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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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I know exactly what you are going through! My first three months of hell...in my house...the city decided to redo my lane and street...so on two sides I had heavy equipment for three months...the house shook so badly that pictures fell off the wall. I was still in shock about this injury so just sat there suffering. Now I know better! But I often wonder if it made me worse. It started at 6 am and went to 6 pm....dug five feet down for the whole block....the reverse beep beep beeep all day long....the packer and roller ...oh! I guess i have bad memories!
try to change how you react to that noise. Calm. It will be over soon. Someone else had posted how they view it as 'therapy' which in the end will make your brain stronger and more capable of coping.
Find the quietest place...I found a closet in my house....and go dark. Perhaps headphones with soft music? White noise?
Hang in there!
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).
Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!
Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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