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head sore to touch above ear
A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Suzanne Galli answered
23 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Sinus pain: There is a sinus in your forehead and there can be feelings of pressure and soreness when the sinuses are inflamed.
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
60 years experience Internal Medicine
Sinus symptoms: Sinus pressure may be a cause of discomfort over the eye, but not usually in the temple region. More common causes of that would be muscle contraction ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
27 years experience General Practice
Need a Doctor: I think this may be the very definition of the limit of internet medicine. If you are having pain and are nauseated it is time to contact your physici ... Read More
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
60 years experience Internal Medicine
Tumor: A brain tumor is protected by the skull and wouldn't be tender to the touch. Your symptom is highly suggestive of a pinched occipital nerve which exit ... Read More
A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
52 years experience Infectious Disease
Herpes zoster?: Assuming no trauma, this could be an early stage of herpes zoster (shingles) and you should look carefully for red bumps, blisters, etc. However, shin ... Read More
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Dr. Lori Lange answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
More info: Something is not right. Need a lot more information to begin to diagnose the problem. I do not know how old you are? If it lasts more than 72 hours s ... Read More
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laura Anissian answered
20 years experience Internal Medicine
No: The muscles of the face, "scalp" are under this area. You are likely feeling it when you move the eyebrows which is elevating the epcranius and the te ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Posterior occipital: lymph node or a cyst/abscrss: you must be checked, examined and treated with approriate medication, based on the findings. Make an appintment to be s ... Read More
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Berman answered
39 years experience Dermatology
epidermal cyst: This is a hair follicle tumor that is filling with keratin proteins and distending the follicle to form a sack. The lesion may feel like a hard pea th ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
31 years experience Family Medicine
Get checked: Sounds like the ear was sore to begin with and then manipulating it did not help. I would have the ear seen.
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