Smashing your head hard enough to cause a concussion can make you quite ill and cause long-term effects even when you return to normal. A hard blow to the head from a fall will either knock you out, unconscious, or allow the effects of the trauma to set in instantly or within thirty minutes depending upon the severity. A longer delay may occur if the brain is slow to swell. Usually if you hit your head and a lump immediately rises you will be okay and will probably get a bad headache. The lump is an outlet for swelling. If you do not get a lump then swelling of the brain can turn inward causing extreme pressure and damage to the brain.
In mid to severe cases of concussion vomiting will follow. If there is no food in the stomach, its empty, then heaving will occur and the thick yellow digestive juices of the stomach will be vomited up. If vomiting stops its usually because a person has quit moving and has found a resting position in which the body is more comfortable although the person may still be experiencing an upset stomach and nausea. Any movement in this stage will cause the vomiting to start up again.
The person with a concussion will feel chilled and may shake. They will turn on a heater in one hundred plus temperatures and sit or lie down in front of it. They will become sleepy and find it difficult to stay awake. This is because the brain is swelling. If the person is allowed to fall asleep they might never wake up again. Cool air may be used to help keep them awake. If a person is bad enough that they can’t stop throwing up or sleeping then they should be taken to the hospital or to see their doctor if he or she is still at their office. Concussions of this type should never be left to chance.
Concussions can leave scarring on the brain that later may result in vicious recurring migraines or headaches. It can cause ringing of the ears or Tinnitus that usually stems from a region inside the brain. It can cause an equilibrium imbalance that can impair walking or make you feel dizzy if you bend down to pick up something off the floor.
The odds are great that if you’ve suffered a concussion you will suffer from another one in the future or at least the laws of magnetism will attract objects to hit you in the head. People who’ve been struck by lightening often get struck again and so it goes for concussions. It’s like the head is earth and its gravitational pull draws objects toward it. The object could be a basketball. While playing a game of basketball the head will interfere and get hit at least once. Repeat hits are likely during one game.
