Kummel's Pain Point

Kümmell's point (syn. Kümmell's point) is a point on the human scalp at which ear pain occurs when pressing on it with a finger.

First described by the German surgeon Friedrich Wilhelm Kümmel (1852-1937).

When pressing at this point on the scalp, pain occurs, radiating to the ear. This is due to the fact that in the area of ​​the point there passes a branch of the mandibular nerve, which innervates the scalp and temporal region. When pressure is applied, the nerve endings are irritated, which causes pain.

Kymmella's pain point is an important diagnostic sign for some diseases of the ear, nose and throat. For example, in acute otitis media, ear pain may be associated with irritation of the nerve endings at a point located on the scalp.

This point is also used in medicine to determine the sensitivity of the scalp and determine the location of pain in various diseases.

Kummell's pain point is a painful area that is named after the German surgeon Karl Hummel (Karl Kummer, 1851-1916). This concept refers to the area in the neck where sudden pain occurs when turning the head.

The mechanism by which this pain occurs is as follows: when you turn your head, a contraction occurs in the muscles that limit the movement of the vertebrae in the cervical spine