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I saw my ENT who is ordering the vestibular, inner ear and auditory tests.
He mentioned something called traumatic auditory-vestibular disorders after pcs. He also mentioned auditory processing issues in which the neuro-pathways around the brain stem can get damaged after mtbi.
The sound sensitivity and vestibular difficulties can only be stabilized by rebuilding and strengthening the neuro-pathways. But because we walked, heard and balanced before, the ability is there. He mentioned with various vestibular and auditory rehab it could take up to one year.
After the tests, I'll let you know what the doctors say. It seems that my visual, auditory, and vestibular systems/neuro-pathways will need to be stabilized, strengthened or rebuilt, and may take a year. Does this ring true for anyone else?
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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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