A Final Inquiry
 

Hello once again everyone. You guys have provided me with a lot of reassurance in my hypochondriasis doldrums. I do have one last question before I part with this symposium. In my previous epistle I told of my concern with subconcussive blows. I'd like to ask what exactly constitutes one of these minor "subconcussions". This is something that has been plaguing my perturbed mind for months. I have "hit" my head several times today and would like to know if any of these can be considered one.

Thank you and adieux,

Mike

So many head bumps. Are you sure you're not having TBI related issues with vision and/or balance that are causing this extraordinary level of "clumsiness?"

Don't assume your vision if fine, just because you don't believe there's a problem. If you haven't had a proper eye examination, you might want to consider one. Before testing, I had no idea my field of vision had been compromised.

Subconcussive impacts are things like hard headers of a soccer ball or banging helmets on the line in a football game or practice. They may have just a slight symptom at the time of the hit but nothing after the first second or two. The key part is that they are repeated multiple times within a short period of time.

It is hard to abstractly address head hits. I would like you to tell us about these head 'hits.' What are you doing that causes you to be in situations where you even hit your head?

Did you know that life is a terminal illness? Everybody dies from life. Nobody gets out alive. But, most of us go on for decades without being concerned about the end.

I had no idea... I played soccer for 15 years... we would practice heading the ball... maybe that is part of why this concussion is taking so long to heal... thoughts?

I'd like to know too.

OP don't mean to hijack your thread but have a question..

I was hit from behind twice in my accident, the first threw my head forward then the second truck that hit me was off the scale throwing my head forward, and hit my head on the steering wheel, (or so I was told as had a contusion and had amnesia)

Can someone have more damage as the hits were so close do you think, always wondered if this is why I have so many problems still?

The rapid succession of the two hits makes it difficult to separate the injury caused. The trauma from the first was not yet manifesting the cascade of injury before the second impact.