Headaches After Traumatic Brain Injury

I've been getting headaches like migraines but it feels as if my brain is pushing my skull tbh I feel like @any point during these head aches I am going to have a brain anaresism (spelled wrong) but just recently my ear started to bleed for no apparent reason could the 2 things the head aches be the cause and should I go to the emergency room?

On Tuesday I was doing yard work when I hit the top of my head and fell backwards and hit the back of my head on concrete. I'm in school and when I'm working I keep on getting headaches that feel a bit worse each day.

Hello! I slipped and hit my head at tiles last 2 days ago and I thought it wasn’t that serious. Now I got headaches in middle of my sleep. I did hot compress Tho. What do you think I should do?

Hi there everyone. Thank you to the Bob Woodruff Foundation and all those who provided the information on this page. I am currently in the hospital ER room. I live in Canada on Vancouver Island. I am a 29 year old woman. When I was a baby (I don't know how old but I'm guessing 1 year old or less) my dad dropped me on my head when I was a baby. I used to hate when ppl would make that joke to others "what was he dropped on his head as a baby?" No one ever made it in reference to me that I know about but it still bothered me as i never felt that the injury affected me despite it being so bad, my skull was fractured. My mom would sometimes make the comment that she wanted me to get a cat scan as she believed it did in fact affect me and give me brain damage. She said this when I made choices she didn't agree with or because I had difficulty with remembering directions (I just figured why did I need to when I could rely on gps?) I just thought she was a b**ch and what did she know anyways? She had me at 16 and then had 4 other children and would cry because God gave her too many children. If anything I thought- I inherited my stupidity from her and mine wasn't even as bad. For someone who b**ched about my issues with directions my whole life, when I was an adult- she needed her fiance to draw her a map so she could find her way out of a campsite... I couldn't believe my eyes but that just proved to me what I always knew that my head injury that occurred as an infant never affected me. I very rarely even ever had headaches as an adult and if I did they were rarely painful enough to need medication. Usually, they were just from staring at my phone or computer screen too long (I'm addicted to the internet cuz I love reading and learning). Unfortunately, I suffer from fentanyl addiction now as well inherited from my dad and mom. When I was sober, I completed my degree in human resources and labour relations and worked for island health in the HR department taking calls from nurses to help them with questions about their employment. I had several other very great prestigious and rewarding jobs as well throughout my early 20s even through a lot of my addiction. Now I am in the hospital for the 2nd time with a traumatic brain injury and having fractured my skull once again. I had seizures as a child that stopped when I was 4. I had a lot of them and I guess they were really bad according to my mom like once on a car ride which is the only one I recall, my eyes rolled back in my head and I was foaming at the mouth and shaking uncontrollably. Because they stopped, I didn't believe I had epilepsy and strongly doubt that it was from being dropped as my younger sister who is my only sibling that shares both biological parents with me had them too though not nearly as many as I did. Though when she was around 18, she got shot to prevent HPV and had one so bad she nearly died. Oddly, my sister and I are the only 2 ppl in my entire family with epilepsy though my mom never knew who her dad was so maybe we got them from my unknown grandfather. My mom's other 3 kids never had a single seizure. I avoided getting that HPV shot for obvious reasons. I never had another seizure until a week ago at age 29 after having the last one at age 4. I had 3 drop seizures all in the same night. I don't know if it's because the shelter I'm staying at forgot to give me my suboxone doses I was newly prescribed or because as a result of being sick from not having that medication and being an addict, I took 10 of my antidepressants at once. They were Wellbutrin which worked really well and I had never once abused in the over a year I was taking them until that night. I only ever took 1 a day like prescribed by my doctor. Anyway, I don't remember much but I did get very high after taking all those Wellbutrin. I don't know how strong they were. But I ended up suffering seizures and nose-diving multiple times fracturing my skull and suffering a traumatic brain injury. My head hurts so bad like I've never experienced before and my memory loss is awful and bothers me so much. All this only occurred a week and a half ago so I'm hoping that all this goes away eventually. It's really hard to deal with though. I just had a CT scan and am awaiting my results. I also felt another seizure coming on tonight though luckily the staff member working at the shelter tonight knew all about epilepsy so told me to lay down so I would not fall again. I didn't have one thank God as I'm terrified of them now. I will post again once I find out more.

I was hit head on by a drunk driver back in 2002. I was taken to hospital by Life flight and was in a coma. A 5 on the gcs. A third of my brain was covered in blood which the neurosurgeon had to drain the blood and remove part of my skull cause of the swelling. All my bones in my face were broke and my jaw was broke. I’ve had two eye orbits and cheek implant. My parents were told I might not wake up, or be brain dead or might have to learn everything all over again. But cause of Gods Grace I’m not to bad but do have memory problems, my left ear has not stopped ringing and I do have cronicheadpain. I’ve been on pain pills for 15 years. I tried to go with out the meds for a year and I just can’t take it “ the pain “ anymore. Going to get back into pain management. I do also now have major depression disorder and anxiety, panic attacks and seizures in my brain. It sucks having to rely on pain medication but it’s all that works. Now with the people who abuse pain pills, it’s making it harder for people who really need them to get them. I had a ct not long ago and it shows that I had a craniotomy and the plates and screws in my head by my vessels are good and it makes it hard for doctors to believe if you really have a headache or not or just trying to get pills it’s a bummer but I’m trying the best I can to deal with it it’s just hard

I had brain swelling and bleeding 14 years ago and I still have headaches atleast 3 to 4 times a week. I also get dizzy everyday. And I also have neck pain that makes it so hard to sleep. I remember telling a doc about my headaches 8 years ago and he told me not to takes so much aspirin, tylenol. I didnt reply to him. So when I have a headache, dont take meds for it, and suffer?

I had an accident 10 years ago and got the neck injury. 2 months later they told me that there was nothing to worry about but soon started my headaches. There were times when I almost cried. Everyone was saying that it was just because of my age. But even after that age thing nothing's changed. So I'm worried that I'm getting addicted to medicine. Even if I don't hurt head so much, I've to take aspirin because I can't think properly and I've got feeling of being a sick. I'm not sure if I had or have brain injury.

I'm still recovering from a concussion I got last year. It's been about 8 months since the accident and I had a constant, unrelenting headache up until about 3 weeks ago. I still have a lot of weird symptoms, MS-like, where the left side of my body is weak and I have a lot of nerve pain. I also have a lot of visual disturbances that make it impossible for me to drive. The only things that have improved are my energy levels (still low, but at least better than before), balance (still fall and bump into things, but less often now), ability to explain my thoughts verbally or recall the recent past (I'm still not able to organize or sequence my speech, but I am able to get it all out now), and the headaches (which come and go, but with less severity than before). It took me a while to get adequate health care and I'm still waiting to see a neurologist, but the following things helped me a great deal so I wanted to share with all of you in hopes that it will help you, too:

Go to a DC, LMT (chiropractor who's also a therapeutic massage therapist) and get physical therapy at least once a week...lots of neck work.
Go to a regular Physical Therapist and get Vestibular rehabilitation - this will help your balance, which in turn, helps with headaches and tinnitus.
If you are sensitive to the side effects of Rxs like I am, take the herb Butterbur or Feverfew. Spend the extra money on the pure, non-gmo, allergen free, 3rd party tested kind you can find on Amazon. (After clearing it with your Dr, of course)
And most importantly of all...you must relax. You must let go of your old life, your old self, all the things you used to do and literally START OVER. Recovering from this injury is by far the hardest thing I've ever done (I'm 48), but now that there are signs of recovery, I have reason to be optimistic again. Whatever you do, don't push yourself. Do what you can and back off BEFORE you feel nauseous, get tired, start to get a worse headache, feel dizzy, etc. Be gentle with yourself and surround yourself with supportive, understanding people as much as possible. You cannot (and should not) try to suffer through this alone. Move to a state like California or Oregon where you can get Medicare if you don't have the funds or insurance to get these therapies. Write to your legislators and impress upon them the need for Universal Health Care so hard working people like yourselves aren't left behind due to the limitations insurance companies put on receiving adequate healthcare.
I wish you all the best and am sending hopeful, healing vibrations your way. I'm Unitarian...good is good and life can heal itself when given the right ingredients. Be blessed and be well. xoxo

I decided to post this to offer a bit of Hope. In 2015 January to be exact I walked into a Staples Warehouse and left by ambulance. I got hit in the head by some things that were falling from the top of the shelving units and boy did it hurt. after going to the hospital they simply diagnosef me with a mild concussion after the X-ray showed nothing wrong. I followed up with a neurologist who specialized in brain injuries and had all kinds of scans and tests done which all revealed normal activity however due to my symptoms I was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome and post trauma headaches. For the first 3 or 4 days after the accident I kept hearing door slam even though no doors were slamming. I heard my voice out loud even when I wasn't thinking about anything or talking so I got really freaked out and at the end I had an Impulse to commit suicide for absolutely no reason at all. I promptly went in to the neurologist explained all these symptoms and was told that they would pass within a week and they did. However the headaches came on strong. I was suffering from migraines that lasted anywhere from 2 to 3 days every single week for the first six months after my injury. At the 6-month Mark I got what was called a migraine attack where I was sitting minding my business and got a searing burning pain in my head it felt like the pain was so intense I just wanted to get a hammer to hit myself in the head to change the type of pain LOL I know that sounds really crazy but that's how much pain I was in I wanted to peel my own head open. I was on the floor slurring vomiting and crying grabbing my head and just rocking. I went into the hospital saw the neurologist again she explained that it was called a migraine attack. It seems that that was the big one that stopped them all.... afterwards my migraines cut down to once every two weeks they would last for 2 or 3 days and then after the year mark I absolutely had no more headaches. Now I will say they tried to prescribe me medications like Tramadol and Nodolol which I probably should have taken but I have a fear of medication so I was suffering in pain like an idiot LOL but I came on here to say this. It's been three years since my accident and I am pain free. I know some people who have had headaches for up to 2 years after their injury but they eventually go away. I will suggest to those of you who are still having headaches to get a blood work up to make sure that the headaches aren't related to something else. I found out that I was extremely anemic and had very low vitamin D which can also contribute to headaches. Once I started to take supplements I noticed everything got a lot clearer and the pain wasn't so bad and then it just went away. I thought they would never end much like most of you probably think but they did and I'm hoping that they end very soon for all of you.

I was wondering if it was okay to take aspirin for fever I was in a bad wreck 24 years ago and had a traumatic brain injury I took aspirin before and it hasn't bothered me what do you suggest

I can relate to the person with the headaches after 13 years. It is over 2 and a half years since my bleed on the brain. (SAH.) Although my gp and neurologist said it should ease in a few months it has never eased. I am now on stronger meds to try to help. Some days I just cannot get out of bed. Speaking to other who have gone through the same as myself is the only thing that has kept me going. People do look at me and although I look physically well but my memory is badly affected. My hearing and eye sight have been damaged. I have constant hissing in ears and my vision comes and goes. I do know I am very lucky to have my mobility back but it took a lot of hard work and physio. For anyone else out there who is suffering from a head injury remember you are not alone and there is support. Grey matters and headways was my lifelines.

Hi there, I experienced a brain hemorrhage in 2013! It was the size of a gulf ball in the back left of my head! I slipped on ice and guess I knocked the back of my head on a curb. It knocked me out from midnight til 10am. When I woke I couldn't walk without falling and decided to lay back down and rest I woke again at 5pm with the same problem. This is when I went to the hospital! I was then medicated for the pain and released a couple days later... After a couple months I noticed my hearing in my right ear was damaged and since then have had a constant ringing in this ear! I am now experiencing headaches everyday for the last two months! It changes from the back left to the back right of my head!? I was hoping to get some advice on what I should do!?

I suffered a occipital skull fracture with a bleed November 17, 2015.  I am being sent to investigate the headaches to a neurologist?  I will probably have another CT scan.  I take Ultram and percocet daily to try and get it before one starts.  I am 56 years old and have been told that sometimes when you are older it takes longer for the headaches to stop.  I also have absolutely no sense of smell or taste.  This is a bit frustrating and I have lost 40 pounds simply not being able to taste.  I now eat simply to keep going.  I wonder if anyone else has no smell or taste from a TBI?  The neurologist is also apparently going to evaluate why that is still there because it is apparently not normal.  I am so grateful to still be here with my family and know it could have been MUCH worse.  God Bless all of you.and any comments are welcome

2013 auto accident, mild head concussion. It's now 2016 and I still get terrible head pain (day or even in the middle of night). I wonder why still everyday. I use to work, and loved chatting. Now my head says stay away.I  can't take too many distractions, noise or lights, movements too can cause me to become dizzy. I have been nauseous at times. I rest almost everyday, since night sleep changed some. So wondering do I have to live this way forever ? Thank you. Gailann