What Causes Headaches After A Head Injury?

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2014

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Question : my daughter bashed her face against mine and hit my nose very hard about 5 days ago... have had headaches on and off since.... is that normal?I had sinus surgery a few months ago too. The headaches have not been every day but have tingling and my eye sockets, forehead and temples hurt today (for an hour or two).

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
As below:

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. The headaches would be normal after a hard hit less than a week ago..

2. The internal healing after sinus surgery should be complete by now and should not be a cause for worry. Atypical facial sensations and pain are also common after extensive sinus surgery. Upload any operative notes and pre-op scan images for a correlation.

3. The tingling and pain are due to trigeminal neuralgia. You can request your physician for medication for a neuralgia or atypical facial pain or referred sensation.

I hope that I have answered your queries. If you have any further questions, I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

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