Difference between Concussion and Sleep
Jul 9, 2023 9:55:05 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Jul 9, 2023 9:55:05 GMT -5
Difference between Concussion and Sleep
Have you noticed how kids and adults today casually compare people being knocked out by a blow to the head as going to sleep? Their tone of voice is usually very calm, and sometimes even sounds as if the person getting knocked out is being blessed by the attacker.
Here are some examples of verbal expressions which seem to indicate that they believe the two states are either very similar, or else identical
1. Ohhh! He put him to sleep!
2. Nighty night!
3. Sweet Dreams!
4. Bedtime!
5. He taking a snooze!
6. He snoring!
But is this indeed the case? Is the person being knocked out by a blow to the skull merely harmlessly being put to sleep? Well, lets compare he two.
Sleep is controlled via an orchestration of brain regions and glands such as the thalamus, brain stem, pineal gland, etc. It is a normal natural process intended to provide time for our bodies to prepare for more activity.
In stark contrast, being concussed is entirely different. When a person is concussed, there is an unnaturally-induced state of unconsciousness initiated by trauma being inflicted on brain cells. There are two ways this can happen:
1. The brain being suddenly propelled violently towards the other side and crashes against bone. .
2. Damage to blood vessels which causes bleeding that irritates brain cells, induces swelling and brain-cell death.
www.webmd.com/brain/brain-hemorrhage-bleeding-causes-symptoms-treatments
So unlike sleep, which is a process of recuperation and a preparation to function normally, there is absolutely nothing normal about losing consciousness to such brain trauma. That's why boxers, such as Adrien Broner, are taken to the ER to get checked after a boxing match.
Do we need to get checked at the ER after we sleep? Of course not. Why? Simple. Because the danger of permanent brain damage or death from sleep is missing.
So no, regardless of how harmlessly kids and certain misguided adults who like to see such trauma inflicted compare it to sleep, it is a false analogy. An ignorant effort to normalize a pathological condition that is very far from normal, and which can be crippling and life-threatening.
Here are some examples of verbal expressions which seem to indicate that they believe the two states are either very similar, or else identical
1. Ohhh! He put him to sleep!
2. Nighty night!
3. Sweet Dreams!
4. Bedtime!
5. He taking a snooze!
6. He snoring!
But is this indeed the case? Is the person being knocked out by a blow to the skull merely harmlessly being put to sleep? Well, lets compare he two.
Sleep
Recent findings suggest that sleep plays a housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake.
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep
Concussion
In stark contrast, being concussed is entirely different. When a person is concussed, there is an unnaturally-induced state of unconsciousness initiated by trauma being inflicted on brain cells. There are two ways this can happen:
1. The brain being suddenly propelled violently towards the other side and crashes against bone. .
2. Damage to blood vessels which causes bleeding that irritates brain cells, induces swelling and brain-cell death.
www.webmd.com/brain/brain-hemorrhage-bleeding-causes-symptoms-treatments
So unlike sleep, which is a process of recuperation and a preparation to function normally, there is absolutely nothing normal about losing consciousness to such brain trauma. That's why boxers, such as Adrien Broner, are taken to the ER to get checked after a boxing match.
Do we need to get checked at the ER after we sleep? Of course not. Why? Simple. Because the danger of permanent brain damage or death from sleep is missing.
So no, regardless of how harmlessly kids and certain misguided adults who like to see such trauma inflicted compare it to sleep, it is a false analogy. An ignorant effort to normalize a pathological condition that is very far from normal, and which can be crippling and life-threatening.