Two speakers discuss whether common head bumps cause lasting brain damage. Mild concussions that resolve within a day or two usually don't need a scan and are more common than people think.
Does one need to worry about one kind of dizzy inducing head hit from everyday life? You know, I think a lot of people are kind of scared. Like, do they do brain damage or is the evolutionary adaptation, which is the thick skull, sufficient to, you know, keep us safe in most cases.
I don't think you need to worry in general, especially if your symptoms resolve within a relatively short period of time.
Such as how long? A day or two?
Yeah, I mean, you know, even if you have a mild concussion and you recover within a day or two, I don't think, think there's any need to worry or get a scan or. And it's a commonplace occurrence.
Yeah, I think your answer will set a lot of minds at ease because people do worry. I mean, there's something so mysterious about the stuff that occurs inside the cranial vault. We can't look to something. We can't, you know, take our pulse. It's just, you know, it's so hard to know what's going on in there.
Well, as you say, that's why we develop very thick skulls to protect the most important organization.
