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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / October 2003**** Survey - How many have visual floaters? *******
Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall in the light and the dark. Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? Let us all know what you see! > Let us all know what you see! I see Dead people! >> Let us all know what you see! > >I see Dead people! .............. Too much sushi, Paul. smn >Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall >in the light and the dark. > >Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? > >Let us all know what you see! .................. I see floaters - but only when I look for them. smn I see floaters in varying degrees. Most of the time I do not notice them unless I look hard for them. This seems to vary with the toxicity of my system at the time. I have had floaters so bad on occasions that my wife had to lead me around almost blind upon taking medications a few times. > Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall > in the light and the dark. > > Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? > > Let us all know what you see! Yus I see floaters and stuff. Recently got a tiny 'mirror' bang in the centre, which vanishes within 1/5 a second of opening my eyes. V much the same as tinnitus imo. Unpleasant, future uncertain, no real medical solution, but on the plus you can habituate to it. Tony >Yus I see floaters and stuff. Recently got a tiny 'mirror' bang in the >centre, which vanishes within 1/5 a second of opening my eyes. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Tony ..................... My floaters disappear if I close my eyes, which means that - at least in my case - I can "escape" them easily. Is that the same for others with floaters? That could be a factor in ease of habituation when compared with tinnitus, I guess. smn > >Yus I see floaters and stuff. Recently got a tiny 'mirror' bang in the > >centre, which vanishes within 1/5 a second of opening my eyes. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > smn Mine disappear when I close my eyes. Susanne tonyjeffs@aol.com (TonyJeffs) wrote in part: >Yus I see floaters and stuff. Recently got a tiny 'mirror' bang in the >centre, which vanishes within 1/5 a second of opening my eyes. The "mirror" thing is something I recently developed, too. It can last maybe 5 seconds, though. I notice it when i wake up and open my eyes. Some of the "mirror" (scintillations?) noise is also turned on by exposure to bright light. >V much the same as tinnitus imo. Unpleasant, future uncertain, no real >medical solution, but on the plus you can habituate to it. Yep. Though it is not there all the time, as my tinnitus most assuredly is. The mirrors/scintillations/fortifications also raise the familiar question of what is central and what is peripheral.  SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG >Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall >in the light and the dark. > >Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? > >Let us all know what you see! i used to have lots of very prominent floaters when I first got very ill with tick borne diseases; that's also what brought on my T. Both are mostly gone now. But I think floaters are pretty common as folks age, too, not just those with T. Susan > Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall > in the light and the dark. > > Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? Its impossible to see floaters in the dark. They do not glow. PaulS >Its impossible to see floaters in the dark. They do not glow. > >PaulS Paul: They will if you preceed your observation period with a few belts of our new EERIE WAX 2004 -- It's 300 proof (150 % alcohol) and so concentrated that 2-3 doses will prevent T from you down to your great grandchildren -- ask Bruce for the details, you can also become a distributor ... Ciao-4-now, Bob D. Long Island, NY bdimarco@optonline.net > Paul: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to your great grandchildren -- ask Bruce for the details, you can > also become a distributor ... Thanks Bob! I forgot all about the miracle qualities of EERIE WAX. Hey Bruce.........sign me up. PaulS PS...I hope its not like Spot Remover. I used that stuff and my dog disappeared! If there is some similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus then perhaps tinnitus is a result of histimine bursts in the audio system similiar to histimine bursts in the visual system causing "floaters" Floaters are similiar to your eyes having micro orgasms. When my floaters were really bad I went blind and could only see blurry lights for about 45 minutes. The blind spots drifted off to the top right of my vision untill all was clear again. Very upsetting for me. The stomache medication I was taking wad discarded at that point. Coincidentally a Chinese herbalist gave me some herbal medications a few months later and the same thing happenned when I was driving. Luckly my wife was with me and fully licenced to drive. > Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall > in the light and the dark. > > Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? > > Let us all know what you see! Hi Ear Ring- What you describe are not floaters? Floaters are cellular debris which are visible under certain light conditions. Have you checked with an ophthamologist? PaulS > If there is some similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus then perhaps > tinnitus is a result of histimine bursts in the audio system similiar to [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Let us all know what you see! >Hi Ear Ring- > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >PaulS .................. That is my understanding, too - that floaters are actual physical matter (another difference between floaters and tinnitus). smn My opthamologist describes them perfectly. Some see bursts of lights (eyes open or closed), some flashing lights and some just "specs of dust" and various other weird shapes and optical stimulations. Perhaps you are just American and have redefined one more thing to make it easier for "the people" to understand. Who knows from a society that can redefine their language and measurement system? ROFL > Hi Ear Ring- > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > > > > > Let us all know what you see! > Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall > in the light and the dark. > > Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? > > Let us all know what you see! Ix-Nay on the Oaters-Flay. That is one problem I DON'T have :-) Paul My floaters are black and disappear when I shut my eyes, so yes that makes habituation easier. My white haze is visible in the dark, though. It isn't eyeball pressure. I think it must be some kind of inflammation at the retina. I first noticed it when I stopped taking steroid eye drops, and wonder if it'd go away if it re-applied steroid drops. I'm sure myself that all the eye things mentioned in this thread are to do with the retina, the viscose etc. Tony My floaters are black and disappear when I shut my eyes, so yes that makes habituation easier. My white haze is visible in the dark, though. It isn't eyeball pressure. I think it must be some kind of inflammation at the retina. I first noticed it when I stopped taking steroid eye drops, and wonder if it'd go away if it re-applied steroid drops. I'm sure myself that all the eye things mentioned in this thread are to do with the retina, the viscose in the eyeball, the lining of the eyeball etc. Tony Yes, my floaters are black....like tiny threads in the field of vision. OK normally but annoying when viewed against white background e.g. ski ing/computer screen etc... john > My floaters are black and disappear when I shut my eyes, so yes that > makes habituation easier. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tony >Yes, my floaters are black....like tiny threads in the field of vision. OK >normally but annoying when viewed against white background e.g. ski >ing/computer screen etc... A timely message. I just returned from skiing and have always noticed "floaters" most days I use my computer. I never noticed them sking. I hope the power of suggestion doesn't have me looking for - and finding - them the next time I go. I do use tinted goggles so that might be the reason I never notice them. Nate Peekaboo.......beep...beep...beep...beep...booooop. > Perhaps you have never noticed them before. Stare at a completely blank wall > in the light and the dark. > > Is there a similiarity between "floaters" and tinnitus? > > Let us all know what you see! You might see it as too much energy stunning the reseptors. The eyes are sensitive to light energy and the ears to air pressure but perhaps you can compare the energy stunning effect. Floaters causeing deadspots and light threshold shift is perhaps the same as a temporary threshold shift in the inner ear causing tinnitus and lower sensitivite. |
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