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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
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As promised:
1) Here is an interesting case study about a woman who had pcs after falling off a horse. Many of us have similar issues. Some treatment solutions near the end of the article. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc...=rep1&type=pdf 2)From the Audiologists's association website: http://www.asha.org/publications/lea...91124/CAPD.htm 3) a great blog post on NOISE http://www.fightingpcs.com/2013/02/n...further-study/ 4) a powerpoint presentation on auditory processing problems after tbi )in military but they are just like us! http://www.afaslp.org/AVAA%20conferences/Gallun2008.pdf 5) a powerpoint from an academic conference on brain rehab...explains a lot. http://www.scripps.org/assets/docume...aud_fabian.pdf From this last presentation...the slide which talks about the symptoms of central auditory processing disorder: 'Symptoms of Auditory Processing Disorders Common symptoms of CAPD are: • inordinate difficulty hearing in noisy or reverberant environments; • difficulty following conversation on the phone • difficulty following multi‐step directions • difficulty following long conversations • difficulty taking notes • difficulty with social situations—difficulty “reading” others / pragmatic communication issues • difficulty with spelling, reading and writing • lack of music appreciation • difficulty directing, sustaining, or dividing attention ' That's all for now. Hope it helps. I have called the U Conn. clinic and hope to speak with someone tomorrow to get more information about testing and therapies. Leave no stone unturned!!!! M
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺). Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky! Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance. |
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