Question about brain sensitivity
 

Do those that seem to heal from their Brains being sensitive to movements or contact also seem to make close to full recoveries?

The best I've felt in the past two years was also when my brain sensitivity got better. I've made no progress in my brain sensitivity since then.

I've found 3 or 4 people on NT whose brain sensitivities went away and made full recoveries. There was a guy named Dan Higgs, a cyclist name, and a klause that I can remember.

Trying to compare is a losing game. Everybody has the same chance of recovery. Even the best specialists cannot make sense out of why some do better than others.

I am very sensitive to minor head bumps but I recover from each minor head bump within a few days. I don't even consider these head bumps to be an issue. I know that focusing on them will only make matters worse. I bump. I acknowledge the bump, " I'll probably pay for that." and I get on with life. If I have headaches or other symptoms, I just attribute them to the bump and know they will pass. I then move on with my life.

I had this real bad in the beginning. I am 90% recovered from this sensitivity and I am confident that it will go away completely. It goes.away in time for most

Glad to hear that. How are your otherwise?

My brain sensitivity got worse. The first 10 month it was okay. Maybe it has to do with my anxiety.

I've been having a lot of discussions on this with a couple of Neuropsychs that I see at the concussion clinic I'm currently attending. It is both of their views that individuals who experience sensitivity/over-stimulation issues can make a 100% recovery. The issue is finding an effective way to push/increase your tolerance to whatever it is your sensitive. In fact, their philosophy is that you push quite hard regardless of what symptoms you experience during, after on the same day, or in the days/weeks to come.

Note, I'm not endorsing this philosophy, but this is how their program runs.

The other thing to consider is that for many with chronic PCS (>1 yr), it is the field's belief that symptoms likely involve a number of complicating factors, including anxiety, depression, anger, etc... Essentially, the more these are alleviated, the greater the chance of a full recovery. The role of the original TBI at this stage is not clear, and their is very little that can be done, other than perhaps DTI, to suggest that the TBI may be a, or even the only, significant factor.

In the end, the group I'm working with believes that if you push your sensitivities, they will improve. Again, not endorsing as they're currently making my days miserable, but I'm giving it a try.

Cant say agree with them, but oh well?

I have never lost my over the top sensativity....

What I know for a fact with me, its cumulitive....If my smell,sound,touch,light,ect....Gets to much it gets worse and worse, and takes longer to go away.....

I have the same problem. I've had it for around 9-10 months. Still hasn't gone away. It's so restricting and some days it really makes me not want to be alive. So crippling. I've developed a system of living life and reducing the likelihood of head jarring as much as I can. But it's not fool proof it still happens from time to time. I'm wondering if anyone has any success stories?