I am so glad i ran cross this post as i have been going thru this for just about a month now,i was starting to think i was just weird as it feels lke a heavy balloon being inflated in my head and is also accompanied by a headache.Happy to know i am not the only one going through this.

I've had what you just descibed over the last 10 years. The days I don't have this pressure are gifts.

yes, since my left side of my face has had this shocking, burning, terrible pain, I have also had this headache that doesn't feel like a regular headache. It feels like a pressure, swollen, constant headache. And since this morning, now the left side of my neck has joined in to the mix.

I've had a headache that is constant 24/7 365 and is always between a 5 and a 10 on the pain scale this has been going on for more than 5 yrs. The sensation feels like my head is sort of exploding it starts from my temples and runs back to the base of my neck. Sometimes it feels like it's swollen then some times it feels like pressure and other times it's just hard to explain. I've tried different meds and to be honest I cn't remember which ones I tried, no OTC meds work I had nerve block injections done on the back of my neck/base of my head also had nerve block injections in between 3 vertabre on my spine to no avail. I've given up basically although my Neurologist said that a last resort would be BOTOX which I want to try but after getting a price for BOTOX for my headache and muscle spasticity I can't afford it even after insurance.

@ dandilion73 same here with head pressure on left side for 15 years + . One Neuro told me it is inflammation .