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Hit On The Back Of The Head, Large Lump, Headaches, Sunken Area. Treatment ?
Question: Hi! I hit the back of my head in a fall 10 days ago. I had a quite large lump for a few days that went down, but had horrific headaches for several days. The area is sunken in somewhat now, and very tender to the touch. So much, that I cannot lay down on a pillow on that area. Should I get checked out?
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
You have got a history of head injury with a painful lump which was probably a hematoma that subsided.
The headaches that you had would be due to raised pressure in your head due to hematoma and edema after injury.
A sunken area in a hard skull means there is fracture of your skull bones and it is compressing the brain.
I strongly recommend you to see your physician immediately to get the proper investigations like MRI of head done to assess the damage done by the injury to your brain.
I hope my answer and recommendations are adequate and helpful. Waiting for your further follow up queries if any.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
Thanks for writing to us.
You have got a history of head injury with a painful lump which was probably a hematoma that subsided.
The headaches that you had would be due to raised pressure in your head due to hematoma and edema after injury.
A sunken area in a hard skull means there is fracture of your skull bones and it is compressing the brain.
I strongly recommend you to see your physician immediately to get the proper investigations like MRI of head done to assess the damage done by the injury to your brain.
I hope my answer and recommendations are adequate and helpful. Waiting for your further follow up queries if any.
Wishing you good health.
Regards,
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