Bruce, try seeing a dentist. It is possible that you grit your teeth at night. They can easily tell and offer help. Mine surely did. Nita Bruce Anderson wrote: > Has anyone ever woken up with this kind of pain? It was on the right side > of my head, from the top of the head down into the right side of my neck. It > started, built to a crescendo and subsided all within 2-3 seconds and > happened 5-6 times within an hour. The pain was intense. My thought was a > pinched nerve or something from all the back pain exercises I have been > doing, but I don't know.. > > THANKS !