Is it normal to feel your pulse behind your left ear? I feel it quite a lot, and for a good few months now, I have pressure and pain in the same spot just above the left ear. I thought it was migraines. however I also thought about brain tumours or maybe an aneurysm. My grandmother died of an aneurysm when my dad was young so I don't know what her age was, but that will probably affect me in some way. I am 18 years old, and I have been getting more and more worried, I would go to the doctors but I have panic disorder. What are the most likely causes, and do aneurysms pulse? could there be an aneurysm behind my ear?
Now, if you get headaches, particularly if they're migraines, there are some medicines to help with that. As for an aneurysm, this happens when blood vessels get a blockage, usually from plaque buildup from fatty foods or a head injury, and the signal of an aneurysm is a headache that is so bad you cannot stand up, they call it a "thunderclap headache," the worst you've ever had in your life. But in general, with a family history of aneurysm, eventually when you can manage to get to a psychology clinic and get some tranquilizers and short-term therapy to get your panic disorder under control, then visit a neurologist or cardiologist and he'll order a scan to see if there are any blood vessels swelling in the head and neck that would indicate an aneurysm, plus they can check your blood pressure to make sure it's normal.
I hope my tips will settle things down a little, and do consider eventually seeing a psych doc to get tranquilizers, they help panic disorder immensely, so you can get around a little better than you are. In the meantime, deep breathing really helps panic whenever you get that feeling. Keep us posted on how some massage and laying flat and deep breathing help you. And if you have a headache that bothers you a lot and you don't have migraine medicines yet, some aspirin or other pain reliever should at least dull it somewhat.