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What Causes Severe Pain On The Right Side Of The Head?

What is causing this strange aching on the right side of my head. I woke up with yhis awful headache yesterday and prayed it would go away after a good night s rest, but no such luck. Now in day two of this madness, I ve noticed that the pain seems to intensify when I lean forward or laugh. I think I ve located a few points of origin: discomfort/pressure on back right side of neck, right temple is tender to the touch, right side of the crown of my head throbbing, dull pain and pressure/heaviness behind right eye. S.O.S.!
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

We should be very careful during pain in head especially unilateral pains. The common cause of single sided pain are migraine, cluster headache or any neurological headache. So you should check for other symptoms like vomiting, headache, dizziness etc. If symptoms are there, you have to go for further evaluation.

1) CT Scan of head and neck
2) Complete blood picture
3) Neurological examination. Coming to treatment part.

1. Reduce stress factors.
2. Use nsaids.
3. Avoid using steroids.

No need to worry a lot. Understand all the above aspects and act accordingly to avoid complications.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Severe Pain On The Right Side Of The Head?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. We should be very careful during pain in head especially unilateral pains. The common cause of single sided pain are migraine, cluster headache or any neurological headache. So you should check for other symptoms like vomiting, headache, dizziness etc. If symptoms are there, you have to go for further evaluation. 1) CT Scan of head and neck 2) Complete blood picture 3) Neurological examination. Coming to treatment part. 1. Reduce stress factors. 2. Use nsaids. 3. Avoid using steroids. No need to worry a lot. Understand all the above aspects and act accordingly to avoid complications. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.