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Sometimes i awake in the middle of the night thinking my forehead is swollen and my head hurts what could this be?

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Dr. Solomon Katta answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See doctor: Headaches that wake you from sleep should be evaluated by a physician. There might be many causes which might be related to other conditions which you might have. It could be something like cluster headaches but they should be evaluated to ensure it isn't something more serious

Answered 4/21/2015

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