According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million people are diagnosed with a brain injury each year.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury—or TBI?
TBI occurs as the result from a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Categories for TBI are:
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
- Penetrating
The most common form of TBI in the military is mild, and is also known as a concussion.
According to the Defense Health Agency Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), 449,026 service members have been diagnosed with a first-time TBI since 2000. The most common form of TBI in the military is mild, and is also known as a concussion. To learn more about TBI numbers, visit the DOD TBI Worldwide Numbers page.
Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness
TBI Topic Page Review Form
The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) manages the content on the Health.mil Traumatic Brain Injury Topic Page for the Defense Health Agency (DHA). To submit content for review and approval to this page, Military Health System agencies and other government partners can download and email this form, along with attached content in a Word document, to the TBICoE website manager at dha.TBICoEinfo@mail.mil.
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Head injuries, especially from a blast, have become one of the most common combat-related injuries among deployed service members. Typical head injury symptoms are: trouble hearing speech in noisy settings, ringing or other sounds in your ears or head, or dizziness when you move your head while walking or bending down. Talk to your doctor if you have any of these symptoms. For more about TBI and hearing loss, visit: https://hearing.health.mil/Resources/Education/Conditions-and-Concerns/TBI-and-Hearing-Loss
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