Would I know if I had a brain tumor?

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asked Feb 11, 2022 in Diseases Conditions by mypenguin (1,320 points)
Would I know if I had a brain tumor?

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answered Feb 11, 2022 by layla (58,590 points)
Some people may know if they had or have a brain tumor while some brain tumors may go undetected.

Symptoms of a brain tumor include new or increasingly strong headaches, blurred vision, loss of balance, confusion, and seizures. In some cases, there may be no symptoms.

Headaches that gradually become more frequent and more severe.

Unexplained nausea or vomiting.

Vision problems, such as blurred vision, double vision or loss of peripheral vision.

Gradual loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg.

Mutations (changes) or defects in genes may cause cells in the brain to grow uncontrollably, causing a tumor.

The only known environmental cause of brain tumors is having exposure to large amounts of radiation from X-rays or previous cancer treatment.

A brain tumor is a mass or growth of abnormal cells in your brain.

Many different types of brain tumors exist.

Some brain tumors are noncancerous (benign), and some brain tumors are cancerous (malignant).

Some signs that your headache may be serious or the headache occurs frequently or gets worse.

Or you experience confusion, mental coordination etc.

Headaches That Cause Change in Mental Function or Coordination.

If your headache is intense and also comes with weakness, loss of coordination, or confusion, we encourage you to seek medical attention immediately.

Headaches that cause changes to your mental function or coordination can be a sign of stroke.

Other signs that your headache may be serious include.

A sudden, very intense headache pain (thunderclap headache)
A severe or sharp headache pain for the first time.
A stiff neck and fever.
A fever higher than 102 to 104°F.
Nausea and vomiting.
A nosebleed.
Fainting.
And dizziness or loss of balance.

Daily Headaches are usually nothing to worry about.

However if the daily headaches last longer than a few days or get worse then get checked out to be sure.

Daily headaches can sometimes be dangerous especially if the daily headaches are accompanied by a fever, stiff neck, confusion, decreased alertness or memory, or neurological symptoms including blurry vision etc then the daily headache could be something serious.

If you're having daily headaches and they seem to get worse or will not go away or they are accompanied with other symptoms like mentioned above then you should see a doctor or go to urgent care.

But sometimes daily headaches may be just from stress or loud noises etc.

I sometimes get daily headaches and they usually sometimes last as long as 1 to 2 weeks.

However they usually don't occur everyday but if you have daily headaches that last everyday then I would recommend getting the headaches checked out.

Sometimes headaches can be caused by brain tumors or other brain cancer so you want to be sure it's nothing serious.

But if taking some pain medicine such as aspirin helps get rid of the daily headaches then it's likely nothing serious but still a good idea to let a doctor know about it.

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