Mumfie 4 Posted July 20, 2019 Hi everyone, For about a year now my fear of heart problems has been replaced by a fear of aneurysms 🥴. Here is why: I often hear a weird pulsing in my ear (my doctor says it is tinnitus but I only hear it when I run, drink coffee etc. so I think it is related to my blood pressure). I'm also dizzy daily and feel a pressure in my head and 'behind' my nose very often. My doctor says it is nothing, but he didn't do any tests so I still worry. Has anyone here experienced similar symptoms maybe? Since yesterday I have created a new reason to worry about an aneurysm. My girlfriend accidentally hit me on the side of my head with her elbow. It was pretty hard and it really hurts today. I can feel that there is an artery/vein right underneath the sore spot, so I am scared something is damaged now and I have developed an aneurysm that is about to burst. I don't want to go to the doctor because they don't take me seriously anymore (can't blame them), but I am pretty worried/scared about it. Does anyone have any wise words? Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephanie 60 Posted July 20, 2019 I’m no expert but I always thought an aneurysm comes on suddenly. Not exactly sure but if your doc said not to worry I’d take comfort in that. Allergies and stress can cause the symptoms you’re describing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted July 20, 2019 If you had a ruptured aneurysm, then you would be in the ER and not typing a post on this site. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumfie 4 Posted July 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, MARC said: If you had a ruptured aneurysm, then you would be in the ER and not typing a post on this site. True. I am not scared that I have a ruptured aneurysm right NOW, but that the hit against my head caused an aneurysm (not ruptured yet). I know it is irrational and people hit their head all the time but still it is hard to reassure myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted July 20, 2019 Your head is stronger then you think, so odds are it would take a pretty hard hit to cause any issues. Many boxers, MMA and football players take hits to the head many times harder then you got hit and they don't have any aneurysm issues. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riles 3 Posted July 21, 2019 I had this same worry a few weeks ago when I ran right into a cart at work and gave myself a pretty good goose egg. From what I know concussions are far more common than aneurysms caused by head trauma, so if the hit to the head didn’t cause even a mild concussion or any symptoms afterward (besides soreness or a mild headache) chances of that happening are close to none. They also most commonly happen within the first 24 hours of the incident so if nothings happened yet, highly unlikely anything will. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lofwyr 215 Posted July 21, 2019 I have an aortic aneurysm, and generally speaking, unless they get to an unusually large size before rupturing, they are more often than not, completely symptomless. When they do rupture, the situation is obviously an emergency and you are well aware. I know many people with ruptured AVMs and brain and thoracic aneurysms from the support groups I am in, and make no mistake, they immediately knew something very, very serious was happening. Survival is measured in minutes and hours, not days. I know hundreds of people with thoracic and brain aneurysms, maybe thousands in the same support group. Of those people, one single person developed a thoracic aneurysm as the result of an extremely bad car accident. We are talking massive G loads and incredible blunt for trauma, not getting hit in the head. If aneurysms could develop that easily, no child would be allowed to play sports. The noise you described is called pulsatile tinnitus and can come from many sources, most benign. The fact that you don't have yours all the time is indicative of a blood pressure correlation. I have it from the disturbance of blood flow around my heart, but I have it all the time. It should also be noted, my doctor told me PT is most often caused by anxiety. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted July 21, 2019 My wifes cousin had an aortic aneurysm years ago and it was inoperable. She died from cancer years later. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamden 58 Posted July 21, 2019 I’m with MARC, if you had an aneurysm, you wouldn’t be posting here on the site. You’d definitely be in the ER. Aneurysm’s will come with very noticeable, very strong symptoms and that’s when you’ll know something’s wrong. They happen suddenly and there hardly is ever any warning signs. Let me put something into perspective for you. Imagine how many times football players get hit in the head during practices and games. At most, they suffer concussions. And MMA fighters. They take elbows and punches to their head constantly too. I’ve not heard of one that’s suffered an aneurysm as a result. Again at most, concussions. i think you’ll be just fine. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyfin 366 Posted July 21, 2019 Aneurysms are in the brain, not just under the skin. You wouldn't be able to feel the theoretical vein with your fingers. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
