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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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I have heard that the failure of the brain to filter out unnecessary noise, light, visual stimuli, information is what provokes many headaches and brain shutdowns after mtbi.
There are some new studies on "noise therapies" to help with hyperacusis, but with pcs, it seems a bit different. i think the idea is to "reboot" the brain through exposure therapies (vision, vestibular, hearing, etc.)
I am now coming into my one year mark, and I wonder how much of this is permanent?
My therapists (vision and vestibular) are all very positive about the brain's ability to compensate, but after a year, I am feeling a bit skeptical.
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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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