Yes - my top front teeth tingle and upper gum goes partly numb

Yes - it tends to produce a fair bit of saliva

No, I get impaired vision as if the lower left of my field of vision had vaseline smeared over the lens

Hi there,

First post... I have the exact same problem. I suffered a few concussions and now any type of slight jarring activity or heavy vibrations seem to trigger a fogginess that lasts for a day or two.

These types of triggers are usually: any rough play, jogging/running, a bump to the head etc...

This condition has lasted for about 1.5 years now and it seems like it's not going to go away at this point. When I avoid these types of incidents, things seem fairly normal and my thinking and functioning seems fine.

It was to the point where even rough sex was making me dizzy... I haven't tried going on a rollercoaster etc... but I'm thinking my life might have to take on a more relaxing type of program avoiding any such incidents. Regardless of what doctors say, I don't think this type of recurring response from the brain can be good long term. In fact, I often wonder how our heads will be 30 years from now.

I find just relaxing and trying to avoid head bumps seems to make things more normal. My balance seems a little off these days, so avoiding collisions with people/things is even harder than usual :)

triggers for post-concussion
 

dear tony,
when you say that hard vibrations trigger your PCS symptoms, I believe what you are really experiencing is the after-effects of a vestibular concussion or fixed vestibular system malfunction due to closed head injury. your vestibular system controls your balance and equilibrium. It is easy to damage and doesnt always heal up in the aftermath of head injury. you should obtain an ENG ( test of vestibular system) and consider vestibular rehabilitation. Brief vestibular-sensory mismatches could easily disrupy attention and concentration, etc.
leepomd, dr of neurology

i recognize these symptoms
 

Hi all of you!

I just can not help but writing this when I hear your stories and symptoms. I understand that you have been wondering a lot about these symptoms and I don't want to sound like I am a smartass, but when I read all your posts it sounds to me that you do, besides from your PCS, also suffer from a condition called Intracranial hypotension.

Around our brains we have a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid that works like a cushion for our brains. Sometimes if a person hurts his neck, back or cranium he/she can get a tear in the dura (sack) that contains this cerebrospinal fluid and it can start to leak. This will cause less volume of fluid around his/her brain and lower than normal pressure inside the cranium. This in turn will make the brain more sensitive to vibrations or impacts.

You can check if you are suffering from intracranial hypotension by holding your breath and increase your abdominal pressure (this increases your intracranial pressure momentarily), while you drive over a bump. If this maneuver helps you take the bump, then you know that you are suffering from too low intracranial pressure.

You typically diagnose this with a MRI with contrast of your skull.
It is treatable, but it will typically not go away without treatment.

I just wanted to point this out to you so that you can get the correct treatment. Since you have suffered concussions it is not so unlikely that you also injured your cranium, neck or back at the same time.

Once again, I don't want to step on anybody's toes here. I just had to write this because I recognize your symptoms.

Best wishes to all of you!

P.S If you feel a metallic taste in your mouth the leak is located in your cranium. D.S

Tony,
I also get a headache from bouncing or vibrating. My heartrate may not increase at all and my breathing be regular, but I still get a headache from bouncing or vibrating. I have not found a cure except accepting the pain afterwards if I want to do the activity enough. If you find an answer let me know!


Horsegal,
First of all you are not silly for asking because you are the one with the courage and there are lots of other people out there without the courage to ask who are wondering the same thing.

I would start walking, just leisurely at first and see how that goes. I have to get out or I get depressed, and you really don't want to do that when there is already this pain and other stuff making you depressed. Indoor rock climbing with ropes is another good one. Low impact, good strength building, you can go as slow as you want.

For the glass of wine, I really don't think it slows the healing process, I think it might actually help because it helps you relax. Not a lot, just a glass with dinner. When I have a glass, I get a worse headache, but despite that I feel more relaxed and less likely to bite someone's head off. After a while it's not the pain that is hard to deal with it's everything else.
I would also say that beer or other alcohol is less likely to give you a headache than wine just from studies I have seen, there is no difference for me.

Good luck to you both!
In Christ,
Margarite

I don't know how to help but I have the same frustrating symptoms. You see, I have gotten multiple concussions from my parents literally slapping my head so hard and multiple times within three months. I think maybe it was 15 times all together. I lost all sense of who I was, had terrible headaches, was drowsy,tired all the time, blurry vision, desensitization, anxious, angry, depressed, cloudy. the works. Then, in my disinhibition, I crashed into the floor with my head, into a staircase, and into a bathtub. Its been several months and I see improvements, some, albeit slow and easily taken away by jolts and the like. They say not to have second impacts after your first concussion. Well I had probably 10 hard impacts after my first concussion. My recovery and PCS seem forever now. my parents had terrible discipline techniques. I would complain, then get hit in the head. Then complain about head hit, then get hit again in the head, then complain about that head hit, and they would hit me even harder in the head. and over and over and over again. It was pure hell. Anyway, I was just sitting in a chair when a math tutor came over and drummed hard with his hands on the back of my chair. All of my thoughts disappeared suddenly and it felt like I had another concussion. Is this possible? Because I am so frustrated with this hell. I tried to be patient, no i was so optimistic even yesterday, and now it all gone suddenly with this chair impact/vibrations. I am so sick of this. how could these vibrations effect my head so much? whatever got to stay possitive

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How long has it been since your abuse and concussions ?

How old are you ?

What level of school are you in ?

Has anybody other than the tutor offered any other help with your studies ?