Concussion caused by coughing?

Posted by hopenr @hopenr, Aug 31 9:41am

Hi. I had a TBI (car accident) 6 years ago. Since then I have had two concussion recurrences after coughing. Most recently, three days ago, I swallowed something wrong and coughed it up. It set off a very violent coughing spasm which brought on a migraine level headache and I have had concussion symptoms since. I am wondering if anybody has experience with this? Thank you!

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 2 8:44am

@hopenr This is an issue to discuss with your doctor. Post concussion syndrome sometimes presents with the headaches you are describing, but it would be rare to occur this long after the incident. It could be that your coughing is precipitating a migraine. Post-migraine symptoms can feel a lot like a concussion.
Have you let your PCP know what is happening? They may want you to have a neurology consult to rule out anything more serious.

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