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What Treatment To Be Taken For Extreme Sharp Pain On Right Side Of Head?

for three years I have had on and off pain in the right hand side of my head, just recently it has become constant and also I have pain in the base of my skull, two weeks ago I started getting extremely sharp pain in the right side of my head above the ear, felt like someone inside my brain shooting arrows out. the pain lasted only a few seconds then another came about 20 minutes later, exactly the same, then about 2 hours after that it hit me again, now I have nausea, constant pain on right hand side and in base of skull
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Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. This type of throbbing, hemicranial headache (one side headache), occurring in episodes for years, associated with nausea is most commonly due to Migraine. Other than this, it could be due to mass lesion in brain.

To confirm diagnosis, you have to consult doctor. After evaluation, he might prescribe CT/MRI brain to rule out mass lesion in brain. Treatment will be decided after imaging report. Migraine is managed by medication, while mass in brain requires surgery.

For pain relief, you can
: Take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription
: For nausea relief, you can take combination of Domperidone-Pantoprazole after proper prescription
: You can massage your scalp
: Avoid bright light, stress
: Maintain a proper 8 hours sleep routine
: If you are using glasses for refractive error, don't do work without wearing glasses
: In case of migraine, avoid dairy products, chocolate, citrus fruits like lemon orange etc.

Hope it will help you. Take care. Thanks.
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What Treatment To Be Taken For Extreme Sharp Pain On Right Side Of Head?

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. This type of throbbing, hemicranial headache (one side headache), occurring in episodes for years, associated with nausea is most commonly due to Migraine. Other than this, it could be due to mass lesion in brain. To confirm diagnosis, you have to consult doctor. After evaluation, he might prescribe CT/MRI brain to rule out mass lesion in brain. Treatment will be decided after imaging report. Migraine is managed by medication, while mass in brain requires surgery. For pain relief, you can : Take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription : For nausea relief, you can take combination of Domperidone-Pantoprazole after proper prescription : You can massage your scalp : Avoid bright light, stress : Maintain a proper 8 hours sleep routine : If you are using glasses for refractive error, don t do work without wearing glasses : In case of migraine, avoid dairy products, chocolate, citrus fruits like lemon orange etc. Hope it will help you. Take care. Thanks.