ILoud noises, especially organ music from our church's digital piano, caused severe migraines some time ago. Now those are gone but I continue to see flashing lights in my visual field wihen the organ music is played. Doctors have said this is a visual migraine or migraine without headache. He said these can be just as serious as the painful kind. Anyway, sometimes I see hundreds of them when the piano is being played. I never had this problem with a regular piano. It just started with the purchase of this digital piano & it's only the organ music that causes these lights. Anyway, are these flashing lights in my visual field serious?
2006-07-23 23:52:09 · 3 answers · asked by helpfulpreacher 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It does not sound like an optic nerve problem. It does sound like an ocular migraine. You should discuss whether or not the flashing lights are harmful with your optometrist. Are the lights the same in both eyes or is it in one eye? The more symmetrical it is between the eyes, the further back in the system it is likely occurring (ex- if it is exactly the same, it likely originates from the back of your head instead of your eyes). If it is different - or only in one eye - it could mean that that eye is having some type of problem.
I assume you had a dilated exam by your optometrist to check for problems such as a retinal or posterior vitreous detachment. These two are common occurrences of flashing lights due to the pulling on the photoreceptors which is interpreted as light.
It is strange that it only started with the digital music - I wonder how that contributes...I've heard of how the freq in fluorescent lights can trigger migraines but never how soundwaves could...
Good luck!
2006-07-24 11:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by eyegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read that magnesium is very good for migrains. It can be found with other vitamins at the drug store.
I have included a site below about magnesium and magnesium. I'm not sure if this is a reputable site and you can check others if there isn't enough information. Good luck and hope the vision problem improves.
2006-07-23 23:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds more like an optic nerve problem to me. Noise causes vibration. Vibration causes body fluids to vibrate and effects the nerve.
2006-07-24 00:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋