What causes pain, the type that isn't related to a disease or condition but just the zap of pain you can feel in your head or body. Like when you cough and you feel a pain in your hand or you get a throb of pain in your head but it doesn't turn into a full headache. Everyone gets them, what causes these pains that just zap and go?
2006-12-18 06:12:48 · 2 answers · asked by Elle Dee 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
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Pain flashes (as opposed to EYE flashes as mentioned above) are caused by over stimulation of a nerve. The nerve sends a message to the brain and interpretets as pain;
2006-12-21 06:57:16 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Symptom: Flashes
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* Introduction: Flashes
* Flashes and other symptoms
* Causes of Flashes (16 conditions)
* Who should I consult about Flashes?
* Medical Conditions listing symptom: Flashes (8 conditions)
* Diagnostic tests for Flashes (11 listings)
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â²TopIntroduction: Flashes
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Flashes are visual effects where a person sees sudden flashes of light. (For "flashes" of warm feelings see "hot flashes".) Some of the effects are like flashing lights, an arc of light, or the feeling like a light-bulb has just flashed on and off in the periphery of vision.
Flashes need immediate medical diagnosis by an eye specialist because of the risk of the severe retinal detachment, which can cause vision loss. However, other causes of flashes (and floaters) are more common than retinal detachment, such as vitreous detachment due to aging.
Flashes are caused by improper stimulation of the eye's retina, or the optic nerve, which the brain interprets as light. Flashes may occur on movement of the eye, such as in vitreous detachment where the vitreous is pulling on the retina and eye movement exacerbates the effect.
Floaters are often associated with visual floaters, where the person sees spots, dots, lines, clouds or cobwebs in front of the eyes. Floaters are also a symptom of serious disease such as retinal detachment, but there are less serious possibilities also. Any floaters or flashes need immediate medical diagnosis by an eye specialist. (Source: WD Writers)
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2006-12-18 14:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋