What is Occipital Neuralgia?
Occipital Neuralgia Treatment
Sufferers of Occipital Neuralgia present with unilateral head and neck pain described as; piercing, throbbing, electric-shock like or aching pain. Occipital neuralgia pain is experienced in the upper neck, back of the head or behind the ears. Occasionally, the pain of occipital neuralgia affects the forehead or the scalp. These areas correlate with the distributions of the greater and lesser occipital nerves.
Other occipital neuralgia symptoms can include:
- Pain behind the eyes
- Visual impairments
- Tinnitus
- Nausea
Attacks generally last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes [1].