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I hit my temple on a coat hanger at work yesterday fairly hard enough that it really hurt twice in the same spot scared i have done something ?

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Dr. Philip Schwarzman answered

Nothing serious: Very unlikely that you caused serious injury even if you hit the same area with a coat hanger 10 times. It's painful because the soft tissue is injured,not the brain.

Answered 11/26/2015

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A member asked:

I hit my temple on a coat hanger at work yesterday fairly hard enough that it really hurt twice in the same spot scared i have done something ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Philip Schwarzman answered

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