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What Causes Bulging Vein In Temporal Region After Head Injury?

Was jumped by random street kids years ago, hit hard in the temple was out of it then the next day my vain bulged out on my temple where I was hit. It seemed to get better for about seven years no major problems. Then this past year it has bulged out more with occasional sharp pain and the weird feeling my vain is also clogged up???
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. As your head injury has occurred 7 years back, your injuries must have healed by now. The bulging vein over temporal region at that time could be due to inflammation, thrombophelibitis or direct injury. But all these conditions resolve in few days to months.

Bulging of temporal vein which is asymptomatic and without reason could be due to thin scalp subcutaneous tissue and increased blood flow with age. It is normal for temporal vein to become prominent with age, with exercise, loss of body fat. If it is not causing pain on pressing, no redness over it, no swelling and no fever, then it should be normal. You can feel vein and if it is compressible that means it is normal and blood is actively flowing through it.

Regarding occasional pain at temporal region, it could be due to tension headache, pain due to eye strain, migraine. It can only be confirmed after proper clinical evaluation and may be after some radiological investigation. You can take Diclofenac sodium for pain after proper prescription. Kindly get your vision, blood pressure checked up.


Hope it will help you. Thanks. Take care.
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What Causes Bulging Vein In Temporal Region After Head Injury?

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. As your head injury has occurred 7 years back, your injuries must have healed by now. The bulging vein over temporal region at that time could be due to inflammation, thrombophelibitis or direct injury. But all these conditions resolve in few days to months. Bulging of temporal vein which is asymptomatic and without reason could be due to thin scalp subcutaneous tissue and increased blood flow with age. It is normal for temporal vein to become prominent with age, with exercise, loss of body fat. If it is not causing pain on pressing, no redness over it, no swelling and no fever, then it should be normal. You can feel vein and if it is compressible that means it is normal and blood is actively flowing through it. Regarding occasional pain at temporal region, it could be due to tension headache, pain due to eye strain, migraine. It can only be confirmed after proper clinical evaluation and may be after some radiological investigation. You can take Diclofenac sodium for pain after proper prescription. Kindly get your vision, blood pressure checked up. Hope it will help you. Thanks. Take care.