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History Of Concussion After Being Drunk And Being Hit On Head Causing Ear To Open. Nausea, Vomiting, Fatigue, Sleeplessness, Fever. Concerning?
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I'm writing for my husband. He had his last drink 4 or 5 days ago. During the week prior to that, he only had a few beers, but before that he had been drinking about 4 beers a day for a few weeks. He weighs ~140 lbs. Two weeks ago, while very drunk he got in a fight and received a blow to the head that laid his ear open. He had a bump behind that ear that he complained a lot about, but the signs of a concussion are a lot like the signs of being really drunk so I couldn't tell. Four days ago (a little over a week after the blow to the head) he was very nauseous and vomited, he's fatigued, the past four nights he's been complaining of crazy dreams and sleeplessness, and last night he got a 102 degree fever. Can any of this be related, or is it just coincidence?
Thanks!
I'm writing for my husband. He had his last drink 4 or 5 days ago. During the week prior to that, he only had a few beers, but before that he had been drinking about 4 beers a day for a few weeks. He weighs ~140 lbs. Two weeks ago, while very drunk he got in a fight and received a blow to the head that laid his ear open. He had a bump behind that ear that he complained a lot about, but the signs of a concussion are a lot like the signs of being really drunk so I couldn't tell. Four days ago (a little over a week after the blow to the head) he was very nauseous and vomited, he's fatigued, the past four nights he's been complaining of crazy dreams and sleeplessness, and last night he got a 102 degree fever. Can any of this be related, or is it just coincidence?
Thanks!
Wed, 21 Aug 2013
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thank you for your query in hcm
madam.
injury to head even the slightest has to be given prior importance, as u mentioned in your query that he has been nauseated and vomiting since couple of days I would like to suggest you to get an scan of brain as early as possible ,,coming to sleepless ness and crazy dreams its a part an part of post concussion syndrome...I would like to suggest you to get aan MRI or CT scan of brain and rule out any space occupying lesions....
thank you
Hope I have answered your query
regards
DR.Alekhya
thank you for your query in hcm
madam.
injury to head even the slightest has to be given prior importance, as u mentioned in your query that he has been nauseated and vomiting since couple of days I would like to suggest you to get an scan of brain as early as possible ,,coming to sleepless ness and crazy dreams its a part an part of post concussion syndrome...I would like to suggest you to get aan MRI or CT scan of brain and rule out any space occupying lesions....
thank you
Hope I have answered your query
regards
DR.Alekhya
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