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Hello. I'll try to keep this short, as computers are not my friends these days. I was hit in the back of the head with a basketball 2 months ago.

The last few weeks my main symptoms were nausea which I attributed to moving my head or eyes too much. That seems to have passed but now I have a new symptom. If I talk to anyone for too long (anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours depending on the day), I get a crazy headache which is accompanied by noise in my ears (like I've been at a concert) and sometimes nausea. Also, I have developed a speech impediment. I used to talk really slowly and slur my words but that is gone But now, I am finding I will be talking and sometimes I can't get a word out. I stutter or mix up words.

Any advice? It is a good sign I can now tilt my head back or swing my neck around without worry about getting sick? But why do I suddenly have these new symptoms?

My doctor has not been helpful. He told me initially I would be better in a few days. When my symptoms persisted he told me my symptoms did not match up with my story about my injury.

Thanks!

Hi shaymm

Welcome to NeuroTalk :).

I hope that you find the community as knowledgeable and supportive as I have.

The Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome forum (https://www.neurotalk.org/forum92/) is a great resource.

I am sure that the regulars there will be able to offer you support and suggestions.

All the best.

Hi shaymm,

Welcome to NT! It sounds like you may have a concussion or TBI. I've had brain surgery twice for epilepsy and had a lot of testing done before the surgery, this is how I found out a persons speech is on the left side of the brain which may be having a problem. My advice to you is to have your primary Dr. refer you to see a neurologist where they can do an e.e.g. on you or a SPECT scan to see what's going on.
Get a calendar out a write down what time the headaches starts and stops this is very helpful to the Dr. because they may see a pattern in the headaches. Also take note if certain sounds or colors bother you more this means you are audio and photosensitive sensitive . I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue

thanks. I was diagnosed with a concussion the next day at the ER and have been seeing my doctor regularly. He just isn't very helpful. He sent me for a CT which showed nothing. I asked to see a neurologist or have an MRI and he said no to both. I asked to be referred to someone who could treat vision issues and he said no. He gave me medication for vertigo but I don't think I really have that. I used to have something like it but not exactly. My husband insisted he refer me to a concussion clinic and he finally gave in. I went there to a seminar and it was very informative. I met with an occupational therapist who gave me a plan to get back to work and to driving but they are a 5 step plan and I am stuck on step 1 which is to be able to do all your normal household activities and social activities without any symptoms.

Basically I feel alone and don't have anyone to talk to about what's going on. People see me out and think I am better or should be better but I'm not.

Mostly I'm wondering if it's normal for symptoms to go away and new ones to appear. I haven't had headaches like this before nor the noise in my ears or the speech issues.

Thanks.

Hello shaymm: Welcome to NeuroTalk! I'm not able to comment with regard to your concern. However I just wanted to mention, in case you haven't already found it, that you can also use the Advanced Search function to find previous posts related to your areas of concern:

https://www.neurotalk.org/search.php

:Good-Luck:

Hi shaymm.

My advice to you is to get a 2nd opinion and see if the 2nd Dr. will refer you to a neurologist. You should definitely have had a MRI done or a Spect scan.
I know I had problems with my sight after I had brain surgery done and I had to see an eye specialist. One thing my neuro did was put me on medical marijuana and that got rid of both my headaches and most of my epileptic seizures. Stay away from anything with nutra sweet (aspartame) in it because that causes more electrical activity in the brain which can cause more problems for some people. You may want to try taking Vitamin B12 1000 mcg. once a day for adults this helps calm the nerves down also.
I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue

Thanks Sue. I saw my doctor today. I was feeling optimistic as some of my symptoms have gone away. But my doctor was very concerned about my new symptoms. So he is sending me for an MRI asap. I'm kind of freaked out. Not sure what this all means...