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9 year old with daily headaches, memory loss, and vision changes
My 9 year old son is 3 months post COVID and has been having daily headaches, vision changes, and memory loss. It started with double vision Jan 26th and has progressed to daily headaches and memory loss. He’s been unable to attend school since Feb 9th. We’ve been to multiple doctors with no answers. Anyone else’s children experience anything similar post COVID?
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Welcome, @jwright4981. I've added your message to the Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 support group too (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/).
I'm so sorry to hear that your son is going through this. It must be so confusing for him and heart-wrenching for him. While this expert blog post was written with adults in mind, I think the tips from Dr. Van might be helpful for you and your son:
- Early Care Tips for COVID Longhaulers https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/post-covid-recovery/newsfeed-post/early-care-tips-for-covid-longhaulers/
Do you find that he has good moments and then crashes? Do you have access to a specialty Post Covid Care Clinic?
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1 ReactionI know this is a very late response but I just came across this. I'm a 23 year old male and about 2 years ago I woke up and something was off with my vision and had bad brain fog. Being more specific, it felt like my eyes didn't work together properly. I tried vision therapy and prism lenses but those didn't help. I have recently been diagnosed with long haul covid and doctors believe that is causing my symptoms. Has anything helped your son, as it sounds very similar to me?
Same, your superior and/or inferior nerve was attacked by covid (or some other virus) causing vestibular issues. Did you do VNG tests and or visit ENT's?
Since you've been having this for 2 years, did you sense any improvement after the first year or no change since it all started?
Yes I have gotten done about every test out there. They stated that my VNG tests and everything else mostly look normal. Currently I haven’t really noticed any changes in my symptoms.