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What Causes Heaviness And Contraction In The Head?

The right side of my head feels heavy and contracting whenever I start studying or listening to a song. Sometimes I feel that my right ear is contracting too. And also I have the feeling of an earthquake with it. Can you please tell me the reasons for these?
Fri, 22 Mar 2019
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Hi,

Your symptoms are highly suggestive of some form of stress or generalized anxiety disorder more than anything organically wrong with either the brain or the ear.

If the sounds of music bother you to an extreme extent you may have a condition referred to as misophobia which represents a person's extreme aversion to certain sounds or groups of sounds resulting in a sense of heightened irritability, stress, fear, etc.

Basically, it's an extreme emotional state triggered by sonic stimuli. You could benefit from a full and complete physical examination with historical reporting of your symptoms as to when they began and if they were any different in the past but the likelihood of there being anything inside the head or ear causing the problem is almost nil in my opinion.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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What Causes Heaviness And Contraction In The Head?

Hi, Your symptoms are highly suggestive of some form of stress or generalized anxiety disorder more than anything organically wrong with either the brain or the ear. If the sounds of music bother you to an extreme extent you may have a condition referred to as misophobia which represents a person s extreme aversion to certain sounds or groups of sounds resulting in a sense of heightened irritability, stress, fear, etc. Basically, it s an extreme emotional state triggered by sonic stimuli. You could benefit from a full and complete physical examination with historical reporting of your symptoms as to when they began and if they were any different in the past but the likelihood of there being anything inside the head or ear causing the problem is almost nil in my opinion. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist