Many people
go undiagnosed due to not receiving proper medical treatment. Many
others
are often misdiagnosed. If you have been hit in the head and suffered
from
these problems after the trauma, see a doctor and ask for help. If
these
issues go untreated, they only get worse as time goes by.
Physical
Fatigue, blurred
vision, nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, loss of sex drive,
hearing
loss, sleep disturbances, achiness, muscle control, strength, tone
&
pain problems, sensitivity to light, problems focusing or tracking
objects,
noise sensitivity, ringing in the ears, inability to comprehend
everyday
sounds, sense of smell and taste are altered, skin is more sensitive,
bladder
and/or bowel control problems, seizures
Behavioral
Fearful, impatience,
thoughtlessness, explosive temper, confrontational attitude,
intolerance,
difficult relationships
Emotional
Depression, apathy,
irritability, agitation, withdrawal
Secondary
Psychological
Frustration, guilt,
anger, shame, feeling hopeless, anxiety, fear of "going crazy" or being
thought of as "crazy"
Cognitive
(Mental)
Disoriented, temporary
amnesia, poor judgment, short term memory problems, distractability,
slow
thinking, concentration and attention problems, lack of organization,
inability
to process information completely, difficulty learning new things,
concept
of time is distorted, speech and language difficulties, academic
difficulties
Remember that a
person does NOT have to have all of the above problems with traumatic
brain
injury. This is just a short list of problems that are possible. I am
sure
there are other problems that I have forgotten to list. If you have a
head
injury, please seek help instead of thinking you are "just fine".
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