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Injury On Forehead, Numbness, Tingling Sensation In Ears. What Is Going On?
I hit my head with a truck door.... the wind caught it and hit above my right temple. there was a knock you could hear the sound. now when I touch the are I get almost like electric shock like a when you hit you funny bone but it not in the area runs from the area and the above my ear to top of head I get a weird tingling the numbness ..... when I first touch the "electric " sensation is very localized can almost trace a line with my finger... im kinda scared and freaking out cause once I touch it even slightly the numbness and tingling lasts 15 minutes to hour ....
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
Hello! Thank you for your question. I'm sorry to hear about your incident and your injury. The pain that you are experiencing - "electric shock like" that runs from your ear to the top of your head - is typical of nerve damage. It is possible that one of the branches of your zygomaticofacial nerve was injured when your right temple was hit. Symptoms of nerve damage include: numbness and paresthesias which can be described as tingling or shooting pain, sometimes feeling like electricity running from one area to another. Thank you and take care!
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