Hi Margie

I am wondering if your dizziness could be a problem with your ears. Last year I had a bad chest infection and was coughing that badly that I tore my rib cartilage. Anyway - after a coughing fit and blowing my nose something popped in my ears and before I knew it I was flat on my back on the floor with incredibly bad dizziness - needless to say it came right and I was very careful about sitting down or lying down before coughing or blowing my nose for some time afterwards.

You will note that there are several of us on this site who have had PCS for many years - mine is coming up 8 years and it takes very little to concuss me again - usually very minor bumps to the head or whip lash like jolts. I can't jog as that is too jerky but I do light cardio stretching at the gym and can walk approx 6 miles in one go. Anything further than the 6 miles brings on migraine type headaches and vomitting.

I have only developed the "ringing" in my ears in the last year. I cope by avoiding loud noise of any kind when I can, bright lights, as much stress as possible and make sure that I rest before I am tired. I can no longer work because I had a major melt down - I had a nasty few years - divorce, friends dying etc and basically had 1 disaster too many. I remind myself that in my good times I can still think, and reason etc better than average!!

When I am tired I have similar symptons to you - when I am very very tired I literally fall over. I learnt the hard way to rest BEFORE my energy was zero - it took me years to be kind to myself.

My CT and MRI were ok but my QEEG showed that I now have a learning disability etc. Unfortunately the Nuero psychs testing is always ok and above average but they don't get it that after the testing my brain feels like it wants to explode and I have to sleep which is nearly always impossible when you are over tired. My brain also has the loose feeling and my head feels like it is not attached to my spine properly. Apparently that is normal - so I have been told - ha ha - normal I think for TBI cases.

I haven't posted for a while as I have been feeling particulary grotty and didn't want to infict myself and woes on anybody. But I do hope I have made you feel better and know that there are a lot of us around!!

Lynlee