Hi looking for advice or help I had a concussion 2 years ago when struck with a soccer ball at close range and very high speed could not remember the injury or even how I travelled to the match had all the symptoms ringing in ears dizziness vision problems headaches I had ct scan mri scan and x ray of neck which found an arachnoid cyst which the neurosurgeon said was there from birth my symtoms have mostly cleared but still have dizziness(like walking on a bouncy castle)at least once a day its very annoying and starting to think its never going to clear any advice or anyone has similar injury would love to hear

barghati,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

It is odd that you only sporadically sense this dizziness. Have you tried journaling your activities, diet, sleep, etc to see if there is a pattern ?

How long do these episodes last ?

Hi mark thanks for answering I think the dizziness occurs when I am physically tired or the ringing in my ears gets louder its just when im walking I get like a wobble maybe its not a dizziness but an unsteadiness its exactly 2 years since my injury do you think this could be another health problem

Hi Barghati,

Times when I am at my most tired are when I am most likely to have recurrences or increases of my symptoms. I think it's a sign that I have overdone it and it's time to rest. Or possibly if it's when you're walking, there are a lot of extra stimuli and your brain is having trouble processing it all. I wonder if vestibular therapy would help?

Of course I can't speak to any other health issues you may have, but that is what happens for me.

Welcome!
Julie

I too find that if I am tired I am more acutely aware of my symptoms. I write backwards, lose track of what line I am reading, lose track of conversations, run into door jams, falling over, light sensitivity, etc....I can ignore most of it unless I am tired or chronically stressed.

You are not alone

I am 2 years post concussion and still have most PCS symptoms. Some days it is much worse. I agree about journaling to see what is aggravating yours.

For me it is lack of sleep, doing too much, and being over stimulated. As a mother and the only one to do anything I pretty much deal with all 3 of these aggravators every day.

Like KOM, this sounds to me like it's a function of poor sleep and/or over-stimulation. For me, everything is worse following these occurrences and the only time I get dizzy/disoriented now happens following intense activity engagement.

The journal is a good idea as it may help you track this. I map my headaches and other symptoms using a headache calendar, and layer my activities over this. For my treating doctors they could then easily understand how activity impacts my day-to-day well being.