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Front left side of my head hurts, i have trouble breathing through the nose and also light-sound-smell sensitivity. migrains or something else?

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Sounds like it: A migraine is often one sided, throbbing or pulsing, worse with motion, lasts 4-72 hours without treatment. There can be light or sound sensitivity.

Answered 3/13/2013

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