Thread: Auditory brainstem, neuro-audiology and auditory processing
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Old 04-18-2013, 02:43 PM
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Sounds just like me! (ringing true....as in ringing in the ears
So wonderful that you have a doctor that understands. Do you know what tests have been ordered?

I am 19 months post accident...have seen some improvements but for me it is taking longer than a year.

The more i reseach the more i understand that this is all in the brainstem. Not to say that there are not some other deficits that I am dealing with, but the brain stem and cranial nerve damage is key. For people like us, we are LUCKY that the brain stem damage was limited. It could have been way worse. So blessed and cursed at the same time. And on we go! Good luck!!!!!
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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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