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Sore left head temple. it only hurts to touch or when i chew gum. i exercised yesterday and woke up with left temple being sore. no other sympytoms?
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Temporal arteritis?: Until proved otherwise. It can happen at your age. I suspect there is a different explanation, but a visit to your physician is in order. The tenderness and the pain on chewing ("jaw claudication") will be familiar to all healthtap physicians as warnings.
Answered 7/1/2013
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