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I slept on an extremely hard pillow for 3 consecutive days and now i have extreme burning/pinching pain on my shoulder neck area. Its been there for 24 hours now. Can't even sleep pain is so bad. What should i do?
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The hard pillow that you used could have sprained you neck and as shoulder muscles. Take some mild anelgesics with Antacid. Hot fomentation. Use a thin soft pillow. If pain still persists beyond 3 days then consult a Neurospine specialist.
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