Extreme pressure/pain in head, neck and ears after physical exersion (exercise)

[chrissy1979]

I recently started exercising again and after any type of physical exersion I have extreme pressure/pain in my ears, head and neck.  It's mainly the bottom, back of my head, where my neck connects to my head.  And my ears feel like they will burst.  After stopping running, or other exercise, (because of the discomfort and/or pain), it subsides but leaves the muscles in the front of my neck aching.  I'm assuming that it's some kind of liquid build up in my ears.  What is the problem and is it serious?  Would sudafed or something similar help?  It's excrutiating sometimes.  Thanks for your help.

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

Sometimes proper rehydration and salt balance helps.

Check your mineral values and also have a proper breakfast before you work out.

Check your sinuses near an ENT specialist for any chronic sinusitis and also check for migraines and an MRI of brain may reveal something.

With all reports normal you have to slow down and only restrict yourself to exercises which do not give symptoms.

Take care!

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

How are you?
Bad posture, not breathing well and cold air can cause pain the ears while exercising. From your description the problem seems more severe than can be explained by these factors.
Another cause could be thoracic outlet syndrome which causes numbness, tingling and pain in the ears.
Please consult your physician about it at the earliest. Do keep us posted!

[JZ86]

I also have this problem. I am only 21 and am in very good physical condition(150 pound sprinter). I recently began having these problems and I am not sure what is causing them. I am allergic to just about everything and I have never had any blood pressure problems although my dad has had some recently along with a low red blood cell count but he is 51.

My symptoms are just extreme pressure behind my ears and eyes after any workout that lasts anywhere from 3 minutes if it is heavy lifting to 8ish minutes of jogging. It also occurs when I do a 100m dash as well which takes about 10 seconds.

I do not experience extreme neck pain though. It is more like what happens to your head when you have a sudden altitude change where your ears pop and you can't get the pressure to come back out of them for 5 minutes or so. I have tried holding my nose and closing my eyes and then blowing out which normally works for me when I change altitudes to get the pressure out of my head but it does not work in this case.

Any help on this topic would be great.

[Roada]

I am in a similar position.  I will call my G.P right now and go and see her, may some blood pressure needs checking.  I am 43 year old and over weight, I can not effort to take risks.
Thanks for raising this.
Roada