My DVD/VCR combo hit me on the back of the head a few months ago.My head will still hurt if someone touches the spot where it hit.I don’t mean any regular headache.I mean a real bad one.If I touch the spot it burns, like there is a scratch or something there.Could it still be bruised on the inside and should I go to the doctor for this?
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Hi,
How are you?It is common to experience headache after any trauma to the head. But in your case,it has been a few months and the symptom persisted , I recommend that you have this evaluated further by your doctorfor proper management. A complete physical and neurologic examinationand some tests may help determine the extent of the injury. Over-the-counter pain medications may also help.
Take care and do keep us posted.
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Over the counter pain medications do help.It is just aggravating you know one more thing to have to deal with.I can’t afford to go to the doctor right now.My husband and I are not working.As soon as things look up I will go for a checkup.I am overdue for one.
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Hi,
Thank you for keeping us posted. If this is the case, try to avoid triggering the pain. You can also inquire at your local government if there are free outpatient consultations in your area. This may also help. Take care always.
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Hello,
I am getting worried because I had experienced the same thing.I hit my head months ago, but it still hurts when touched.I don’t really get a headache, but it hurts.And it feels like there’s a bump still under the skin, and when I move the scalp over it, I can feel the bump move and that makes it hurt worse.Also, when it is touched, I kind of feel nauseous or dizzy, but it isn’t bad enough like a concussion, I don’t think.What could it be?I’m 25, and have hit my head many times, but I don’t remember any lasting this long.Is it bone cancer???There’s no history of it in my family, so I’m hoping it isn’t.
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Hi my 8 year old son was hit by a car in sept 09 received two blows to his head but at hospital was examined and to my dissmay sent home after leaving hospital was violently sick which to me is a sign of head trauma/ concussion but after consulting hospital was told just to keep an eye on him.But have recently noticed he feels sick quite often and his hair hasnt grown back where this injury was and he is now saying the back of his head hurts when he moves it from side to side .. am i being over anxious ??? think i will see doc just to be on the safe side ???
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I hit my head 2years ago my head still hurts on left side of top of head I only need to touch it and its sore went to doc he said it was very badly bruised.what’s going on
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I hit my head 2years ago and it still hurts
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Randomly passed out and hit head-on tile floor didn’t know I passed out till I woke up on tile my head still hurts a month later and that same spot. Dr did cat scan that same night everything was fine but it hurts to touch it and slightly numb
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I suffered a blunt force head injury on the 1st June 2017 resulting in a concussion followed by whiplash on a rollercoaster on the 10th June 2017. Since then, I have continuously experienced a feeling of excessive brain movement accompanied with an intense stabbing pain with any sudden head movement. I have made over 15 visits to a GP, hospital or private consultant accompanied by 4 MRI scans and 1 CT scan but frustratingly none of these tests or consultations have so far provided any worthwhile proximity to a realistic explanation or respite from the symptoms I have suffered continuously for the past 8 months.
Any minor sudden motion or G-force acceleration of the head (bouncing / jolting / reflex twitch) presents an intense stabbing pain in the forward and rebound direction that my brain moves. It feels like there is excessive and delayed movement of the brain out of sync with the skull. After a typical car journey, jog or long walk the repeated “pounding” of my brain can build up to make me feel very disorientated / drunk. Even shaking someone’s hand firmly or gently shaking my head sided to side when saying “no” can transfer excessive jolting motion to my head and give me pain. Most commonly the bouncing pain from driving over road imperfections is transferred to the top of my head and the base of the skull. The sensation from the bouncing motion feels like my brain is “tugging” on the surrounding structures. I could no longer tolerate the firmer suspension in my sports car and have had to change to an SUV with adapted comfort suspension. However this is still not enough and every journey feels like I’m in a boxing match taking repeated beatings to the head – each jarring motion presents a momentary lapse in cognitive awareness.
I also experience a disproportionate amount of pain from minor small bumps to the head, triggering an intense localised migraine at the impact site which can last for weeks. During these times of pain, cognitive functioning and memory becomes more noticeably impaired and I struggle to comprehend typical every day tasks or conversations. These triggered migraines are sustained regardless of position or activity and do not respond to any pain medication. My vulnerability to mental and physical fatigue has also increased. I have been prescribed Naproxen and Cocodamol, along with everything else over the counter, as well as acupuncture and spinal physiotherapy.
I feel like I have exhausted all possible options and am constantly fed nonsense from doctors in the absence of text-book explanations. I have always remained firm in my belief that there is some form of mechanical impairment to the cushioning of the brain and my subsequent research into low intracranial pressure has revealed surprising alignment with the nature, triggers and traumatic history of my symptoms. However my doctors are not willing to consider this as my MRI results have been normal – but this way of life isn’t such. The past 8 months have felt like I have been “surviving” rather than living – operating in auto-pilot mode.
I’m desperate for help and no one seems to take me seriously
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