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Throbbing Pain In Right Temple. Occurs Once In A Month. Matter Of Concern?
For many years now, on rare occasions I feel a throbbing sharp pain in my right temple. Whenever it happens I have to close my eyes and not move for awhile. I usually accompany this with a light massage to the area. It goes away after a short time, but I d like to know if that s something I should be worrying about. As I said before, it doesn t happen often, maybe once a month or less. Any idea what this could be?
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hello,
For what you write, your symptoms are suggestive of a tension headache, that is brought upon by stress.
But if you have symptoms like blurring of vision, nausea or it becomes worse please meet your physician.
Regards
For what you write, your symptoms are suggestive of a tension headache, that is brought upon by stress.
But if you have symptoms like blurring of vision, nausea or it becomes worse please meet your physician.
Regards
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