One of my main symptoms after my head injury that freaked me out was how I could feel how my brain was mentally exhausted and could not process things like it used to. Sensitivity to light would always come and go. During the 3 months symptom would always come and go like balance problems would last a few days then go away, breathing issues would last days or weeks then go away and come back.
I made probably over 25 ER visits over a 3 month time period getting MRI's and CT scans just to be told nothing is wrong with me and that I am just dealing with post concussion syndrome and esr infections causing my ear pain. I also dealt with sensitivity to light and loud noises, and frequent irregular heart beats. But for the next 3 months straight I went throught extreme depression/anxiety, social isolation, panic attacks,crying frequently,breathing issues that would last for weeks straight at a time and would even happen during my sleep and wake me at night gasping for air. Thankfully after two weeks my hearing was back to normal and the head pressure went away. I dealt with severe anxiety,ear pain, ear pressure,head pressure, muffled hearing, extreme fatigue, dizziness, balance issues for two weeks straight after the injury. I woke up in the morning and felt completely different like a different person I didnt feel like me.
I was really scared that night so I had my girlfriend sleep with me and she said I kept telling her through out the night "I don't want to die yet I'm not ready" but I dont really remember. When we got home I told my girlfriend that I just needed to sleep immideiatly because I felt so mentally exhausted like I couldn't think and my head just felt like it was going to explode and everything sounded muffled. I started to feel dizzy and very mentally tired. My head was starting to feel like a water balloon that was just growing bigger and was about to explode. Me and my girlfriend went to a river damn that people could slide down for fun it was a really sketchy looking place and I slid down it multiple times probably about 4 times and it was really steep and about a 40 ft drop in length until you would hit the water and my stupid self not thinking about consequences but rather living in the moment just kept sliding down and slamming my face first into the water when I should have been letting my legs and feet take the impact first when hitting the water well anyways about an hour later we left and I started to lose hearing in my left ear and a lot of pressure was building up in my left ear to the point where every thing sounded so muffled like echos. However, if her headaches do not continue to improve, if they are limiting your her function, or if they worsen, it would be appropriate to take her for a re-evaluation by your physician.įive months ago I did something that completely changed my life in a negative way and I regret it but I can not change the past but only learn to accept and live with it. Many symptoms from mild traumatic brain injuries resolve themselves with some time and rest and it seems this is the case with your wife.