When the head hurts when touched, the following two causes are considered: first, it is caused by trauma, trauma to the head starts a hematoma, or there is local bruising, and when the scalp is touched, pain will appear; second, the headache is considered to be neurological, and when the patient touches the scalp, the patient will have a significant headache. The nature of the headache is cone-like or needle-like, and the pain will disappear after stopping touching the scalp. Such a patient should look for shingles on the head or elsewhere on the body to see if shingles is present, and if so, prompt antiviral treatment is needed. If the patient’s head hurts when touched, it is recommended to visit the hospital to find out the cause of the headache if the problem is external to the head. The first thing you can do is to take some oral pain medication, such as meloxicam, etc.