Headache is one common complaint that can go away on its own but some cases require medical care. Pain in the head can start from the brain itself or the tissues that partly covers the skull such as the skin and muscles. It can be a pain from adjacent organs. Some headaches occur for a short time and recede after a while such as a day or two. Headaches can be chronic and persists for days and weeks and it can be all over the head or one sided.
[youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5yFeMTNvEs” width=”220″]Sharp pain in head above the right ear can occur due to various reasons. Pain can be mild to moderate and sometimes there is severe shooting pain that causes discomfort to the person affected such as his/her daily activities. Headaches above the right ear can happen during night which keeps the person awake throughout the night.
Causes of headaches above the right ear
Unilateral pain in the head above the right ear can be a symptom of an ear disorder or it can originate from the brain. Some of the possible causes for this type of pain in the head include the following:
- Headaches that are felt above the ear on one side of the head can be bilateral pain and caused by the tightening of muscles found above the right area of the ear. Muscles in these areas contract to cause pain when the person is under stress.
- Herpes zoster is a skin condition caused by a virus infection and can happen anywhere in the surface of the body. Small blisters filled with fluid can develop on the skin above the ear and can cause severe pain above the ear.
- Nummular headaches can be felt in some parts of the scalp and head. It can be experienced above and behind the ear and the skin is tender when touched.
- Carotid artery dissection can cause one sided pain in the head behind and above the ear. If the right flank of the carotid artery is cut up, it will lead to pain above the ear in the head which is usually piercing and abrupt and occurs after a traumatic injury in the neck.
- An infection of the mastoid bone which is part of the skull bone. It is found just behind the ear and an infection in the middle ear causes mastoiditis where pain can be felt behind the ear.
Treatment of headaches in the upper right ear
- If the person has tension headache, provide him/her with over-the-counter pain and anti-inflammatory medications to help lessen the symptoms.
- If the tension headaches frequently recur, perform yoga, massage therapy or acupuncture to reduce the symptoms.
- Apply a warm compress over the affected area to help minimize the sharp shooting pain if it caused by nummular or tension headache.
- Dissection of carotid artery entails medical help. Those with this condition suffer from stroke and given medication for thinning the blood in order to prevent a stroke.
- Avoid consuming alcohol and caffeinated drinks.
I have this. I have had it for ten days and it is a sharp stabbing pain. I keep rubbing it and taking bayer aspirin and ibroprophin but it’s still there. I feel a lump of muscle that is in a knot.
I feel the same. What do we do?
Pain top of the head goes to the right side
My Amiga is having sharp pain in the right side of her head above her ear and she thinks she has a tumor.
My wife felt it last night all of a sudden just above righ ear, and it was severe , she was in depression since last three days, and my high doubt was that it must be high blood pressure , I have given her a tablet to lower the blood pressure and rushed to the doctor, where he has given tablets for muscle relaxation and blood pressure, on the way to doctor , since she already had a tablet, the pain became bearable, until we came back she was a bit better , I asked her to sleep well and dont think about anything , she is sleeping now its early morning and while searching about causes of pain, I landed here
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I’ve had this thing for a long time and right now it feels like its the worst its ever been. Its tender to touch the top of my head where the pain originates from and this is the first time that the pain started shooting to my ear. Is there anything i can do to ease this pain. Make it go away.
on above both the ears my head pain is there
on above both the ears my head pain is there pls find the problm