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What Should I Do To For Swelling On Head And Difficulty To Eat After Hitting Head Accidently?

hi, my name is kelly, height is 162cm, weight 55kg, and I am a 27 yr old female. I hit my head pretty hard last night on our stone bench top and have a lump on the top of my head now & pain still & im finding it hard to swallow, well my swallowing isnt the same as it usually is. Any advice?
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Hello
It seems from the history that you are having a swelling on the head and difficulty in eating after head injury.
The swelling on the head is because of hematoma as a result of collection of blood. Fractures of the underlying bone and head injury has to be ruled in this condition by having X-ray or CT scan. Otherwise hematoma will decrease spontaneously over a period of 3-4 weeks and applying cold compression to the affected area will hasten the process.
Difficulty in eating is not related to the head injury and it needs to be evaluated by a physician.

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What Should I Do To For Swelling On Head And Difficulty To Eat After Hitting Head Accidently?

Hello It seems from the history that you are having a swelling on the head and difficulty in eating after head injury. The swelling on the head is because of hematoma as a result of collection of blood. Fractures of the underlying bone and head injury has to be ruled in this condition by having X-ray or CT scan. Otherwise hematoma will decrease spontaneously over a period of 3-4 weeks and applying cold compression to the affected area will hasten the process. Difficulty in eating is not related to the head injury and it needs to be evaluated by a physician. Thank you