6. Tender scalp
Imagine a shampoo advert where the models and actors have tender scalps. They’d be yelping and howling like a cat on a hot tin roof and it really wouldn’t be good for business.
The idea of a tender scalp might not sound so bad on the face of it, but anyone who has ever experienced the development of even a tiny pimple on their scalp will confirm, any increased tenderness on the scalp can be incredibly painful. Because of the positioning of the occipital nerves, the scalp is especially vulnerable to becoming sore and tender as part of this condition. This can make even the most basic of daily routines a painful experience to endure.
Wearing hats is pretty much an impossibility when it comes to experiencing a tender scalp caused by occipital neuralgia. There are no symptoms of the condition that anyone would claim to want or be happy to deal with, but this one is a sore subject indeed, literally.