Warning Signs of TBI

HEADACHES

• Headache that keeps coming back
• Pain in the skull and surrounding muscles
• Pain below the ear
• Pain in the jaw
  

• Pain in or around the eyes

BALANCE PROBLEMS

• Dizziness
• Trouble maintaining balance 

SENSORY CHANGES

• Bothered by smells
• Changes in taste or smell
• Changes in appetite
  
• Ringing in the ears
• Hearing loss
• Bothered by noises
• Distracted by normal background noise
• Feeling too hot / cold
  
• Inability to feel temperature
  
• Blurred vision
• Double vision
  
• Bothered by light
  

 SLEEP PROBLEMS

• Difficulty falling asleep or sleeping through the night
  
• Sleeps too much
• Days and nights get mixed up
  

PAIN PROBLEMS

• Frequent neck and shoulder pain
• Other unexplained body pain 

PLEASE SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT IF...

• Severe headache that does not go away or get better
• Seizures; eyes fluttering, body going stiff, staring into space
• Child forgets everything, amnesia
• Hands shake, tremors, muscles get weak, loss of muscle tone
• Nausea or vomiting that returns