Carbon Monoxide Brain Injury

[@ryan-bean]

Crazy seeing everyone’s stories that have all ended up here from their experience, so here’s mine😂i went exploring some abandon mines and there must’ve been CO in the air at some part i was in, it started with a weird headache and then feeling like I’m going to die for about a week, then it got a lot better for a week, and then got even worse after i thought i had healed, i couldn’t walk without feeling like i was going to pass out and throw up for 2 days stuck in bed, it’s also given me some weird tinnitus, hoping the ringing in my ears will stop soon, I’m a little over a month in and have been feeling a lot better the past 3 days, praying that this time it is healing for good and not striking hard again 🙏

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Thank you for sharing.

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

Hey, How are you feeling now after 8 months?

[@AG-yj1jv]

OMG - yes! I had intermittent tinitus from 3rd grade, but with & ever since CO poison (decades) it's been weird - not the whistle (still rare & random intermittent), but now constant tire chains mixed with a hypersensitivity to sounds tested in pitches higher or lower than most humans hear. I'm missing some normal range functioning that they theorize led to proccessing these other noises (electronic rodent repel devices were the worst - though I think I've lost some of that with my hearing over the years, almost - no, definitely worth losing. Had a building superintendent who didn't believe me - tormented me for months hiding them all over in places you couldn't get to or see them. My neighbor here has them. But denies it. BeebeebeebeechchchchchBo-o-o-oweeeuuuuweeuuuweeeuuuchchchch....

[@asamicat8323]

Hospital?

[@maxpain917]

I drove a work truck for a few months with a couple of exhaust leaks. when i finally got out of the truck, I had the worst headache imaginable for about 2 weeks. ..and they finally settled down. For the past 9 months its been none stop mild headaches and a couple of days off through the week of no headaches...but im always tired. sleep like 12 hours a day and than like a one or two hour nap every second day. also when i got out of the truck my hands were shaking and id drop stuff all the time like a pen im writing with. memory loss and it didnt take much to agitate me......but thats all gone now too. its just this fatigue im working on and the headaches are not much fun...like razor sharp pains on the bad days.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

It certainly sounds like you may have carbon monoxide poisoning. On the Brainstorm for Brain Injury website I posted a blog on headaches: brainstormforbraininjury.com/blog-post/ideas-for-headache-management-after-brain-injury/

[@paullesho2693]

Bang DEAD ON. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM with a Freightliner weed burner. Two drivers dead from CONVID dose blood clotting cause they did not know it was monixide poisoning.same truck design. My left arm swelled in Sevier pain headachs from hell and a new definition for Fatigue, pure hell to stay awake. Yes The weed burner. 10 hours a day drive for over a year of this near killed me. now due to multiple computer failures I am being put back in that weed burner to climb the mountains with. I may for my life's sake quit.

[@kodyknutson1618]

How you doing now? Any improvements?

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

How are you feeling now? Any improvements ?

[@andrewfreiji4647]

I have an exhaust leak in my car. I drive it only for necessity. I stopped by a gas station where a friend of mine worked and wasn't feeling well. So I asked him if he could help me get to the hospital which is only three miles away. He refused to take me to the hospital and essentially stabbed me in the back. I ended up reaching the hospital much later. I am lacking sleep but my ability to think clearly feels impaired. Something he used against me claiming that my confusion is me lying.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

A lot of people with brain injury from carbon monoxide poisoning are misunderstood, especially if they look normal.

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

How you feeling now?

[@asamicat8323]

Your "friend" is diabolic

[@user-do5gw3yh9e]

I got carbon monoxide poisoning from work. I have been noticing extreme memory loss, long term and short term, cognitive thinking issues and feeling overwhelmed constantly.. idk what to do or who to see? I believe it was a constant issue with the air ducts in the shop circulating the exhaust fumes from cars into the office. It started off as insane headaches, exhaustion and fatigue. Then one day it was so bad that I couldn’t breathe and had to leave..

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

That is not good. Is there a carbon monoxide monitor that can measure the amount of carbon monoxide in the room?

[@user-do5gw3yh9e]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation no there wasn’t. I no longer work there due to the incident but I’m still suffering severely from memory loss, cognitive thinking and just feeling this overwhelming anxiety now. I kinda relate it to feeling like Alzheimer’s almost. I can’t describe items or people or places in day to day conversations. I have to look at my partner for help with what I’m trying to say with not being able to describe quite what I’m trying to say.. is there any type of treatment out there? Or is there a way to see the damage that has been done?

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

@@user-do5gw3yh9ehey can you please tell me how are you feeling now in 8 months is there any symptom you are still getting or you are good now? I also got same poisoning from portable generator and i am so worried. Please tell me.

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

@@user-do5gw3yh9e hey please tell me how are you feeling now?? I would appreciate it so much please Thanks

[@Miami543210]

I attempted to take my life in 2004. I was in a one car garage with a brand new Acura. I ran a hose into a back window of my new car and used a pillow to seal the opening. Sat in the car, listened to music and waited. And waited. And waited. It was so hot, I had to run the A/C. I fell asleep. I think I slept for 30-60 min. I woke up feeling so sick. I did not want to throw up in my brand new car. So I gave up, went inside and turned in TV. The final episode of “Friends” was on. I passed out or fell asleep. I woke up 12 hrs later with a headache. And went on with my life. Then, in 2011. I attempted it again. I had a brand new Chrysler 300. I did the exact same thing again. But this time, after about an hour, the car shut itself off. I think it was not getting enough oxygen. I was so mad, I gave up and never tried again. But now it is November 2021. And I feel… sick. My eyes. My bowels. My balance. Something is wrong. And it’s been wrong for years. And now… I know why. OMG. What do I do?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Wow, I am sorry to hear of your struggles. I am glad to hear that you gave up. Your very likely have carbon monoxide poisoning and some brain injury. You could see a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor who specializes in brain injury, or you could see a neuropsychologist.

[@timcepin3386]

How are you doing now?

[@wheelssnipecellye2115]

So I had carbon monoxide poisoning a day ago it ended up happening at work I was using a propane saw in an area that wasn’t well ventilated long story short after I got done cutting about 40mins later and went outside to take break I started feeling very weak dizzy headache I told my boss I didn’t feel good and went to go home on the way home I felt like I was gana pass out so I went to er they said my levels were like 9 times what they supposed to be they put me on oxygen and monitored me for about 10 hours after that doc said I was fine levels were normal and I wouldn’t need to worry about it anymore well I still have a slight headache and last night I was like said and depressed not like suicidal or anything but I just felt so sad I start crying I’m a 32 year old male is their any like traits I should look out for to recognize symptoms of delayed symptoms the doctor acted like it was no big deal but I’m very scared and nervous I appreciate you taking the time to read this !

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

How are you doing now?

[@wheelssnipecellye2115]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation I feel ok pretty normal my anxiety is still pretty high the past week The only thing I’ve noticed is my left eye lead like two days later started having the slightest twitch just barely to where I can notice it but you can’t even really see it but it’s been doing it for about a week I’m not sure if it’s because of my anxiety and stress or from the carbon monoxide exposure

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

@@wheelssnipecellye2115 hey i am so sorry to hear that i have also got poisoned from portable generator. How are you doing now after a year?. Thanks.

[@wheelssnipecellye2115]

@@amanpreetsinghsran4299 I don’t think I have any long term side effects but the first couple weeks I definitely didn’t feel right I’m super care these days but yea I feel good

[@gavinmurphy4510]

Ive experienced massive fatigue months later, weakness in limbs, dizzyness, problems concentrating and I was depressed and cried for a week, like i was thrown back to mourning stage. This been weakness has been 95% out of the last few weeks

[@Muonium1]

Would you consider doing a follow up video detailing the current state of empirical evidence regarding chronic low level and even subclinical level CO poisoning's likelihood of causing brain injury? What evidence do we have that this occurs and does exposure level correlate linearly with observed morbidity? There is very little reliable information on the subject and I see only one other comment here presently addressing it. Thank you.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Yes, thank you for the suggestion.

[@aleistersenna]

I would like to know if the brain damage occurs only when the intoxication was severe or in every case.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

It is highly variable. It does not occur in every case. It occurs frequently if the intoxication was severe. Brain injury can occur with intoxications that are not severe.

[@aleistersenna]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation Thanks for your reply, I was in my garage fixing my car, it was on, but the garage is open, I was around 20 minutes and the smell was unpleasant, I know that the CO has no smell, but I may have inhaled. I didn't feel anything at first, I think some headaches a few days later ... Could I have had a brain injury?

[@jodiehamilton8518]

I suffered no brain damage after surviving from a blood level of 87% carbon monoxide poisoning. I was fully unconscious for 13 solid hours the Drs tell me, yet I recall opening my eyes many times and looking around at what was happening to me. I have been told that was impossible yet I gave clear details. I didn’t know what the fuss was about? Then I was gone again.

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

@@jodiehamilton8518hey i am happy to know that you recovered and did not have any injury to your brain. Can you please share if you had any symptoms of CO for weeks or months after the exposure or not?

[@hugh2hoob668]

I believe my house had very low levels for a long perid of time ever hear of that?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Yes, I have seen that.

[@dianafarmer697]

I also had long term low level carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas was coming out of a vent on the roof of the restaurant next door, traveling up the wall and into my air conditioning system on my second story roof of my business. I was poisoned for months before we identified what was causing my symptoms. The damage to me caused me to lose my business. This happened over 3 years ago. I still have many struggles. The neurologist I saw offered me no help and no referrals because he could not see the damage on my scans. He identified my aphasia and watched me have other struggles but said it was all in my head and put me on an antidepressant. That was the sum total of my help. I appreciate these videos for providing validation, suggestions, and encouragement!

[@pearcey1113]

If I take lots of sleeping and pain meds which I have on hand, then I will not even notice anything if I put a hose from my van exhaust into the window, I turned 50 last week and I’m done I’ve lived long enough I’ll just feel bad to my dog so I think I’ll tire him up next to the van so he can be saved

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Ouch. Can you see a counselor to help? I would imagine your dog needs you.

[@findingneverland9744]

Is it true i causes PTSD? Because i have a friend who was nearly killed by carbon monoxide

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Yes, it can cause anxiety and PTSD. I have found that emotional struggles are very common after CO poisoning.

[@Draugluin999]

Some people use it to end life but looks like an uncomfortable death from the side effects

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Yeah, I don't think it would be a good idea.

[@badvibes2001]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation yeah it wasn't

[@1Cubit]

can someone suffer brain injury if they haven't blacked out from CO poisoning? reading up on hypoxia, it says the brain blacks out 15 seconds after oxygen level to the brain is decreased and brain damage doesn't start to occur until 4 minutes in ... at my old job I was exposed to low levels of CO but not enough to having me pass out and I would I would just get tension headaches, anxiety, and insomnia due to the stress of dealing with the public, but I also can't think of a time when I wasn't an anxious person..

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Absolutely someone can have brain injury if they have not blacked out from CO. It is not the hypoxia that does the most damage. Rather CO causes inflammation in the brain.

[@thedingo8833]

I heard it can effect the immune system. I’ve always had allergies but they’ve morphed into a severe case. I’m literally (tested) allergic to the air I breath. Any info available on that ?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

I have seen people with hypersensitivities to smells after carbon monoxide poisoning. Not an actual allergy, rather hypersensitivity.

[@thedingo8833]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation thank you for taking the time out to respond 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

Does the brain injury occurs all the time if we have delayed carbon monoxide symptoms or not?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

If you do not have symptoms, you likely did not have a brain injury.

[@amanpreetsinghsran4299]

I did have symptoms. 6 weeks ago i was feeling dizzy and confused and i also felt some nerve pain in my hands and feets. I also had memory issues and headaches. All of that is gone now i am feeling better in every aspect despite the heart beat. My heart beat is always over 100 and gets upto 130 or so.

[@101brydon]

Ime ashamed to talk about this . But around 30 years ago when i was 36 years old i attempted suicide by connecting a hose to my vehicles exhaust. Aproximately 9 years later i started with posterior uveitus a rare form of inflamation of the eyes which i have had to treat with steroid eye drops ever since. I am pretty sure that the carbon monoxide poisining caused this. at the moment ime strugling to work as a lorry driver as the effect of the steroids have caused me to have cattaracts. I really think that what i attempted ruined my life and live with it everyday thanks for the video ❤

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Thank you for sharing.

[@Muonium1]

I don't think you should worry that you caused the problem. It's very unlikely that high carbon monoxide levels will cause injury to the uvea and particularly not a decade delayed. In all probability the condition simply arose spontaneously, like many other such idiopathic conditions.

[@101brydon]

​@Muonium1 thank you much appreciated ❤

[@jonathanstarling1082]

and how can u take one with u? doesn’t it only work at your house?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

There are small portable ones available.

[@saleehbader]

Hi what do you mean sleep problems? because after 4 month i now have Hypnic jerk so does this mean i have brain damage? i sometimes have 1 only but sometimes i have a few?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

If you have brain damage, you will likely have difficulties with your thinking, like memory struggles. You may also have emotional struggles.

[@saleehbader]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation but they make me sleep hardly and make me feel scared but anyway thank you so much for your reply thanks a lot.

[@keemchosen3897]

I been exposed 2 month's ago I had chest pain and now I'm dizzy and confused. Will I feel like this forever ? I need help I gotten x rays, blood test and Ct Scan results came back good.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Hopefully, you will improve. Sometimes symptoms hang on for awhile. These tests are typically normal after CO exposure. It can be helpful to see a cognitive therapist (typically a speech therapist with experience in brain injury).

[@keemchosen3897]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation Thank You still haven't found a cognitive Therapist that specializes in brain injury no insurance makes it even more difficult. I'm still dizzy, confused and irritated. It's not as bad as it was in Oct and Nov but it's there for sure. I notice when I get stressed / overwhelmed I feel these symptoms the Most. It's almost as if the blood flow to my brain feels cloudy clogged up. So I drink water and eat garlic I start to feel a little better.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Try brain breaks also. There is a video on this on the Utah Neuro Rehabilitation channel: Brain breaks after brain injury. Also check out: Improving memory after brain injury. Sometimes simple things you do at home can help a lot.

[@MinnesotaNiceman]

@@keemchosen3897 I’ve got the same symptoms as you. Incident happened back in early December. Didn’t start getting these side affects until recently. Makes me feel better i’m not alone going crazy haha.

[@kodyknutson1618]

@@MinnesotaNiceman are you feeling any better now? I'm having the same symptoms. I was getting really bad headaches for a couple weeks, and now it's mainly just severe fatigue constantly and I feel so out of it all the time. As if I'm on auto pilot and my mind is under pressure/foggy.

[@katelynlund]

How can I get help for this?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Try a physiatrist, neuropsychologist, or cognitive therapist.

[@jonathanstarling1082]

what does oterless mean?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Can't smell it

[@marjorieroswell]

The word is Odorless, but many survivors dispute that and say they actually smell it… despite what almost every web page says.

[@briankeenan4901]

You forgot the eye soreness.

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

I don't see that a lot, but thanks for the reminder.

[@briankeenan4901]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitationBecause You haven't visited my home. It truly must be the number one most Carbon monoxide laden residence in North America. It's a common problem that nobody will acknowledge. Nobody but Nobody questions Big Oil and it's life threatening effects .

[@flashgord2007]

that was me last nite godbless

[@dimsam4483]

I had a alcohol poisoning with about 3.5 Promille and still have, 6 month after it happened, headache all over the head, dizziness and weakness, also my memory doesn’t work quite well. What should I do and how long does it last? I’m 17 years old (German)

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

These are symptoms of brain injury. Have you seen a doctor or neuropsychologist who treats brain injury?

[@kodyknutson1618]

How are you feeling now?

[@jeffmyers7062]

think of all the pets we have in our houses (dogs) and they produce co2. CO2 that further reduces our oxygen ....

[@okopki15]

Idiotic comment

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Hot water heater? Really?

[@UtahNeuroRehabilitation]

Absolutely

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation Why do you need to heat hot water? Things are different out west.

[@hugh2hoob668]

@@PrenticeBoy1688 water heater basically

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@hugh2hoob668 Yeah, I understood. It's still redundant. Not very good English.

[@ipwee]

@@PrenticeBoy1688 A redundant saying is your take from the informative video discussing an affliction? A hot water heater is a very common term in the USA. It is similar to free gifts, added bonuses, and unexpected surprises. I have another example. Get a life.