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Old 07-24-2015, 02:22 PM #1
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Hi CS,

what a terrific idea you have here. I'm happy to add some thoughts.

1. get to a neurologist if you haven't already. you might need PT or other treatments, don't be afraid to ask questions and if you are able bring someone with you who can push back on the doctor if you feel like you're not getting answers.

2. if you suffer from over stimulation wear sunglasses and ear plugs. This tip was shared with me here and made a world of difference.

Also, I've been struggling a lot with noise sensitivity and over stim even at home. Noises like lawnmowers, weed whackers (have no idea why a lawn in seattle needs to be mowed in Dec), big trucks, esp. garbage trucks (Ugh - the worst) all cause me a lot of trouble.

Yesterday my husband came home with a set of noise canceling headphones for me. Wow is all i can say. I think there are some really pricey ones made by bose but i didn't get those. I'm not sure how much he spent, all i can say is so far its worth it. I feel protected the same way i do with sunglasses on and it takes the ear plugs to a whole new level. I wore them all day today.

hope these are helpful to anyone out there.
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Hello Teri,
Welcome!

Please feel free to start a new thread via the link below if you want, so that you can introduce yourself and ask any questions you may have. Your post here may be missed because it's on one of the "Sticky" information threads.

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Welcome!

Please feel free to start a new thread via the link below if you want, so that you can introduce yourself and ask any questions you may have. Your post here may be missed because it's on one of the "Sticky" information threads.

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Please use the main forum for discussions, it will help keep it easier to find specific info on these sticky threads.

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The issues I have are with florescent lights and noises from crowds (too many distractions visually and audibly). My biggest issues with sound is hearing clicking, high pitched noises, harsh noises like dogs barking, eating noises, background disturbances, and multiple (more than 3) conversations going on at once. I come from a large family and have a boyfriend with Cerebral Palsy, so sometimes I have to just deal. The hardest part for me is hearing myself chew. It grosses me out and is hard for me to block out. So, I prefer to eat somewhere that has noise of some sort.

The only problem I have with lawnmowers are my allergies. LOL...

Thank you so much for the idea of sunglasses. I may try that in class and see if it helps.
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Please use this thread to post advice for new members along the lines of "if only I'd known that when I first got post-concussion syndrome".

Most of us are probably struggling with our symptoms trying to cope with our situation and find the best treatment. It is a learning process that unfortunately takes a while, but we do learn things along the way, things that would have helped us had we known them at the beginning.

Here is your chance to pass on what you have learned to any new people to this forum, who will doubtless be hoping that someone has some guidance for them in dealing with this horrible condition.

Perhaps this thread might help others not to waste time and energy before finding something that helps them.

Everyone is different and in different situations but, if enough people share their experiences of what they have learned, perhaps new readers will be able to pick out something that will work for them.

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Long story how, but I found several ways to accellerate the healing of many injuries I have had and that includes brain damage, and even heals these injuries , including my brain damage, significantly, ten years after healing had stopped compltely.

One is to merely place your hand in the most common fetal hand position, by placing your hand up near your chin, or clavicle, it doesnt matter wherre your elbow is, whatever is most comfortabe. One hand, right or left, is sufficient. This fetal hand position has evolved obviously in the fetus into an immediate trigger for enormous healing acceleration and immune stimuation. It resurected my badly damaged vocal cords and the same effect on my long dormant brain damage, and other wonders. It cures a cold in about an hour or two in a number of people who have tried iti and myself.

Hold the hand reasonably still and hold nothinig in your hand . You can rest your elvow on anything and can stand or sit or even walk around in that position, or if lying down you dont want your whoe palm to be touching your chest so curl your fingers so the backs of them and the heal of your palm are the parts of your hand that touches your chest and rest your hand on your upper chest, however is most comfortable. You can sleep that way and it will also heal things in your sleep although perhaps not as fast when asleep, and greatly improve all aspects of sleep.

The second which is even a bit stronger and is the ideal for healing brain damage, although both work wonderfully, is to stare at tv snow or static found only on older , non digital, analogue tv sets, now that snow is blocked on new tv sets, turn the sound all the way off. That puts me and I believe all people in a dead ringer for the theta brainwave state, which is again found in the womb, which has also evolved as a tigger for fetal enhancement pf functioning and healing and immune stimulation and that gene is in all of us I believe. Both methods have had 4 million yeas to evolve in the powerrhouse both are now. Others have tried the hand technique successfully on many problems.

To be successful it is imperative you not be too near man made electronics when they are on, comuters and monitors and modems, cell phones, flat screened tv sets which I find radiate up to seventeen feet to the degree of affecting these two theraies, modern radios , some cars computer chips, and hopefully the electric power line running on the street is the normal distance away and not right just a few feet outside your window. One othe insumountable problem now is your neighbor, if in apartment, if he has his flat screened tv set on within seventeen feet or less of you , the radiation will go through the wall and also totally prevent these two methods from working because of that radiation's effect on you I have found. Same with the other sources I mentioned. ALso smoking make this not work, and immune suppressants diminish it, like antianxiety meds, muscle relaxants, pain killers like the synthetic opiates, poppy seeds are 3 are some I warn against.

I want to stress just how powerful the enhancement to healing is using either of these methods, you wont have to guess, it is so quick and obvious.

So thats about it. Hope that helps someone.

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Don't wait! If you feel something is off get it checked out and take it easy....

In August I suffered my 6th recorded head injury by september I lost my job, my november I withdrew from school, since, all has gone down hill...

I "ignored" my symptoms, after so many head injuries (from soccer) I just brushed 'em off kept telling myself I'd be fine just a few more days but things kept getting worse. Now 11 months later imy symptoms have gotten a lot worse. So don't ignore it, don't brush it off and keep on pushing. Take a break and slow down. Let yourself rest before you keep going. I've hurt myself worse now because I didn't stop. I was told 3 weeks I'd be better yeah well that wasn't true....

Listen to your body and do only what you can without pushing yourself.
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** Limit your computer time for only 10-20 minutes a day. It will be even better if you forget computer/iPad/smartphone for a while, specially on the first month or so. When you do feel ready to use the computer, make sure to readjust the brightness to minimum. Also helps to wear sunglasses while you are online. **

BTW, maybe this thread should be a sticker one?! I think people joining in could get to this info more easilly if it was a sticker.
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Default Take brain injury very seriously and be patient

Someone with postconcussion symptoms needs to be very careful with their condition and take resting and getting better seriously. They have to be patient and not risk making things worse by returning to normal activities too quickly.

The brain is a delicate and mysterious organ that recovers slowly. If your brain has been hurt and you feel exhausted, then you just have to rest and that's an end to it. You might not notice an improvement every day, but you still have to go on resting and trying to recover.

The trouble is that people do not realize how serious a blow to the head can be. It could alter the rest of your life dramatically for the worse, or you could recover. So, the most important thing is to give yourself every chance of recovery, whatever that takes.

I didn't realize what a serious injury I had. I didn't even go to hospital at first. Now it is four years to the day since my injury and I am still trying to recover. I am taking the injury seriously now.

That is the first thing that I would have done differently. I would have gone directly to the emergency department. It is doubtful whether I would have gotten any treatment that would have made a difference, but it might have, and that possibility would have been worth the effort. I think that giving oxygen in those early stages might help. It is certainly worth a try.

It is really worth making every effort to try to influence the outcome in a positive way. Any small difference that can be made will last a lifetime.

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omg 4 years...what are your current symptoms? How much are you able to do?? What percent would you say you are at in relation to be completely healed?
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Thanks for the concern, but I won't reply at length in order to keep the thread mainly for advice for newer members from those of us who have had the condition longer. Briefly, I mainly have headaches, malaise and fatigue, but very much milder than previously, and I can now do part-time work. (I would be happy to give further information but email might be better.)
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