I have visited two different dentists on two different occasions,
one in July to remove my upper wisdom teeth, and another in December to remove
my lower wisdom teeth because I initially suspected the problem to be due to
pressure from wisdom teeth. I was admitted to Alexandra hospital in August when
I had a fainting spell at the school library after what seems to me to be an
anxiety attack when I read in the internet about the symptoms of brain aneurysm
and suspected that my pressure sensation in the head was due to it. After I
described my symptoms to the doctors at the emergency ward, I was admitted to a
ward. The doctors first conducted a strength and balance test on me and
concluded no apparent abnormalities. During the next few days, I was given blood
tests, electrocardiogram (ECG) tests, oxygen tests via pulse oximetry, blood
pressure tests, electroencephalography (EEG), and an MRI scan of my brain. The
doctors concluded that I was not suffering from any abnormalities and referred
me to a psychologist. The psychologist at Khoo Teck Puat Hosital dismissed my
symptoms as psychological, and recommended stress-relief exercises
I went to see a doctor at the emergency department at
Khoo Teck Puat hospital in October after I had a very strong painful pressure sensation
around my head during the evening. I refused a preliminary CT scan because of
my fear of radiation. I was admitted to a ward thereafter. The doctor at the
ward said that he did not recommend another MRI scan because I had taken a
previous MRI scan not too long ago and it was thus unlikely I was suffering
from any brain abnormalities. A senior doctor conducted a preliminary dental
check and diagnosed gingivitis. I was discharged with prescription of
painkillers.
My dad brought me to see a Chinese Sinseh in December. The
Chinese sinseh did what seems to me to be acupoint nerve massage on my neck,
back, arms, and hands. The intensity of the pressure sensation seems to
alleviate substantially but not completely subside after the treatment.
However, it seems that immediately subsequent to treatment, the frequency and
severity of my nervous tics and involuntary utterances increased, but decreased
to the normal frequency after a few days.
The pressure sensation aggravated after I did some jaw
stretching exercises. I think I overly exerted while stretching. My jaw now
seems to experience a popping sensation if I move my lower jaw to the side, and
it makes a cackling sensation when I open my mouth.
I would suspect that the symptoms I have are indicative
of either a tension headache, or temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). I think it should be safe to rule out more
lethal conditions like brain aneurysm or brain tumour since the neurologist has
not made such diagnosis after the MRI scan, but I am worried that the
neurologist may have missed out certain details when examining the MRI images,
or that the condition was not apparent even in the MRI scan.
Any useful information on what I may be suffering from or
possible remedies would be greatly appreciated.
3 comments:
Shaun here. Read thru a few of ur posts n i must say im impressed with ur writing style, clear cut engaging descriptive n good vocab. Cognitive deprovements can occur as a side effect of anxiety. Tension headaches are mainly attributed to tension, aka anxiety. I also have daily tension headaches. Can try taking anxiety meds, alprazolam is useful. Taken it myself. Rly helps. Does ur heart rate increase?
I also noticed tt u exhibit hypochondriac traits like u said u were. Yup need to be more aware of it n believe tt most things are safe. Eg ct, accunpuncture, idk how to advise u but i know tt u gotta control it n nt let it control u. Sometimes its just blind faith. I have slight ocd of hygiene as well n it rly unnerves me.
Oh yeah jeslin feels inadequate in sch as well. I told her tt shes in a cohort of smart n hardworking ppl n so are u n its natural to nt perform as well as before. What more of the increased difficulty of workload... To me, so long one passes to the next level, one is proficient enuff. Haha. I sound like im shrugging ur worries offf n placating u. But its kinda hard to type on ipad n i will share more with u personally.
Heart increase from the tension headache? Nope, don't think I experience any such effects. I tend to be skeptical of the safety of things because I don't want to do things that worsen my health or condition. It takes me a while to take a leap of faith.
I have been looking up health forums to see if anyone has found a solution to the symptoms I am experiencing. There are many other sufferers out there who are similarly angst with the difficulty in finding a solution to this ailment.
Some suggestions to alleviate the tension includes yoga, pilates, and trigger point massage. I think the form of massage given by the chinese sinseh is quite akin to trigger point massage. I am giving it a look up on the internet to see how I can perform this on myself.
just saw ur reply.
that's good tt u dont have increased heart rate, do u feel more stressed or nervous generally? tt will cause tension headaches.
Yup pilates is plausible. yoga isn't Godly though. can check up gotquestions.org
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