1 Arthritis or damage to the discs of the neck can cause a pinched nerve. 2  Neck pain caused by a pinched nerve generally affects one side of the neck and the arm on that side. 3  Other symptoms may develop, such as numbness, tingling, or weakness in the arm or hand. Neck pain caused by a pinched nerve generally affects one side of the neck and the arm on that side. 2  Other symptoms may develop, such as numbness, tingling, or weakness in the arm or hand. 3  Meningitis is a serious viral or bacterial illness that causes inflammation around the tissues of the brain and spinal cord.
Avoid sulfites. Sulfites can trigger asthma symptoms in some people with moderate to severe asthma. Used as a preservative, sulfites can be found in wine, dried fruits, pickles, fresh and frozen shrimp, and some other foods. Avoid allergy-triggering foods.
Foods that contain less than 10 ppm of sulfites have not been shown to cause symptoms, even in people allergic to sulfites. Greater than 100 ppm of sulfites (very high levels, strict avoidance advised in people with sulfite allergy) 1  dried fruits (excluding dark raisins and prunes)  bottled lemon juice (non-frozen)