Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

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Weird pain in head, throat, and chest.

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Okay so for pretty much my whole life I've had this very unexplainable pain that would randomly appear in either my head, chest, or throat, or sometimes all those places. However I never get a pain anywhere else without the head pain. well recently they're becoming more frequent. The pain...

by Guest over a year ago

is Chiari malformation hereditary? Should my siblings be checked too?

Chairi Malformation scary stuff especially when they say you can have it from birth and not know. Then play football and go on roller coasters and make it worse. Should my siblings be checked too? Is it hereditary ?

by Guest over a year ago

Diagnosed with Chiari malformation, headaches are getting worse and my right eye is blurry

Im 26 years old and just over week before my 27th birthday I find out that I have Chiari malformation I know I shouldn't be worried but the headaches are worse and my right eye continues to get blurry before I black out

by Sola y triste over a year ago

Yawning and stretching causing me passing out

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I'm 13 years old, almost 14. For a couple years now, I've had these yawns and streched that make my vision just leave and I feel blind. It isn't like all the other comments I see like "it looks like a fuzzy television thingy." This one time, I stood up, yawned and streched at the same time...

by Guest over a year ago

Why am i always so sleepy?

I'm 14 years old and I'm in good health but I can't get enough of sleep. I always end up waking late for school. I get the alarm to wake me at 5.30 but I always end up waking at 7 even if I sleep at 9.30 pm. /: And also, when I come back home from school, I end up sleeping till about 7 pm and not...

by madinjeck over a year ago

Feeling light headed and weak, can it be sugar related or a nervous disorder?

For several months now I've been experiencing some strange symptoms. When I get up to walk or when I am getting dressed I will sometimes experience an episode where I start to feel light headed. I don't get real dizzy but I have a dropping sensation. Then my legs begin feeling as if I can barely...

by Kimberlie over a year ago

Cold Shivering Tingling over my entire body

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I was awakened, just after drifting off to sleep, by a "pop",if you will, internally. That was immediately followed by a cold wave that washed over my entire body. I then had another wave of tingling all over, especially in my fingers and shivered for several minutes. After I finally started...

by Rocksy over a year ago

Dizzy, fainting looking up; sight feels like I'm using a magnifier in & out

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Woke up and all day, light headed, dizzy, fainting when looking up, stooping down or turning my head. Eye sight feels as if I were viewing through a magnifying glass focusing in and out. I have also experienced light constant buzzing in my ears days before.

by Ave Maria over a year ago

Frequent fever from last 3 months, I had stray dog bite

On 4 May I had stray dog bite I had all vaccination medicine prescribed by doctor but still having fever after taking medicine can't cured I feel tired & having little joint pain I m 36 years old women but was not having any other health issues not on anykind of medicine I m married having...

by Guest over a year ago

Pressure in my head, although MRI scan was normal?

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Hello.. I'm a 19 year old male and I've been suffering from a mild pressure in my head in different regions from time to time (not a constant feeling), and when the pressure is gone, I get a weakness feeling like I'm about to faint if I don't move my body or exercise. Other signs and symptoms,...

by Chad1121352146 over a year ago