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Pain in head on right side radiating from tip of forehead to scalp. tender to touch and head throbs. pain gets severe when lying down. please help!

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Dr. Sarandeep Makkar answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Headache: Need more info about your age and the headaches . But generally possibilities are sinus headache , migraine . If you are younger in age and like to think of temporal arthritis if somewhat older . But increase water intake and see your PCP so a proper evaluation can be done.

Dr Seibert agreed

Answered 8/1/2016

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A member asked:

Pain in head on right side radiating from tip of forehead to scalp. tender to touch and head throbs. pain gets severe when lying down. please help!

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Sarandeep Makkar answered

Dr Seibert agreed

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