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A member asked:

Having temple twitches in my left temple, it kind of feels like something is crawling under my skin, scared it is my pulse as there is an artery there?

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Yes: A large artery close under the skin at the temple called the temporal artery. When you are anxious you can see and feel it pulsing with each heart beat.

Answered 5/10/2018

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