Why Am I Getting Headaches After Got Hit In The Front Of My Head?
Hi there, I hit the front of my head on a metal bar 2 days ago, there was a Mark and some Swelling / been getting bad headaches since but they seem localised to the very back of my head - been taking ibuprofen etc but headaches getting worse not better / any ideas?
You need to get evaluated for a scan immediately just in case there was some bleeding like a subdural hematoma. If this is normal, then it is very common to have post-traumatic headache even from a mild head injury. These are usually self-limiting but have lasted a long time for some people. Studies regarding post-traumatic headache have been ongoing for some time and there is no exact reason as to why these develop or even what the best treatment is. A post-traumatic headache can appear like any other primary headache like migraine or tension headache and is often treated as such. See a neurologist after you have been seen urgently for a CT scan
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Why Am I Getting Headaches After Got Hit In The Front Of My Head?
You need to get evaluated for a scan immediately just in case there was some bleeding like a subdural hematoma. If this is normal, then it is very common to have post-traumatic headache even from a mild head injury. These are usually self-limiting but have lasted a long time for some people. Studies regarding post-traumatic headache have been ongoing for some time and there is no exact reason as to why these develop or even what the best treatment is. A post-traumatic headache can appear like any other primary headache like migraine or tension headache and is often treated as such. See a neurologist after you have been seen urgently for a CT scan