back negative as well as allergies. We have asked all of them if it could be the Rxs all have said NO. What could be causing this pressure??

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Take treatment as advised

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Pressure around skull with normal investigation at this age may be stress related chronic tension type headache.
Is there any sleep disturbances, anxiety, stress?
He can take clonazepam or sertraline or duloxetine for releif in stress.
The symptoms will gradually decrease.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist

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