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    Chronic Illness,  Intracranial Hypertension

    What is Intracranial Hypertension – Pseudotumor Cerebri?

    September 1, 2020 /

    (video below) Intracranial Hypertension is a rare neurological condition in which spinal fluid pressure increases around the brain and spinal cord, often times for no reason whatsoever. This condition also goes by the name pseudo-tumor cerebri, meaning “false brain tumor”, because the symptoms often mimic that of a brain tumor. Symptoms Include: Headache Fullness or pressure in head Nausea Vomiting Dizziness Balance Issues Back Pain Jaw Pain Neck stiffness & pain Whooshing noise in ears (Pulsatile Tinnitus) Auditory changes Ear Fullness Vision changes Pain when looking to the side Papilledema  (swelling of the optic nerve) Vision loss What It Feels Like: Like thick caulk is filling up your head and…

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    Chronic Illness,  Intracranial Hypertension

    All About Intracranial Hypertension

    September 4, 2019 /

    September is Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri) Awareness month! Learn all about this bizarre neurological condition, and help us spread awareness!

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    Chronic Illness,  Intracranial Hypertension

    Sleepless Nights

    July 24, 2019 /

    It’s 2 am, and the headache has already hit hard enough to wake me from my sleep. I feel it so sharp inside my temple that I swear if I could slice open my head, I would be able to remove the stone that is piercing my brain. I try to change positions to bring relief, only to commence the whooshing noises of blood rushing in my head. I am tormented by these angry waves roaring at me in this silent hour of night. I can’t take it anymore. I get up and am then hit with the pounding, pulsating pressure on my brain and eyes. If I give it…

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