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What Causes Pain Behind Eyes And Pressure Feeling In Head?

I have had pressure in the back of my head and behind my eyes for over 5 weeks now. First two weeks couldnt even get out of bed. as soon as i sat upright i was sick and dizzy. Have had a CT scan and it showed nothing. No medication is helping. I have found sleeping more upright than lying flat is helping me get up easier in the mornings. any suggestions would be great. thanks
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Hi,

Regarding your concern, you should know that your symptoms could be related to obstructive sleep apnea. A cervical spine disorder (like chronic degeneration or wrong position during sleep) can also be the cause of your symptoms. For this reason, I would recommend performing further tests:

- respiratory function tests for obstruction of the airways- a multi sleep latency test
- arterial blood gas analysis
- a cervical spine X ray study

A brain MRI would help examine better the brain and exclude other possible causes.

Hope to have been helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards,
Dr. Aida
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What Causes Pain Behind Eyes And Pressure Feeling In Head?

Hi, Regarding your concern, you should know that your symptoms could be related to obstructive sleep apnea. A cervical spine disorder (like chronic degeneration or wrong position during sleep) can also be the cause of your symptoms. For this reason, I would recommend performing further tests: - respiratory function tests for obstruction of the airways- a multi sleep latency test - arterial blood gas analysis - a cervical spine X ray study A brain MRI would help examine better the brain and exclude other possible causes. Hope to have been helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further. Kind regards, Dr. Aida