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Why does the left side of my head hurt only when i press my finger down on it?

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Why are you doing it: Why are you pressing your finger down on the left side of your head? That's probably the reason for the pain. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headache.html

Answered 2/4/2015

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