What is Allodynia?
- Cutaneous (skin) allodynia (skin sensitive/painful to the the touch)
- Most often on the scalp (hurts to comb your hair!)
- Also on other parts of the body (hurts to wear a shirt!)
- A common symptom of migraine and cluster headache
- May occur during a headache, or as a “warning signal”
For more information, read My Hair Hurts! Migraine and Allodynia
15 April 2013 @ 12:24 pm
I always thought this was my imagination!
15 April 2013 @ 1:11 pm
I didn’t know it had a name…wow.. sometimes it kills if a single strand of hair is moved
15 April 2013 @ 9:17 pm
Oh, my! I’m not crazy after all……I’ve suffered from this for a long time but didn’t know what it was nor did I associate it with my migraines/cluster headaches.