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What Causes Swollen Eye And Head Discomfort After Head Injury?
My daughter had a severe blow to the forehead two days ago, she was check by a cat scan and Xray. Today she woke up with her right eye swollen almost shut and said she felt funny like she had water slushing is the back of her head. She has gone back to the ER, I'm wondering what could be going on. My daughter is 20 years old.
Fri, 6 May 2016
Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.
I can understand your concern. It is good that your daughter is conscious, oriented and having no deficit.
The swelling around eye or eyes after forehead injury occurs sometimes due to shifting of blood and fluid from forehead scalp layers to eye's skin layers. The swelling and bruise subside on its own in 10 to 14 days.
You can follow few tips to fasten relief
: Apply icepacks at swelling site 3 to 4 times daily
: Keep her head at higher level than chest. While going for sleep, ask her to use more pillows to keep her head at higher level
: You can give her painkillers like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription which also reduce redness and swelling
: You can give her serratiopeptidase enzyme formulation after proper prescription which decreases swelling
: Wait for 10-14 days
: Still no relief, you can consult doctor.
The water slushing sound is due to fluid collection in skin layers. It moves with head movement and gives water slushing sound. It will subside with subsidence of swelling.
Hope it will help you.
Thanks. Take care.
I can understand your concern. It is good that your daughter is conscious, oriented and having no deficit.
The swelling around eye or eyes after forehead injury occurs sometimes due to shifting of blood and fluid from forehead scalp layers to eye's skin layers. The swelling and bruise subside on its own in 10 to 14 days.
You can follow few tips to fasten relief
: Apply icepacks at swelling site 3 to 4 times daily
: Keep her head at higher level than chest. While going for sleep, ask her to use more pillows to keep her head at higher level
: You can give her painkillers like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription which also reduce redness and swelling
: You can give her serratiopeptidase enzyme formulation after proper prescription which decreases swelling
: Wait for 10-14 days
: Still no relief, you can consult doctor.
The water slushing sound is due to fluid collection in skin layers. It moves with head movement and gives water slushing sound. It will subside with subsidence of swelling.
Hope it will help you.
Thanks. Take care.
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Hi, I understand your concern and I'll try to help you. According you reported, your daughter probably suffered a fracture on a face bone and there is a hemosinus (blood inside the fractured bone).
It's important repeat CT scan of the facial bones to confirm this diagnosis. Usually, the treatment need to be individualized and could be only monitoring until a surgical procedure and drainage the hemosinus.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help you. Wish you good health.
It's important repeat CT scan of the facial bones to confirm this diagnosis. Usually, the treatment need to be individualized and could be only monitoring until a surgical procedure and drainage the hemosinus.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help you. Wish you good health.
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