Hi, I have a question ( or a complaint ):
I always feel very light headed and cannot
seem to focus, especially outside ( I feel
better in dark or dim areas) and I
sometimes see tiny bright flashes out of
the corners of my eyes. I have a lot of
sinus pain as well but no sinus infection.
I'm not sure if the light headed feeling
and tiny bright flashes are related to my
sinus pain or if it's something different.
I'm not really having headaches except for
an occasional streak of pain starting from
my nose or eyebrow shooting the middle or
back of my head, then it's gone. I guess
my biggest complaint though is that I feel
so distant and out-of-focus when I go into
bright lights. Does anyone know what this
could be?
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Galaxy
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Posted: 03-20-08 19:37pm
Your aversion to light sounds like
photophobia:
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Photophobia
and the little flashing lights could be
some sort of corneal abrasion (do you wear
contacts?) which in itself can cause
photophobia.
This is definitely one for an
ophthalmologist - the sooner the better
I do wear contacts and I have had three
corneal abrasions because of them but this
feeling is different. The corneal
abrasions were very painful and even
looking at the display light on my
cellphone was excruciating! But this
problem (seeing the flashes) does not
involve pain and it actually only happens
when I'm focusing on something like
reading or watching tv. Even when I'm
wearing my glasses it happens, the light
headed feeling and the flashes. I have
been to my ophthalmologist and he didn't
find anything unusual so that is why I'm a
bit concerned.
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Galaxy
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Posted: 03-22-08 05:43am
Then I would suggest going back to your GP
with the symptoms and asking for further
investigation.
One possibility is that it is coming from
pressure on a disc in your neck - do you
have neck problems? In that case, you
would need an x-ray or MRI scan. It could
be that you are adopting a certain
position when watching tv or reading that
is putting pressure on a disc.
Three corneal abrasions are quite a lot,
by the way, and it is possible you have
some scarring which would interfere with
vision, in which case you would just have
to live with it!
Best of luck, and if you find out what it
is, can you post back here?
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luv2learn
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Response..... Posted: 03-22-08 19:12pm
No, I don't feel like I have neck problems
and I've never been injured. The only
problem I have anywhere near my neck ( if
you consider it to be 'near') is TMJ. I'm
not sure that would cause vision problems.
Anyway, yeah, I'll post back when I find
out what it is.
Thanks
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-22-08 20:50pm
Well my first thought isn't what has been
suggested, so I'll give my little two
sense. Sometimes hyperventilation, poor
circulation, or whatever alters normal
oxygen or blood flow in your head is going
to cause you to see stars and flashes of
light. I assume you have problems with
breathing since this is in the allergies
and asthma section. Otherwise you are
going to want to put this post of your
over in the vision and eye disorders
section.
The increase of pressure and pain in your
sinuses can also be causing your problems.
Your sinuses go all around your eyes and
swelling can put a pressure on your eyes
will cause the illusion on brightness
because of the strain on your optic
nerves. I would suggest seeing someone to
help clear the problem with your sinuses.
Also, you should have your contact
prescription checked.
TMJ isn't going to cause problems with
your vision as far as I know, but it can
give you headaches and swelling...but
unless you have a really severe case,
isn't going to effect your sinuses or
anything else that far away from your
ears.
