A member asked:

Hit on head 2 days ago by piece of metal, have awful headache/lump on head and just woken up with pain behind right ear below the bone. help?

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Head trauma: Any head trauma needs to be taken seriously. Depending on how hard the trauma was, a fracture can occur and/or blood can pool quickly: local swelling under skin (hematoma); under skull; in brain causing a concussion or worse. Ice lump and call your PCP asap.

Answered 6/16/2014

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Dr. Natalie Sieb answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Get evaluated: I would highly recommend going and getting evaluated with imaging to rule out a brain bleed with or without skull fracture. These can be rather insidious and come on slowly and then very suddenly and sometimes even cause death if not treated in a timely manner. Time is of the essence.

Answered 8/5/2016

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