Walking in Target with my wife and noticed that i had a tingling feeling in my head. This seems to be happening more often. Seems to be in same two spots in my head head. Usally on left side of head more. What is this?

I get a tingling sensation, usually on the left side, sometimes the whole left side, other times, just the left side behind my ear. I have attributed it to a circulation issue caused by inflammation in my upper neck. It is a surface tingling, as if it is the skin or just below the skin. Similar to the tingling you feel when walking into a cold area.

I have learned to try to ignore it. It has never caused any other problems.

btw, Circulation on and in the head are symptoms of concussion when the vascular system has lost some circulation controls temporarily. The circulatory control system in the head is very complex and sensitive. When they do functional images of the brain, they usually track blood flow or metabolism. The blood flow will slow to some areas and increase to others.

yes it seems to be right under skin. Also feels like a headache in that area,dull pain type headache

I have the same thing...behind my left ear...and back of the head...sometimes at the top of my head too.

Mark...is it brought on from doing things...walking..talking, tv computer, reading?? basically anything using brain power?? Or is it just coincidence that its happening randomly?

I am not sure what causes it. I think it has to do with blood flow. There are two arteries in the neck that provide some of the blood to the brain. The vertebral arteries are in a position where they could be impacted by inflammation in the neck.

For me, this tingling tends to correlate to my neck being out of a straight position, like sleeping or napping with my not supported in a straight position. I don't get this sensation very often any more. I have had lots of work done on my neck by a chiro and PT.

When I mention this to doctors, they don't seem interested in it as a useful symptom for a diagnosis.

But then, what do they know about concussion? As I noted before, the song says,,, The head bone is connected to the neck bone, but maybe the doctors never learned this song in med school. LOL with angst.

My best to you.

I had a severe head injury over 40 years ago and I still have wierd sensations. I've had tingling, crawling sensations and the worst was the feeling of what felt like cold water dripping on my head. Most have subsided but even after all this time I'll sometimes feel like a bug is crawling over my head. Sometimes my head feels tight and it just hurts to the touch. None of these sensations started until months after the injury.

Had cervical spinal fusion on c4-c5. Neck muscles are tight. Maybe after doing some pt on neck will help, still have to wait a few weeks before starting pt. Then see if still get tingling in head after some pt

In our area, the neuro/ortho doctors start PT within the first weeks. They want to avoid scar tissue formation and other stiffening problems. You might check around for a PT with experience in Post-fusion therapy.

Just stopped wearing neck brace (soft collar) this monday. Then will find out when pt starts. I have been going to pt plave on and off for the last 2 and half years. They are outpateint pt for the hospital where i had neck surgery

I have that too. I call it 'worming' in the back of my head where my head hit the concert. My neuro doctor told me it was nerve endings.