Pins and Needles in head?

[creamegg]

Hi all

I seem to be falling to bits lately. This morning I woke up and I actually had pins and needles in the right hand side of the top of my head! I was flummaxed by this, as I always thought pins and needles occurred because of a lack of blood supply, but surely if that happened in my head, my brain cells would die/ie stroke?

I havent had them in my head before, and I noticed that when i started to get the feeling back in my head, my left hand got tingly, is this related? I know I slept funny as when I woke up, I felt like I had broken my neck.

[sandyRoe]

There are people better qualified than me to offer advice on this site, but I think you might benefit from a visit to a chiropractor.

[Ann]

Ask sqad - he is brilliant on health matters ....think he's a retired doctor?
Maybe you slept with your pillow in a strange position. If the feeling is still there in a few hours I would speak to your GP ........

[LoftyLottie]

Sounds much like a neck problem. I get it with cervical spodolitis. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. Sqad will probably be along with advice.

[rowanwitch]

scalp or deeper?

[LoftyLottie]

Actually, I get mine at the back of my head which sorts of creeps up from my neck. Not the top of my head.

[creamegg]

erm that is a tricky question, it felt deeper i think, but it was 3am in the morning so I could be wrong...it was defo numb like pins and needles, like when you get a dead leg or something, and then the feeling came back and i got the tingling in my left hand.

I did sleep funny thats for sure!

[Sqad]

No big deal.....I agree with the posters......almost certainly due to nerve impingement in the neck due to your sleeping position.

These are not the symptoms of a stoke, so I would suggest that you monitor the situation for the next 3 months or so.

[islasmum]

I got a new phone last week, and whilst I was exploring it yesterday, I kept getting what felt like an electric shock going right up the arm that was holding the phone - this happened 4 times. I know that it's probably that I'd touched a nerve in my wrist or shoulder, but i put the phone away and tried to emulate the feeling, but I couldn't. Is there any chance that a mobile phone could harm you in this way?

[islasmum]

I'm really sorry cream egg - I meant to start a new thread, and unfortunately answered you by mistake! I do hope that your tingly bits settle down soon.

[Ann]

How are you now creamegg - can you give us an update?

[creamegg]

I haven't got the pins and needles anymore, but it has left me feeling slightly worried, though I do think I probably did just lay the wrong way.