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Old 06-28-2014, 02:12 PM
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What are some of your other symptoms with which you are dealing?

I know that for myself I like to wear sunglasses and a visor to focus on a small visual field to keep the vertigo feeling down.

To limit over taxing the brain, I would make an appointment with the Accommodations office at the school. You can ask for several things:

1. Note taker
2. Increased time for assignments, papers, exams, etc. (time and a half)
3. Reduced load (only essential assignments? not make work, but this is often a sensitive issue but worth asking a professor/teacher about)
4. Taking exams at the ADA office which is often quieter than the classroom

For executive functioning overall and for pcs/mtbi students:

I find note cards helpful for daily to do lists. There is a great book called "The Organized Student" that shows how to organize your binder, weekly class lists of assignments and a file for home (executive functioning).

For poor vision after pcs/mtbi:

I know that there are software programs that will read text, email, etc. (I have visual problems since my mtbi/pcs) and it may help students as well.


For aural processing issues after pcs/mtbi:

There were some great suggestions for people with meniere's disease and sensitivity issues (the book _Too Bright/ Too Loud_ addresses this). Sit in the front of the classroom and to the left or to the right will help weed out extra noises.

I think that the brain will begin to adjust as it gets accommodated to new thresholds, but it is quite painful to adjust.

Most universities are required to work with students with disabilities, but you are required to document your injuries and this can be often tedious and tiresome.

Take care, and I will track down these books. I had fantasies of returning to work, which I cannot. Hoping someday soon....
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.

Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.

Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.

Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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