24M – Chronic right-sided head pain + constant off-balance feeling for over a year. Anyone relate?
Hey everyone, hoping someone here might have some insight or a similar experience because I’m honestly at a loss.
For the past year+ I’ve had pretty constant dull aching pain on the right side of my head — mainly around my temple/temporalis area and behind my ear. The sensation is like a mix of burning, tension, tightness, and pressure. On bad days it radiates to the right side of my face — around my eyebrow and in front of my ear. It never really goes away, just fluctuates in intensity.
On top of that I have this constant off-balance feeling, like I’m walking on a trampoline, with a general floaty/disconnected sensation. That part is honestly just as disabling as the pain.
I’ve been pretty thorough on the medical workup side — ER visits, PCP, ENT, and a neurologist. Tests include comprehensive bloodwork, CT of the brain, CTA of head and neck, MRI of the brain, ECG, and a VNG. Everything came back normal.
So here I am, 24 years old, otherwise healthy, with no answers. Has anyone dealt with something similar? Does this sound like it could be TMJ-related or occipital neuralgia? Any insight, similar stories, or specialist recommendations would mean a lot. Thanks