Pressure athe base of the skull

Specific Illnesses & Conditions VM/MAV
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Does anyone else have pressure at the back of the head when you’re having vertigo or dizziness? This doesn’t seem to be a neck issue but more internal, right at the little sink-in spot at the base of the skull. (Sorry, but I don’t know if there’s actually a name for that area.)

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Hey there,

I had head pressure at the base, and top of the skull when my 2nd bout of MAV started. However, the head pressure stuff eventually faded away within a few months. But, I do get pain in the back of the head if I look at a computer too long or watch a movie at the theater.

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I had pain/pressure there and sometimes it seemed worse when I would look up. I had it for a few months and then it started to go away.

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I had/have intermittent pressure on various spots on the left side of my head. I do have two spots on the back left side where the neck meets the skull and a similar painful spot on the corresponding opposite left side in the front.

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Thanks, everyone, for your replies. Mine was worse, too, when this all started. Once it eased up a bit, the vertigo/dizziness improved. I still get it, though, when I’m having an especially off day. Does anyone know if or why there’s a connection to that area?

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After a three month period of improvements this spring, I took a severe turn for the worse about a month ago. For about three days leading up to this, I had once again experienced the intermittent pressure on the left side of my head.

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All my bad migraines for years were at the base of the back of the skull, the dip that goes in. I was diagnosed with basilar migraine way back then. The bad migraines used to go on for 3 days and it felt like someone had hit me over the back of the head with an iron bar. When I get the vertigo I often feel pressure in that same area.

Christine

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Thanks for sharing, KennedyLane and cmoc. It always helps to know others have the same symptoms. Has a doctor ever explained that specific pain/pressure to you? My physical therapist and an osteopathic doctor have touched on a connection between that area and eye movement, but no one says why, or even IF, it’s related to the dizziness/disequilibrium/migraine pain.

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I think its something to do with this area. It mentions Basilar Migraine. You may need to research further.

Christine