Does anyone else get temple tightness? I feel like my left temple will just burst, I don’t know how else to describe it. Nothing reliefs it and its driving me insane. I have severe right jugular vein compression and this is on the left for me which is so confusing.
It’s not a symptom I’ve had, but have had some temple pain from the Trigeminal nerve, which is quite a common symptom with ES. Not sure if this is what you’re experiencing?
I had bilateral IJV compression, so did have head & ear pressure but not really in the temples…Weirdly though some people do get cross-over symptoms too!
Hopefully someone else can answer your question!
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Than you for replying, it seemed to get better overnight. This is not a typical symptom for me either but have noticed it occurring more lately than I’d like.
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I had an oral surgeon doing an exam on me yesterday. It consisted of poking and pinching various parts of my body. Mainly mouth, neck, shoulders. I had to tell him if it caused a problem in the general area or did it go outside the area. One of the things that changed his numbers is if it went to the temple.
He told me I had a myofascial problem. You might look into that issue. I do have a styloid that is trapping my jugular at C1. Also issues with losing curve of my neck/spine which probably ties into this.
He didn’t think I have a TMJ issue but that could also cause a problem in temple. Most of this prodding on me didn’t go to temple except a couple of times on the right side where I have the trapped jugular. A few times it created a jolt in me but I do have a low tolerance for pain.
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People who have IJV compression usually get worse overnight when they lie down so it could be a very good sign that you don’t have that problem. Lying down & relaxing could put your styloid in a slightly different position allowing it to put less pressure on the nerves it’s irritating & that’s why you feel better in the morning. As you’re up & moving during the day, the styloid moves back to it’s position when you’re upright which causes your symptom(s) to worsen again. We’ve seen this pattern for a number of our members over the years. You may be able to find a head position that helps relieve the temple pressure during the day but it will take some experimenting.
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Could be related to TMJ? Do you clench your jaw during the night? Check out this article - The true cause and solution for temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) - MSK Neurology
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I thought about this post last night when one of my ears started to loudly ring while trying to fall asleep. I was on my left side so I guess I would consider it a neutral head position but putting pressure on the side. I haven’t figured out how I should move with a trapped right jugular (head back , forward, etc) so I just moved around. The ringing immediately lessened. it was an interesting experiment.
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@JugularEagle - I’m glad you were able to find a comfy sleeping position after some trial & error. Try sleeping with your head elevated to see if that makes a difference, too.
I have IJV compression, but it doesn’t affect my sleep except that I often wake up in the morning w/ a headache which goes away soon after I stand up.
Kind of, the muscle above my my left eye is constantly contracting on its own giving what I’ve dubbed inquisitive eyebrow syndrome. It’s gotten slightly better since my surgery on that side, but I have obvious wrinkles on that side from it. The other side seems to have the opposite problem and my eye lid droops.
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Inquisitive Eyebrow Syndrome - that’s a hysterical name! I’m sorry you’re still having facial muscle/nerve troubles, @ectocake. I hope they continue to resolve as more time passes. I did have symptoms that took 9-12 mos to disappear after my ES surgeries.
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