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Old 02-20-2013, 03:04 PM #1
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Default Facial Swelling & Fluorescent Lights?

Today I had a busy day of going to grocery with my mother with the horrible lights(had sunglasses on) Made me nausea and physically sick....then had to go to PCP to get blood test back with sunglasses on....at that point my face felt almost like allergic reaction to the lovely lights....has anyone experienced this? Now I am totally wore out!might I add that I look in mirror and my face mainly cheeks are red and white around eyes where my sunglasses were....
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What Happened: In 2011 I was in a MVA
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Symptoms: Physical: I am always cold in any season!!I cannot tolerate anything pressure on my head(sun glasses,hats)longer then a hour,Lock jaw/Displaced TMJ, Dropsey, Hands go numb, Arms go numb, back of head numb (when asleep),Muscle spasms in face & upper body,migraines, concentration headaches, dizziness, nausea, neck and back trauma (from accident), tinnitus, extreme light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, EXTREME fatigue, impaired vestibular system, balance off, Pupils NEVER equal, disrupted sleep cycles,speech problems.

Cognitive: Cognitive Behavior, Brain fog, impulsivity, speech problems, word finding problems, slowed processing speeds, impaired visual memory, impaired complex attention

Emotional: Unable to handle stress or overstimulation without getting extremely irritable or angry, easily overstimulated, MAJOR depression, major anxiety, Panic attacks

Treatment so far: Treatment for PCS,PTSD,Depression & panic,Vestibular therapy, Physical therapy, Vitamin Schedule,Walking,No Dairy, No eggs, No caffeine, No artificial coloring, Sleep with 2 pillows, Very little sugars consumed, Eat healthy,No alcohol, Medications, limit stress and overstimulation.

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Default Ligh problems

I wear my sunglasses 24/7. Except when sleeping of course. Those fluorescent lights are the worst. When I go in someplace and they just have rows and rows of them I want to run. Especially if one of them is going out and flickering. That is a guaranteed migraine with vision loss and throwing up for me.

The other thing I have problems with is repetitive noises. Does anyone else have a problem with repetitive noises. This is also a guaranteed migraine with vision loss and throwing up and a mental freak out. My neighbors got this new dog that never shut up and the thing had the most annoying bark (yipe) really high pitched. I went out and lost it on them. Told them I was going to poison there dog if they did not shut him up. Was swearing at them. I am so embarrassed I would never hurt an animal. I don't know what happens to me with repetitive noises. Anyone? Please?
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Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.)
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Repetitive noises and sounds can create a pattern of neurotransmitters that continue after the sound has ended. The injured brain does not have the ability to filter out this stimuli.

I am with you. I would end up in a threatening manner. The outburst is a common symptoms of PCS. Call you local animal control and keep calling until they train the dog. There are collars that shock the dog when it barks. Maybe animal control will suggest using one.
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Default Repetitive noises and sounds

Yes Repetitive noises and sounds are horrible along with the tinnitus on top of all the other noises!At any store the beep of ringing things up at cashier makes me sick! I have a neighbor that has a barking dog and the days the dog is left out I have to put on light background music to tune it out or else I go a little crazy.
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Symptoms: Physical: I am always cold in any season!!I cannot tolerate anything pressure on my head(sun glasses,hats)longer then a hour,Lock jaw/Displaced TMJ, Dropsey, Hands go numb, Arms go numb, back of head numb (when asleep),Muscle spasms in face & upper body,migraines, concentration headaches, dizziness, nausea, neck and back trauma (from accident), tinnitus, extreme light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, EXTREME fatigue, impaired vestibular system, balance off, Pupils NEVER equal, disrupted sleep cycles,speech problems.

Cognitive: Cognitive Behavior, Brain fog, impulsivity, speech problems, word finding problems, slowed processing speeds, impaired visual memory, impaired complex attention

Emotional: Unable to handle stress or overstimulation without getting extremely irritable or angry, easily overstimulated, MAJOR depression, major anxiety, Panic attacks

Treatment so far: Treatment for PCS,PTSD,Depression & panic,Vestibular therapy, Physical therapy, Vitamin Schedule,Walking,No Dairy, No eggs, No caffeine, No artificial coloring, Sleep with 2 pillows, Very little sugars consumed, Eat healthy,No alcohol, Medications, limit stress and overstimulation.

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Thanks Friends, I was afraid to tell anyone about the dog situation. Yeah, I think I scared the neighbors. I have not heard one bark out of that dog since I freaked on them. They either got rid of it or got the electric collar. I am so relieved.
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The worst was the week I found out I had PCS....the city were sawing/chopping trees down for a WEEK STRAIGHT 8am-5pm!!!It was HORRIBLE I thought I was going in schizpohrenia mode and was all kinds of messed up that I could not see straight or talk at all!!!
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Thanks Friends, I was afraid to tell anyone about the dog situation. Yeah, I think I scared the neighbors. I have not heard one bark out of that dog since I freaked on them. They either got rid of it or got the electric collar. I am so relieved.
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What Happened: In 2011 I was in a MVA
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Symptoms: Physical: I am always cold in any season!!I cannot tolerate anything pressure on my head(sun glasses,hats)longer then a hour,Lock jaw/Displaced TMJ, Dropsey, Hands go numb, Arms go numb, back of head numb (when asleep),Muscle spasms in face & upper body,migraines, concentration headaches, dizziness, nausea, neck and back trauma (from accident), tinnitus, extreme light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, EXTREME fatigue, impaired vestibular system, balance off, Pupils NEVER equal, disrupted sleep cycles,speech problems.

Cognitive: Cognitive Behavior, Brain fog, impulsivity, speech problems, word finding problems, slowed processing speeds, impaired visual memory, impaired complex attention

Emotional: Unable to handle stress or overstimulation without getting extremely irritable or angry, easily overstimulated, MAJOR depression, major anxiety, Panic attacks

Treatment so far: Treatment for PCS,PTSD,Depression & panic,Vestibular therapy, Physical therapy, Vitamin Schedule,Walking,No Dairy, No eggs, No caffeine, No artificial coloring, Sleep with 2 pillows, Very little sugars consumed, Eat healthy,No alcohol, Medications, limit stress and overstimulation.

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I can't tell you how many times I have gone to the mirror, fully expecting my whole face to be swollen and it looks fine, short the redness, but it feels just terrible. I work under flourescent lights too and wearing sunglasses here just isn't an option really but about to not be a choice.
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What happened:I was rear ended while stopped at a stoplight in my little 'go cart' car by an F350 commercial utility van going at least 55. Driver swore his breaks locked up, so no slow down at all.
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Diagnosis: Severe concussion, severe whiplash with total muscle failure 6 weeks after wreck, bulging disk between C1 & C2, mild optical damage, nerve damage affecting right arm and leg as well as right eye, PCS and TBI.
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Current symptoms: Brain fog, panic attacks, delayed memory issues, confusion, trouble thinking, spacing out, near dyslexic writing/typing, vision focus issues, eyes don't work 'together', muscle spasms in neck make breathing difficult at times, numbness in right side when symptoms get worse, oh the headaches, depression and anxiety, just not me at all!
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