Sometimes when I go snowboarding I accidentally do a "head-plant", whereby I fall head-over-heels (aka. head-over-feet). During this process I basically land on my head, but usually I only do this when I catch an edge in fairly soft and deep snow. I also wear a helmet, so the fall doesn't hurt too much. Immediatly after the "head-plant" I often "see stars". These are more like tiny, transparent lights that whizz around leaving little trails and are visible for perhaps up to a second before disappearing. They are a bit similar in appearance to the "floaters" inside your eyeballs which can be seen when you look at a bright, blank surface (eg. at the sky). I expect I am doing something which is hurting my brain before I see stars (don't try this at home kids), but I would like to understand what causes it.
2007-01-23 00:20:12 · 6 answers · asked by AT 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
adrenaline causes it , it can happen when you've been lying around relaxing and then suddenly jump up for some reason , it's just your body giving itself a shot of energy to tide you over until things return to normal .
2007-01-23 00:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answer but I'd just like to congratulate you on a great question, have wondered about this before (not that I go around battering my head off things regularly but next time I do, I'll know what's going on - provided someone gives you a conclusive answer of course).
2007-01-23 03:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by justasiam29 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you bang yourself, you're not actually seeing stars... you are seeing the things around you.... when you are bumped by something hard, you will lose your consciousness and eventually, when you wake up, your eyes will sluggishly adjust to the light, and you will be seeing blurred things and lights which looks like stars...=) hope that will satisfy you...
2007-01-23 04:40:27 · answer #3 · answered by Paolo s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A disruption in the blood flow in the retina after trauma.
2007-01-23 00:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't it is just little spots of light like when you look at a lamp for to long and then look the other way
"seeing stars" is just some thing the do with cartoons or comedy but it is really animation
2007-01-23 00:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by jay_jay013 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is like the reset button on your GPS system.
Your brain is saying "sorry, system overload."
It is also your brain's way of saying "HEY STOP DOING THIS, YOU AIN'T NO STUNTMAN, KNOCK IT OFF!"
2007-01-23 00:28:40 · answer #6 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋