What Causes Left Temple Pain While Clenching Teeth Or Yawning After Injury?

Posted on Mon, 3 Aug 2015

Question: I hit my left temple area on the edge of a door leading a friends house last night and of course it hurt at the time for a few seconds. I went to bed and woke up about 230 so the bathroom and when I went to lay back down realized my head was slightly aching in the area I'd hit. I took a Tylenol about 3:30 this morning for it and again about 7:30 but I still have the noticeable ache in the area where I hit it, and definitely when I move make a big yawn motion with my jaw or clench my teeth. Should I go to ER (it's Sunday)) so nit able to see my doctor).

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Clinical examination in ER safe to rule out fracture

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

probably this is just a bad bruise (which can hurt up to a few weeks), but if you want to be on the safe side i'd recommend getting examinated at a ER to rule out chances of a fracture of any small face bone.

Best regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (3 hours later)

I posted a follow-up question a couple of hours ago buy never heard back. I said I was not concerned about any facial bones broken since where I now hurt to the touch where the door hit my head is nit right next to the face, but instead of concerned about Tylenol nor Advil not reducing the ache I now have in the area and slightly below it. I have no other symptoms other than the area I hut being very sensitive when pushed on and the aching in the area, and opening my jaw very wide makes the ache more noticeable.

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs more time to heal

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

there was no followup transferred to me except this one here which i am gladly answering.

Despite the intake of pain medication this might just need more time to heal.

I am sure it will get better soon if there is no fracture.

Best regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E