Scalp itch, scalp pain and headache

Hi .

Thank you for reaching out to our community and sharing your experience with us. I understand how confusing and frustrating this must be. Let me see what information I can give you to help.

Many people, over 80% who thing they have "sinus" issues may be experiencing migraine. Migraine symptoms can include face and tooth pain, congestion, runny nose, jaw pain and more. It's no wonder we think it's sinus! The title of this is Sinus Migraine, but be assured it's not an actual diagnosis; https://migraine.com/migraine-types/sinus-migraine/.

There is something called allodynia that many with migraine experience. This is when normally painless stimuli, becomes painful. Like brushing our hair, or even a breeze blowing across our skin. This link has more information; https://migraine.com/living-migraine/pain-allodynia/.

If this continues, you may want to have another conversation with the neurologist about how to manage this pain.

My daughter has been experiencing alopecia and is being treated by a dermatologist with success. Do you see someone for this as well?

I hope this helps, please let me know!
Nancy Harris Bonk, Patient Advocate/Moderator

Thank you for the update, . Please keep me posted on how your appointment goes!

Wishing you a low pain day,
Nancy Harris Bonk, Patient Advocate/Moderator

Hi, I know exactly what you're talking about. I had my last follow up visit with my ENT at the Mayo Clinic, and after rivision surgery, follow up treatment and knowing that everything is normal and fine with my sinus, he referred me to a migrain specialist at the Mayo. I had a consultation last week which made me feel confident that he will be likely to get to the root of my headaches. I'm scheduled for blood work, ECG and MRI's on my brain and neck to determine if I have underlying issues. This is the first time I felt like someone was willing to try and find a way to help me instead of just throwing pills at me and saying lets see if this will work.

I remember listening to a podcast that talked about deviated septum and symptoms and how even a slight deviated septum in a person who is already susceptible to migraine can cause or trigger migraines where as in the general population it wouldn’t do that. but you have trouble getting the ENTs to understand this because they don’t specialize in migraine treatment.


I have one on my left and I suspect that it’s giving me trouble along with my cervical disc problems but I don’t know I am so sick of this. And I haven’t been able to get into Mayo yet for my sleep apnea referral a year ago because covid so… I am pursuing further spine pain treatment right now because an epidural steroid injection at the C4 and the C2-3 nerve roots did help somewhat.