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05-15-2015, 03:29 PM | #1 | ||
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So the long-lasting effect from my events has been increased sensitivity to noise. It actually got better for a bit, say in Jan and Feb but then it came back with a vengeance to the point where I talked to my therapist again about the anxiety/panic that results from the noise. She brought up an interesting point, that March was the one year anniversary of my first TBI and I probably subconsciously was thinking and stressing about that, a viewpoint which I think has a lot of merit (especially knowing my propensity to brood).
But she also thinks it would be interesting to get my hearing checked and see what range I have. I guess basically to figure out if I knocked myself into a higher level of hearing, to put it bluntly. I haven't had a test since I was a little kid and, as far as I know, everything was normal back then. Certainly nothing superhuman lol. But I guess she wants me to find out if my sensitivity is at a higher level now. For example I have a hard time filtering out chatter. Is there a reason for that? It seems unlikely to me but I guess I need to rile everything out. Anyway my question is has anyone else done this?
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What Happened: 3/6/14 I was leaning in to pick my phone off the floor of my car and hit my head on the door frame. No immediate problems but I woke up the following day with blurred vision, nausea, fogginess and memory issues. Headaches came the next day along with speech problems. CT scan was clear. Took a few weeks off work. Went back for half days for two weeks. Then: 4/14/14 While still recovering from the first concussion I hit my head on the edge of my desk. Immediate headache, nausea and blurred vision. Doctor referred me to a neurologist who prescribed physical therapy for my neck, as I get incredibly stiff/sore necks daily which helps to bring on the headaches. Doctor also referred me to a counselor, who is helping me to cope with the anxiety and panic that has come up in my post concussion world. I deal with severe sensory problems and the frequent bout of aphasia. And Then : 10/6/14 I was cleaning something (ok cat puke) up from underneath my new glass table when I stood up too fast right into it and voila, trauma #3. I was out of work for a month and a half this time. Noise problems, aphasia, etc. |
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05-15-2015, 04:04 PM | #2 | ||
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I think the more interesting test would be an Audio Evoked Potential test interpreted by somebody who really understands how the audio processing system works.
When I had it done, my neuro looked at the results without seeing any of my complaints and said, "You hear everything. How do you tolerate that ?" To which my wife said, "That's why we are here." The brain's filtering system can become dysfunctional. When it fails, too much stimulation makes it past the filter to the cognitive processing where it becomes overwhelming. |
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05-15-2015, 05:07 PM | #3 | ||
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What Happened: 3/6/14 I was leaning in to pick my phone off the floor of my car and hit my head on the door frame. No immediate problems but I woke up the following day with blurred vision, nausea, fogginess and memory issues. Headaches came the next day along with speech problems. CT scan was clear. Took a few weeks off work. Went back for half days for two weeks. Then: 4/14/14 While still recovering from the first concussion I hit my head on the edge of my desk. Immediate headache, nausea and blurred vision. Doctor referred me to a neurologist who prescribed physical therapy for my neck, as I get incredibly stiff/sore necks daily which helps to bring on the headaches. Doctor also referred me to a counselor, who is helping me to cope with the anxiety and panic that has come up in my post concussion world. I deal with severe sensory problems and the frequent bout of aphasia. And Then : 10/6/14 I was cleaning something (ok cat puke) up from underneath my new glass table when I stood up too fast right into it and voila, trauma #3. I was out of work for a month and a half this time. Noise problems, aphasia, etc. |
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05-15-2015, 06:20 PM | #4 | ||
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No, a neurologist usually orders it. It is done at an EEG lab. The ENT could order it, but the neuro would read the results. It is often done as part of a qEEG.
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05-15-2015, 06:43 PM | #5 | ||
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I gotcha. (Extra characters so the message us long enough)
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What Happened: 3/6/14 I was leaning in to pick my phone off the floor of my car and hit my head on the door frame. No immediate problems but I woke up the following day with blurred vision, nausea, fogginess and memory issues. Headaches came the next day along with speech problems. CT scan was clear. Took a few weeks off work. Went back for half days for two weeks. Then: 4/14/14 While still recovering from the first concussion I hit my head on the edge of my desk. Immediate headache, nausea and blurred vision. Doctor referred me to a neurologist who prescribed physical therapy for my neck, as I get incredibly stiff/sore necks daily which helps to bring on the headaches. Doctor also referred me to a counselor, who is helping me to cope with the anxiety and panic that has come up in my post concussion world. I deal with severe sensory problems and the frequent bout of aphasia. And Then : 10/6/14 I was cleaning something (ok cat puke) up from underneath my new glass table when I stood up too fast right into it and voila, trauma #3. I was out of work for a month and a half this time. Noise problems, aphasia, etc. |
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