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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / February 2005Visual Tinnitus
I know this isn't the case, but do people reading this newsgroup also sometimes see little dots or other visual images? I have since I was a little child. Anyone know any good medical terms or have links? -- Robert Pearson http://www.rspearson.com/ ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net > I know this isn't the case, but do people reading this newsgroup also sometimes > see little dots or other visual images? I have since I was a little child. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > http://www.rspearson.com/ > ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net I assume you're referring to vitreous floaters, a very common condition. Your analogy of floaters to tinnitus is valid in the sense that floaters are a "visual noise" so to speak. Also, there is no effective treatment for floaters other than time (habituation), same as tinnitus. Of the two, I'd gladly take the floaters over my tinnitus anytime. frank (optometrist) > > I know this isn't the case, but do people reading this newsgroup also > sometimes [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > frank (optometrist) The other effect, which I assume is common, is to occasionally see glowing patches, akin to the afterglow effect after looking at a bright light. I saw some this morning just after getting into a hot bath. They were shaped like rounded crescent moons and visible in both eyes - though each was the mirror-image of the other. I've always assumed they are caused by temporary disturbances in the blood supply or de-oxygenation occurring somewhere in the visual processing system. They are best viewed with the eyes closed, and may change in colour as they fade over a few minutes. Steve O > I know this isn't the case, but do people reading this newsgroup also sometimes > see little dots or other visual images? I have since I was a little child. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > http://www.rspearson.com/ > ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net Yes, I do, they're called floaters in lay terms. Susan |
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