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What Causes Headaches,nausea And Blurred Vision After A Head Injury?

Hi, I was bending over today and didn t realize I left the cabinet open and stood up quickly and hit my head hard on the corner of the cabinet. I didnt bleed and I don t feel any kind of bump. I immediately though had a headache, slight nausea, felt tired and experienced bluriness/double vision. This occurred about 6 hours ago now and I am only experiencing a headache still. Should I be concerned? Thank you!
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. The symptoms of nausea, visual blurring, headache and tiredness immediately after injury could be due to reaction to hit and pain. These symptoms usually resolve in few minutes to hours in case of mild head injury. Headache may persist for few days at injury site.

If above symptoms persist even after taking medication or persist for few days, it is serious. Other alarming signs are
: vomiting
: bleed through nose/ear/throat
: loss of consciousness
: seizures
: onset of new focal deficit
If you are having any of above signs, you should consult ER as soon as possible. You might be advised CT scan of head

For headache and swelling, you can take
: Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription
: Apply icepacks at injury site
: Keep your head at higher level than chest
: avoid pressure at injury site
I think it will help you. Take care. Thanks.
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What Causes Headaches,nausea And Blurred Vision After A Head Injury?

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. The symptoms of nausea, visual blurring, headache and tiredness immediately after injury could be due to reaction to hit and pain. These symptoms usually resolve in few minutes to hours in case of mild head injury. Headache may persist for few days at injury site. If above symptoms persist even after taking medication or persist for few days, it is serious. Other alarming signs are : vomiting : bleed through nose/ear/throat : loss of consciousness : seizures : onset of new focal deficit If you are having any of above signs, you should consult ER as soon as possible. You might be advised CT scan of head For headache and swelling, you can take : Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription : Apply icepacks at injury site : Keep your head at higher level than chest : avoid pressure at injury site I think it will help you. Take care. Thanks.