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What Causes Pain And Dizziness After Hitting Head?

my fiance was hit in the bottom of the head someone punched him a little above the dip near the bottom of your head he says it hurts and hes a little dizzy and just wants to sleep, he has no slurred speech and i keep waking him and he wakes up and can answer questions but is just so tired so i was wondering does he have a concusion? is he ok at home if i keep waking him? ive iced it too
Tue, 22 Dec 2015
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Hello. thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. Head injury can cause dizziness. It could be due to concussion or without it. Concussion is a type of blunt head injury which causes momentary loss of consciousness with no focal deficit.

The point is complain of dizziness and pain. First we have to rule out dangerous head injury, which may present as
: vomiting
: loss of consciousness or decreasing consciousness
: bleed through nose/ear/throat
: onset of focal deficit
: fits
If there is no above sign, it means injury is mild.

For relief in pain, you can take Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription.
For dizziness,
: Take bed rest
: Lie supine/flat and keep feet at higher level than chest in case of light headedness
: You can give him beta-histine/cinnarizine for relief after proper prescription
: Ask him to take plenty of fluids to maintain hydration
No need to him to wake regularly. This will only increase his tiredness. If no relief in symptoms, you should consult doctor.

Hope it will help you. Take care. Thanks.
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What Causes Pain And Dizziness After Hitting Head?

Hello. thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. Head injury can cause dizziness. It could be due to concussion or without it. Concussion is a type of blunt head injury which causes momentary loss of consciousness with no focal deficit. The point is complain of dizziness and pain. First we have to rule out dangerous head injury, which may present as : vomiting : loss of consciousness or decreasing consciousness : bleed through nose/ear/throat : onset of focal deficit : fits If there is no above sign, it means injury is mild. For relief in pain, you can take Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription. For dizziness, : Take bed rest : Lie supine/flat and keep feet at higher level than chest in case of light headedness : You can give him beta-histine/cinnarizine for relief after proper prescription : Ask him to take plenty of fluids to maintain hydration No need to him to wake regularly. This will only increase his tiredness. If no relief in symptoms, you should consult doctor. Hope it will help you. Take care. Thanks.