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What Causes Pain In The Temple After A Head Injury?

my friend bent over & when she came up she banged her head really hard 5 hrs ago. she has no swelling , bleeding or lump on her head. However when she bends over she gets a shooting pain in her right temple I advised her to go to ER but she doesn t want too Could there be a change in her intrercranial pressure causing this?
Tue, 1 Aug 2017
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Hello and welcome to HCM.
Thanks for putting your query over here.
Pain in temple region may be due to the direct impact of trauma she got.
If I were your treating doctor,I recommend,
-analgesic like acetaminophen twice for 3 days.
Avoid anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen till head injury is ruled out
-Ice packs local application for 15-20 minutes,3-4 times in a day.
-Avoid alcohol,sedatives,caffeine.
-Have adequate rest.
-Report immediately to ER if the pain persists or worsens beyond 24 hours,or there are symptoms of vision problems,nausea,vomiting,mental changes,bleeding from anywhere.(These are the signs of change in intracranial pressure)
Hope this information helps.
Thanks and regards.
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What Causes Pain In The Temple After A Head Injury?

Hello and welcome to HCM. Thanks for putting your query over here. Pain in temple region may be due to the direct impact of trauma she got. If I were your treating doctor,I recommend, -analgesic like acetaminophen twice for 3 days. Avoid anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen till head injury is ruled out -Ice packs local application for 15-20 minutes,3-4 times in a day. -Avoid alcohol,sedatives,caffeine. -Have adequate rest. -Report immediately to ER if the pain persists or worsens beyond 24 hours,or there are symptoms of vision problems,nausea,vomiting,mental changes,bleeding from anywhere.(These are the signs of change in intracranial pressure) Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards.