Tingling sensation and sleep disturbance after an accident

[slim20]

About a week ago, I jumped onto the ground from a height of about 5 feet.  I was walking on something I shouldn't have been and when I lost balance, I jumped off backward.  I landed square on my feet, but didn't time the landing right, so I landed with my knees straight.  I got a strong jolt and saw stars for a sec. It felt like I got punched out.  I didn't fall over and I remained conscious the whole time.

Following that accident, I started waking up very early in the morning feeling very tired, dull and generally not feeling quite "right".  I have tingling sensations in one of my arms and half of my face/head like a milder version of what you feel when your feet goes to sleep after holding the same posture too long.  Other than a slight headache, which seems to be going away, I don't have any pain.

After these symptoms continued for a few days, I went to the student clinic at my school.  The doctor did a basic motor skill test, had me squeeze his fingers and resist him from pulling them out, resist having him push my arms around, shrug shoulder against pressure, etc.  I passed these tests, but the doctor insisted I go to an ER right away, so I did.

They did the same tests and I passed and had a CAT scan of my head, which also came back normal.  

I had something similar about 7 years ago following a MVA in which I was rear-ended and went to chiropractor for a few months and after a few years, other than getting stiff neck more frequently.  

What should I consider now?  

[Antonio81]

Will have a problem but it a very very long story but this one am going to make it short as possible i dont understand it to well at all so am going to do my best to describe it to you okay... Am having this problem ok this is what happen when it does happen ok its like this ok when l cough really loud ok but anther thing it dont have to b my cough either but more of it that way anyways is this i cough ok all of a sudden l lean forward just a little bit ok all of a sudden its like i space out like i am zoning or past out ok but it will only last about 8 or 10 second ok then i will snap out of it from the position i came from if you ever feel like one of those huge church bell was over yur head and they hit it very hard that is what i feel like, possibilety cant move cause of nothing yesterday was eating ok even if i dont hve water to drink when i am eating this thing will happen to me all over again even the other day a piece of candy did it to me again like l said dont know the name of it at all but am afraid of this eventuallly very afraid time of this ever occuring to me is like dont matter what time it could be it could happen to me at nite at noon or morning or  whenever yesterday was eating i choke a little bit that trigger it again i space out again like a zoning thing ok nxt thing l knew was that my plate was on the floor all broken into pieces how it got there have no idea but do remember that i was eating an i was finished but could barely hear the bang on the floor i need some serious help nobody doesnt know anything at all the hospital say its my ear thing but why all this zoning space out thing again all of a sudden again that is what l dont understand at all help me l dont like to live like this anymore please anything well do..before it was alot more worst than this .... this is one small example of what i am saying before i was completely zone out couldnt sleep at nite had to wait till it was daylite to sleep all the time i stay up watching tv all nite long till it was morning i try to sleep was way overboard to fall asleep frighten cause i feard death everyday but why i even fallen down from my bed an almost broke my neck not knowing where i was at at all. will there is alot more but lost all my notes every bit of them so trying to remmeber at least this much thank you please help me dont like to live like this anymore thank you if you can thanks.... my name is Antonio C, thank you....

[slim20]

Hello Dr.Simran,

The headache is so minute that it doesn't really bother me and I don't really have any other pain.

I wake up feeling weird and my left arm feels awkward, however I don't feel that I've lost any strength.  

I'm 23/m and a poor student.  I really can't afford these procedure and I'm pretty sure the student health insurance covers zilch.  The testing coverage is something like $300 max and I'm told that MRI is several thousand.

The tingling and sleep disturbance is worrying me, but I really can't afford health care.  What do I do? :(

[dr_simran]

Hello Dear,
You should consult a neurologist and go in for a MRI brain and spine to rule out any internal trauma,stenosis,disc protrusion or herniation causing the tingling and the headache.Also consult  a physiotherapist and go for pain management exercises which will help regain the original strength.There seems to be some neurological trauma causing the pain which should be evaluated.
Best