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What Causes Numbness At The Swollen Temple On Forehead?

Last night I was sleep walking n my friend said I kept trying to sit on our toilet and go to the bathroom. Well I ve got a small bathroom n there s only a ft distance from the toilet to the wall.apparently, I kept falling forward n hitting my head on the wall.I woke up with a knot on my forehead close to my left temple its swollen n I ve got numbness in that area n a little further back. I did wake up feeling confused. I ve tried ice to no avail.I have no idea how many times I hit my head,I also have a bruise on the right side BT not as bad n no swelling. What is causing the numbness n what should I do about this?I m a little worried especially since nothing i ve tried has helped it to feel better.any information as to why I m experiencing this or what I should do as a course of action would be greatly appreciated.
Tue, 7 Apr 2015
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I suggest to check your blood pressure and see it should be in normal range or its on higher side. If that is normal then good. But if it is on a higher side then also check do you have headache along with this high blood pressure. If yes then need to visit neuro physician and check with MRI brain. Here you need to take certain medication as per the report of MRI brain and your physical testings.

Now suppose if every thing is fine and there is only symptom of numbness at swollen temple on forehead then you can take x ray of skull to check there is no damage to skull forehead area. If there is damage then take treatment as per the orthopedic doctor suggestion. Here I suggest there should not be any major defect if mrinbrain report is normal and there is no headache and high blood pressure. You need to take rest and relax. You can also consult physician for pain killer.
As well keep using cold and hot pack regularly on your forehead. With alternate use of this you will feel better even for numbness and will help to reduce swelling too.
Take care.
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What Causes Numbness At The Swollen Temple On Forehead?

I suggest to check your blood pressure and see it should be in normal range or its on higher side. If that is normal then good. But if it is on a higher side then also check do you have headache along with this high blood pressure. If yes then need to visit neuro physician and check with MRI brain. Here you need to take certain medication as per the report of MRI brain and your physical testings. Now suppose if every thing is fine and there is only symptom of numbness at swollen temple on forehead then you can take x ray of skull to check there is no damage to skull forehead area. If there is damage then take treatment as per the orthopedic doctor suggestion. Here I suggest there should not be any major defect if mrinbrain report is normal and there is no headache and high blood pressure. You need to take rest and relax. You can also consult physician for pain killer. As well keep using cold and hot pack regularly on your forehead. With alternate use of this you will feel better even for numbness and will help to reduce swelling too. Take care.