Can Wearing Earrings Cause Headaches?

Abstract

Introduction: Normally Western medicine studies the cause of headaches as a local manifestation and usually asks only for radiological exams to see if the cause of headaches is inside the cranial region. The aim of this study is to show that the cause of headaches can be outside the head, and it is one of the differential diagnoses that the doctor should be aware of in order to treat the patient appropriately and not only treat the symptom with anti-inflammatory drugs.

Methods: Three case reports revealed headache manifestations primarily in the peri-ocular region on both sides. They all were wearing earrings in the area of the eye at the auricular point according to auricular medicine. I asked everyone to take out their earrings from the ears, and the headache manifestations ceased in 5 min. This study concludes that the cause of headaches can be outside the head of patients and that headaches could be caused by the use of earrings, mainly when they are in the region corresponding to the eye point, and that only taking out the earrings could stop the headache pain in 5 min without needing to use any kind of medication.