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How do I know if I have Intracranial Hypertension?

What signs or symptoms may make you suspect you may have Intracranial Hypertension. People who have experience in Intracranial Hypertension offer advice of what things may make you suspicious and which doctor you should go to to receive treatment

Do I have Intracranial Hypertension?
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Signs and symptoms. Of Intracranial hypertension are,
Severe Pain and pressure headache upon waking, or which wakes you up. Worst pain ever.
Visual changes, blurred vision, tunnel vision
Pulsatile tinnitus (whooshing, roaring, pulsing ) in one or more ear
Optic nerve and optic disk damage
Numbness in hands.or feet

A simple eye exam by a Neurologist, or an ophthalmologist, or Neuro-ophthalmologist for diagnosis.

Posted Aug 12, 2017 by Christy 850
You start experiencing severe headaches, blind spells, balance issues, vomiting, etc.

Posted Aug 13, 2017 by LaurynPatterson 1750
A Dr will diagnosis you with t based on medical eats and symptoms as well as response to medications to treat it

Posted Aug 15, 2017 by Mommy2Five 1500
If you get constant headaches blurred vision. Dots in front of eyes. Go and get your eyes tested. With me too the ground felt like it was coming up to meet me. I kept falling over.

Posted Aug 15, 2017 by Lynne 1600
If your vision is changing and or you're having migraines and swooshing in your ears I would go see a neurologist

Posted Aug 18, 2017 by Unique cheatom 2120
I don't think you can know for sure untill you have an l.p. eye exam and see a neurologist

Posted Oct 18, 2017 by Sara 2000
visual problems and headaches are the first symptons, may have papilodema

Posted Oct 19, 2017 by Julie 2000
vision loss, vision issues , severe constant head pain pressure.
see an eye doctor and or neurologist .

Posted Oct 28, 2017 by lisa 3365
You will get a headache like you never had and you eyes will hurt and you face can get puffy or swollen.

Posted Oct 29, 2017 by So 2000
Blurred/double vision
Pressure headache that does not go away and is worse in morning and when lying down
Tinnitus making a "whoosh" in time with heartbeat

See your GP or go to emergency
If issues with eyes only, see an optomitrist.

Posted Feb 18, 2018 by Kelly 2560
First see an optician to check for papilladoema (swelling of optic disc's) then see gp

Posted Sep 14, 2018 by Michelle 2050
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You're going to feel a series of symptoms which you're going to go to the doctors and there finding it

Posted Jun 7, 2017 by Lo 2000

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hi everyone. Is anyone here from Wales suffering with intercranial hypertension? 
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