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JoannFran:
Hi lovely ladies. 

Just wanted to ask your opinions as my Health anxiety is out of control at the moment and I can't rationalise anything  ???

When I ended up in A & E the other week with high blood pressure and extreme pressure in my head/ears, they did a CT scan.  The DR said it was all normal and no sign of anything, even sinusitis.   I've now convinced myself that they've missed something as the head and ear pressure isn't letting up.  I've been back to the DR and there is no sign of infection except a slight bulging in one ear drum.  He's referred me to an ENT consultant.   But in the meantime I've now spiralled into the abyss of they just pretended to do the scan, or they missed something.  I woke again last night with pins and needles in my head and face  :-\. And still tingly around my face and mouth today. 

My DR did all the neurological exams (balance, strength etc) and all normal.

My CBT session can't come soon enough!  How likely is it that a CT scan would miss a brain tumour?

Please talk some reason into me  :o.   I'm sorry to keep posting questions. I have no where else to turn.  I think even my DR is fed up with me.

getting_old:
I have had a couple of CT scans and the reports from them have been extremely detailed. They have focused on the areas requested, but have also highlighted other stuff too.

marge:
Sounds awful for you Joannfran, l’m so sorry you’re going through this, but to me it sounds like extreme anxiety. I really don’t think the scans will have missed anything. Our minds are very powerful; l diagnose myself with many and varied life-threatening illness regularly and the symptoms are very real. But l’m still alive and kicking. Hope you get peace of mind soon.

cltk1972:
JoannFran,

I was wondering if you’re still experiencing the same symptoms?  I am experiencing the same ones you’ve described.  I also get this pressure in the back of my head, right ear feels blocked and like it wants to pull me to the right when I’m upright.  I also get the pins and needles in back of head and around the mouth.  Even my neck feels strange.  This is so scary! 

JS79:
JoannFran, I am/was suffering from similar symptoms. My pins, needles and numbness in face and body are likely caused by my low b12 which I now take supplements for.
I was having extreme pressure and dizziness symptoms a few weeks ago and GP said I had bulging eustachian tube so I was given a nasal spray, which has cleared up 90% of symptoms.
It's hard because we feel we are ill and that medical people are missing something. Only advice I can give is to keep going back with a detailed symptom diary. Take care

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