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Bumped head just above my left ear, near temple. no pain at all for 12 hours. dull ache then occurred. still here after 36 hours. should i be concernd?

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Dr. Jennifer Daugharthy answered

Depends: If you hit your head and had a severe headache, vomiting, change in vision, any hand/arm/leg weakness, trouble speaking, or seizure, change in alertness you need to be seen at an ER. Otherwise especially if it has been 12-24 hours without those symptoms it’s probably fine.

Answered 6/25/2018

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A member asked:

Bumped head just above my left ear, near temple. no pain at all for 12 hours. dull ache then occurred. still here after 36 hours. should i be concernd?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jennifer Daugharthy answered

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