http://www.wildmed.com/blog/q-is-it-dangerous-to-go-to-altitude-after-a-concussion/ Face any challenge, anywhere. Wed, 01 May 2013 19:17:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.wildmed.com/blog/q-is-it-dangerous-to-go-to-altitude-after-a-concussion/comment-page-1/#comment-54116 Debra Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:12:40 +0000 http://www.wildmed.com/blog/?p=941#comment-54116 will a slow incline up to 2500-3000 ft affect a mild concussion? sypmtons im having are tiredness, headaches, and trouble with numbers….

]]> http://www.wildmed.com/blog/q-is-it-dangerous-to-go-to-altitude-after-a-concussion/comment-page-1/#comment-4596 B Wruble Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:37:38 +0000 http://www.wildmed.com/blog/?p=941#comment-4596 The original question is a very good one, because it is generally believed that a person suffering a concussion is more susceptible to a second concussion — which suggests (among other possibilities) that the initial concussion leaves an area of weakness behind. If so, the increased intercranial pressure at altitude could cause a problem at the locus of the weakness.

]]> http://www.wildmed.com/blog/q-is-it-dangerous-to-go-to-altitude-after-a-concussion/comment-page-1/#comment-4127 Chris Rosa Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:58:59 +0000 http://www.wildmed.com/blog/?p=941#comment-4127 So if a person does suffer a TBI, but is asymptomatic after a day or two, can they immediately return to altitude? Is there a safe waiting period they should stay down for? If they can/do go back up, is there a limit to how high they should go at first?

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