Pain in the left temple

People complaining of pain in the left temple very often come to see a neurologist. According to epidemiological studies, about 70% of the population in civilized countries experiences constant or periodic pain. Perhaps this figure will increase if absolutely all people suffering from such pain seek help from a doctor. After all, a large number of patients prefer to treat themselves, thoughtlessly taking any medications and thereby causing even more harm to their health.

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What causes pain in the left temple?

Pain in the left temple may be a consequence of a violation of the tone of the cerebral vessels of the venous and arterial bed.

The occurrence of pain in young people can be provoked by migraine, increased intracranial pressure, and autonomic dysfunction.

In elderly people, temporal pain is often a consequence of cerebral atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension. Painful sensations intensify with approaching magnetic storms, physical, mental or emotional overstrain. In such cases, pain in the left temple is characterized by a pressing, pulsating character. It is felt most strongly in the temporal or occipital region.

Infectious diseases such as tonsillitis, flu, acute respiratory viral infections and others can also lead to the occurrence of temporal pain.

Alcohol intoxication, that is, poisoning of the body, is probably familiar to every adult.

Headaches caused by emotional, mental disorders, as a rule, are reflected by pain in the left temple. It can be dull, aching and spread to the occipital and temporal regions alternately.

Cluster headaches and migraine – these two ailments make a person experience a powerful headache, usually affecting only one half of the head. It is as if “flies” are dancing before the patient’s eyes. The pain can be felt in the temporal region, radiating to the eye. The pain syndrome can last from half an hour to several hours. If a person does not make any attempts to get rid of this long-term, more than one day torment, then the result can be a migraine stroke.

Pain in the left temple in women is often associated with headaches that occur during menstruation. Hormonal imbalances can also be the cause of pain, especially often during menopause.

Inflammation of the walls of the arteries of the temple causes a disease called temporal arteritis. The disease is accompanied by severe, pulsating temporal pain.

Impaired functional activity of the spinal or cranial nerves can also lead to pain in the left temple.

Any pathology of the temporomandibular joint threatens headaches radiating to the left temple. Symptoms of the disease may include grinding of teeth or clenching of the jaws.

A temporomandibular joint disc displacement can undoubtedly become a source of headache in the temporal region. The pain syndrome often also spreads to the forehead or neck.

Even food products that contain monosodium glutamate are the key to the occurrence of pain in the left temple. After about half an hour to an hour, a person who has consumed monosodium glutamate begins to experience unpleasant, aching or dull sensations in the temple or forehead.

Hot dogs, which are saturated with nitrites, also manifest as a headache only 25-30 minutes after eating these products.

Chocolate also causes pain in the left temple due to its high content of phenylethylamine.

What to do if you have pain in your left temple?

In all cases, when the pain in the left temple does not go away for a long time, you cannot tolerate it for a long time or try to eliminate it on your own, on the contrary, you need to contact a medical center that specializes in neurological diseases for medical help as soon as possible.