I have the same pain you describe and it's horrible . I had surgery on my head and neck and suffer the same itching ,burning tingling . I have tried a million different meds and found Cybalta to be helpful for nerve pain . Naprosin also worked well too. I still have the problem it has been almost 2 years since my surgery and the tingling and itchy feeling got better with the Cymbalta but I still have times when nothing works . If you find an answer to this please share I'm in the same boat