If you have suffered either a mild head injury or a traumatic head injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you could be entitled to personal injury compensation. There can often be subtle differences between mild and traumatic head injury symptoms, and sometimes people may not even be aware that their situation qualifies as a case for personal injury compensation. For further details, find a traumatic brain injury lawyer in Beaumont, for example. Otherwise, let’s move on to look at the symptoms involved with mild and traumatic head injuries so that you can judge for yourself whether you think you may have a claim.

Understanding mild head injuries

Mild head injuries often go undiagnosed because symptoms tend to be temporary. This leads many people affected by head injuries that were not their fault not to pursue a claim for personal injury compensation as instead they focus on their recovery and do not look back. However, your settlement amount could include compensation towards expenses such as medical bills, lost income, child care, transport to medical appointments, and much more. Therefore, claims for mild head injuries should not be overlooked. 

Symptoms of a mild head injury include:

• Blurred vision 
• Issues with sleep
• Short-term memory issues
• Sensitivity to light or sound
• A noticeable ringing in the ears
• Dizzy spells that can lead to temporary balance issues
• Any loss of consciousness that does not last for longer than one minute
• Headaches or nausea not normally experienced by the patient (i.e. that cannot easily be attributed to an existing medical condition)

Understanding traumatic head injuries

Traumatic head injuries generally lead to a change in the patient’s quality of life in the mid to long term. This means that compensation will likely focus on improving the quality of life, potentially including any necessary home renovations and mobility aids. Always ask for a more in-depth diagnosis and see a specialist provider for head injuries. This includes seeing a hearing care provider such as Northern Spire Hearing Services should your accident have affected your hearing

For this reason, it is safe to assume that the more serious the traumatic brain injury, the higher the compensation award is likely to be. 

Symptoms of a traumatic head injury include:

• Issues with speech
• Issues with coordinated
• Suffering periods of confusion
• Unexplained headaches/nausea/vomiting
• Experiencing a new numbness or tingling in the extremities
• Issues with control over the bladder and bowel (i.e. incontinence)
• Experiencing convulsions/seizures that are uncommon to the patient 
• Any loss of consciousness that persists for a period longer than one minute and often continues for a much longer period of minutes or hours

In any event, involving a head injury, always seek medical attention – remember, some injuries can become worse in the hours/days following the injury. Speak to a personal injury lawyer about your rights regarding compensation for your mild/traumatic head injury.