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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
Crystal,
Is the Head Injury Clinic just a Neuro-Psych clinic? He sounds clueless. Not uncommon for NP's. Some believe most of a head injury symptoms are psychological.
Your event was an overload of your sensory system causing an increase in adrenaline which increases your blood pressure. It is the 'fight or flight' survival mechanism in your brain. It just does not work for those of us with PCS.
If you can, keep a blood pressure kit hand, like in the car. When you have this whoosing, take your BP. I bet it is high and the whoosing is from the extra blood flowing through your head.
There is no way to be in the 20 voices environment and focus away from the voices. The brain still hears the other voices and struggles to process them. Ear plugs can help but many are embarrassed to use them. It is either, "wear the ear plugs" or "leave the event" or "have a melt down."
I went to a new barbecue restaurant last night with my wife. The main dining room was too loud so we sat in the bar. The music kept changing volume with each song so we asked for the volume to be turned down. Even then, I needed to put my ear plugs in.
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The Head Injury Clinic has both a Neurosurgeon and a Neuropsychologist. My first visit I saw both of them. They pulled me out of work and sent me home with the Elavil prescription. The second time I just saw the Neuropsychologist. The third time I was post emergency room and I only saw the Neuropsychologist. The Surgeon wasn't in. He basically told me to see the Neurologist. The last time I went I saw the psychologist and the PA.
That basically is the extend of my care with them for the last five months. I have a follow up on 12/20.
I've seen this Neurologist two times and today will be my third time. He told me at my first visit that in a few months this will all be over.
My Neuropsychologist told me in a year this will all be a bad dream.
The psychologist who did my neuropsych testing said a year to 18 months.
So now I dont believe anyone.....
I work in cardiology . My blood pressure while mildly whooshing was 98/78 and my heart rate was 106. I do have occasional palpitations but I think it may be the medications.