美國女子狂流鼻涕5年

A Nebraska woman's complaints about a runny nose turned into a health nightmare.

內(nèi)布拉斯加州一位婦女對流鼻涕的抱怨，最后成為了健康的夢魘。

Kendra Jackson said she was given countless explanations for her runny nose -- from allergies to winter congestion -- before she was diagnosed with a brain fluid leak at Nebraska Medicine.

這位名叫肯德拉·杰克遜的女士表示，她在被內(nèi)布拉斯加州醫(yī)學(xué)中心診斷出患有腦液泄漏之前，流鼻涕的原因得到過無數(shù)的解釋--從過敏到冬季充血。

The symptoms reportedly began following a 2013 car accident in which she hit her head on the dashboard.

據(jù)報道，這些癥狀始于2013年的一起車禍后，當(dāng)時她的頭部撞到了儀表盤上。

For years, the Omaha woman consulted doctor about her continuously runny nose and headaches, according to the hospital.

醫(yī)院方面透露，這位來自奧馬哈的女子多年來一直在找醫(yī)生咨詢她不斷流鼻涕和頭疼的問題。

"It was like a waterfall, continuously, and then it would run to the back of my throat," Jackson told KETV.

杰克遜向KETV新聞電視臺透露：“它就像瀑布一樣不停地流著，然后會流到我的喉嚨后面去。”

 

Like her physicians, Jackson initially thought she had a cold, but when the symptoms never alleviated, she knew something was wrong.

和她的醫(yī)生一樣，杰克遜最初也認(rèn)為她患了感冒，但當(dāng)癥狀沒有緩解的時候，她知道不對勁了。

"I couldn't sleep," she said. "I was like a zombie."

她表示：“我睡不著，我就像個僵尸。”

Earlier this year, she visited Nebraska Health where she was finally diagnosed with acerebrospinal fluid leak. Doctors told Jackson there was approximately half a pint of brainfluid leaking out of her brain.

今年初她去了內(nèi)布拉斯加州醫(yī)學(xué)中心，在那里她最終被診斷為腦脊液泄漏。醫(yī)生告訴杰克遜，大約有半品脫的腦液從她的大腦中流出來了。

If untreated, she could've developed life-threatening infections such as meningitis.

如果不治療，她可能會患上致命的感染病，比如腦膜炎。

Jackson underwent brain surgery a few weeks ago where doctors used her own fatty tissue to plug the leak.

幾周前杰克遜接受了腦部手術(shù)，醫(yī)生用她的脂肪組織堵住了泄露處。

Jackson said that she already is on the mend. "I don't have to carry around the tissue any more and I'm getting some sleep," she said.

杰克遜表示，自己已經(jīng)處于康復(fù)中了。她說：“我再也不用隨身帶著紙巾了，我也睡得著了。”