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Traumatic Brain Injury and Dizziness

 

Of all the symptoms of traumatic brain injury, dizziness, balance problems, nausea, disorientation and vertigo are probably the most common. In more minor brain injury, these symptoms may only last a matter of seconds or minutes. With severe traumatic brain injury, they may last several months, even years.

 

We all know what these symptoms feel like. Most of us learn about them first-hand on the playground or at the amusement park during our childhood. Fortunately, these sensations go away and we are able to move about normally, without falling over or running into things. However, for many traumatic brain injury cases, these sensations and symptoms do not go away. It should be easy to understand that constant dizziness and balance problems would make a person's regular routine very difficult, if not impossible.

 

Causes of dizziness and balance disorders after traumatic brain injury

 

Traumatic brain injuries can cause varying degrees of disruption in the vestibular system - the system that controls our sense of motion, ability to balance ourselves, and ability to adjust the focus of our eyes in response to motion. This is a highly sensitive and complex coordination of inner ear mechanisms, the eyes, and the brain. If any of the components of this system are disrupted or damaged through trauma, dizziness and balance problems are likely to result.

 

Physicians know that any trauma to the head that causes any amount of dizziness, balance problems, nausea, or vertigo has the potential to cause long-term brain damage. Despite this knowledge, though, sometimes these symptoms are overlooked, if not ignored altogether.

 

If the vestibular system is damaged during a traumatic brain injury, the injured brain focuses its attention on compensating for the disruption. Like a CPU in a computer, when the brain is overburdened working to fix one problem, other brain functions suffer. When damage to the vestibular system is ignored, any number of additional negative physical, mental, or behavioral effects may result.

 

Fortunately, vestibular disruptions are fairly easy to diagnose, and can be used to prove that brain damage has occurred. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, it is in your best interest to consult with experienced brain injury lawyers right away. Please call or e-mail our brain injury attorneys today for a consultation that is complimentary throughout New York.

 

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