Why is my crown on my head sore?

Some that may cause pain around the crown of your head include: Tension-type headache: This is the most common type of headache. It’s caused by contraction of muscles in your head or neck in response to things like stress and lack of sleep. It may feel as if a band is being tightened around your head.

Why does the top of my head hurt when I touch my hair?

Possible causes This irritation or inflammation can have several different causes, including: scalp psoriasis. seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff) scalp folliculitis.

Why do I feel tender spots on my head?

Infections. Folliculitis, furunculosis, and carbunculosis are all infections of the hair follicles that can cause scalp sensitivity. These infections can be painful, sore, or warm to the touch. They often affect the back of the neck, the back of the scalp, or the armpit.

What does scalp pain indicate?

Scalp pain is a common symptom of head injury, headaches, and skin conditions. It may result from trauma to the head region, including the brain, skull or scalp. It can occur in conditions that cause headaches or skin irritation, or in more generalized conditions, such as cancer.

Can a brain tumor cause scalp pain?

Scalp pain may be caused by malignancies including: Basal cell carcinoma. Brain tumor.

Why does the back of my head feel bruised when I touch it?

Occipital neuralgia happens when there’s pressure or irritation to your occipital nerves, maybe because of an injury, tight muscles that entrap the nerves, or inflammation. Many times, doctors can’t find a cause for it. Some medical conditions are linked to it, including: Trauma to the back of the head.

Can fibromyalgia cause scalp tenderness?

Other diseases that affect the head or blood vessels in the area such as tension headaches and temporal arteritis can also lead to scalp tenderness. Systemic conditions like fibromyalgia can cause scalp pain. Sometimes sunburns and hair extensions that are too tight or heavy can irritate the scalp, also.

Can a brain tumor be felt on the scalp?

As I’ve said to Shola, brain tumours can rarely be felt because they are inside our skulls, so your lumps are very unlikely indeed to be brain tumours, but I can understand how lumps on your head and awful headaches has caused you this worry.