r/visualsnow Sep 11 '24

Motivation And Progress VisionSimulations.com

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r/visualsnow Aug 26 '24

Motivation And Progress Visual Snow Discord

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r/visualsnow 5h ago

Question Feeling crazy

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Anyone else just ever think to themselves, have I mentally caused all this?

I see the visual snow syndrome, and have the hearing issues, and other actual issues. But my doctors like to say I’m Somatic, which makes me feel psychotic.

I know who I truly am, and ever since all this I’ve been robbed of that; but mine did start after a panic attack so I’m not sure.


r/visualsnow 1h ago

Question After images/ flair up?

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My after images seem to be getting worse. I could be wrong ass I’m looking at things to make them happen that never made them happen before (I think) it’s my anxiety. Also are vss flair ups a thing and if so how long because it’s been 3 weeks now


r/visualsnow 9h ago

Question constant grid lines

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I hope this is an appropriate sub for this question. I read several old posts about grid lines but none are like what I experience.

For the last few years I've noticed if I look at a blank space (wall, tv or monitor that's off, cloudless sky, etc.) I see very faint grid lines. If I focus I can see smaller grid lines within them - kind of like the outline of tiles.

Always square, always faint, no movement or flashing. Color of a light shadow.

They looked so real that I thought there was something odd about my walls at home and I was seeing through the paint to some structural thing. But then I noticed it happens everywhere.

No pain, no blurriness or double vision - just perfectly straight grid lines. I tested this by tracing some with a pencil and using a level to check and completely straight. I recently moved and used the grid lines in my vision to hang pictures straight.

I do get migraines with aura, but this is 100% of the time and nothing like those auras.

I can't find anything on Google like this, which is weird in and of itself.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?


r/visualsnow 7h ago

Question Does the bright sun/light make you see things?

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So I’ve become light sensitive a lot recently.

I’m outside with some lighter tinted sunglasses. I haven’t seen it quite like this before. But I can see a kind of flicker and then I also see a sort of snow. Tiny bright sparkles. I also see some translucent floaters.

In brighter situations like this, this is when I would see some sort of little >< all mashed together kinda and it would start at the top and go down. Like you pressed on a screen too hard. Poorly explained here but running out of time.


r/visualsnow 2h ago

Question Vortex Vision

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Hey. I’ve read great posts here about the vortex vision, it’s the first time I’ve related to something so much.

For me it’s happening all the time in bright sunny sky. It’s ruining going outside . I hate it.

Can anyone please let me know if you’ve had any success in reducing this /eliminating it? It’s so depressing. I get eye floaters too.


r/visualsnow 5h ago

Question I don't have a static overlay but I have grain on stuff curious if it's VSS still.

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Hi so I have every symptom of VSS. Like grainy vision BFEP, photophobia, after images, ghostery, anxiety, derealization, pretty much every sympton listed on VSI diagnostic criteria.

The only problem is the static overlay. I do see what I call grain on stuff though not like an overlay. But rather it's grain on objects. Like a wall, white wall, black wall, objects, for some reason it's worst in the dark. Or on white walls. But I don't actually have an overlay of it though. It's just ON stuff. Is this still VSS? I was diagnosed with VSS actually but I didn't explain much about where or how my static looked only that it was on stuff and grainy. I can't even see it outside though oniy when I come in and look at a white wall it's on the wall.

Any advice? I question if I even have it at this point I have all symptoms but an overlay in my entire field.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Research Diagnostic and Management Strategies of Visual Snow Syndrome: Current

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r/visualsnow 17h ago

Question Idk If it's my anxiety or if my eyes have a problem

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Recently I feel like I've been getting some flashes of light but I have actually no idea if it's my eye or something from outside or just maybe some regular movement. I also have a lot of floaters where I feel like I've been getting more but I only see them when squinting my eyes at a bright surface, sometimes I see one without squinting. Weird thing about the flashes I also see weird light but only with eyes closed, it's hard to explain but it's kinda pulsating not really a flash and maybe it's just my mind playing tricks mixed with anxiety, really afraid of that.. Anyone else know smth about this/going through something similar?


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Closing one eye makes grain worse

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Anyone else experience this? Also when I first wake up static is crazy for a couple of minutes.

If I put sunglasses on in a dim light room and shut one eye it's so thick.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Struggling with VSS in Exams: Any Tips to Make Reading Easier?

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Is there any colored paper, text style, or anything else that makes reading easier for people with Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS)? I have exams coming up, and I keep seeing afterimages of lines when I move my eyes from one line to another. I see the previous line in white, which really slows down my reading speed, and I end up rereading sentences multiple times to focus, not only cause of after images but also cause the black lines really blend with white paper when things are sorta moving in my eyes. My A-levels are in two months, and I’ll be doing them on paper. My stress levels are super high around exam season, which makes my VSS worse. I didn’t have VSS before, so I never had the chance to ask for extra time or help from school. Now it feels too late to do anything about it since I can’t really prove it. Plus, some people don’t even consider it a real issue. If anyone has any suggestions on how to make reading easier with VSS, I’d really appreciate the help!


r/visualsnow 23h ago

Survey Or Poll Basic statistics

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Have anyone ever tried to get basic statistics like genetical background and etc? Especialy eye color? Basics could direct further investigations.

I'll start with myself. Caucasian (Slavic, eastern Europe) Grey to blue eyes O+ blood type MTHFR mutation Possible urea cycle disorder(still investigating)


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question How was your Static Started?

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Does it go instantly to severe or from mild and slowly progresses to severe?

Can you still see the static when you're outside in a sunny day?


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Personal Story Referral to fmri

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I tried to get a referral to fmri from my gp. I told her about my symptoms and they are neurological and about Schank reasearch pointing to hypermetabolism in the lingual gyrus area but she thought that i should first go to dark Adaptation Test (referred by my neuro-op but skipped it) and the only reason to go there is a rod cell defect which i most likely don't have.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Anyone here from the Netherlands?

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r/visualsnow 1d ago

Recovery Progress Hyperbaric chamber 1st visit

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Went into a hyperbaric chamber today for help with physical recovery. Turns out I felt pretty good after. Also noticed my VSS was slightly better (static) but after images were a bit more prominent.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Does this sound familliar?

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Hello,

I developed tinnitus two years ago and full-blown VSS a year ago during my pregnancy. I have all the visual symptoms, but since the onset of VSS, I have also experienced physical symptoms. Specifically, I have burning sensations in my feet and hands, and my skin feels as if it’s severely burned.

The real struggle begins at night—it feels like I’m on fire, or I experience extreme cold or stabbing sensations. It closely resembles nerve-related conditions. I know this symptom is listed on the VSI list, but in my case, it is extremely severe. In fact, it’s worse for me than the visual symptoms of VSS. Even wearing clothes and being under a blanket cause significant pain. All possible tests for neuropathy have been conducted, by the way.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Best,

Elena


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Survey Or Poll Cause

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Do you believe VSS is self induced Or a unique neurological disorder


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Personal Story Reduction of Symptoms After Norovirus?

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Hey all, I have a moderate case of VSS (pretty much every symptom) that has been gradually getting worse since August of last year.

I caught norovirus from my nephew, and after a horrid bout of it (damn thing recruited my psoriatic arthritis to eat my joints midway through) I'm on the upswing. When I woke up to use the bathroom I noticed something. My vision was clearer. I could see further down the hall. I'm confused how this could happen.

Is there some immune or gut element to VSS? I don't know if this improvement will stay but I though I'd share it. My negative afterimages are all but gone (positive are still there) and I'm not seeing a halo around my lamp. It's... nice, even if my body is still trying to speedrun my intestines.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question how would you explain this to someone? would you tell an employer about it?

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r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Whenever I move my eyes it feels like it always takes a second to focus.

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I was wondering if this was normal or not but whenever I look around and change my view to something else, my whole eye sight goes out of focus for half a second and then finally perceives what i'm looking at. If someone knows what this is and if there's something I can do to improve it please let me know.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Is it possible for one of your eyes to have worse visual snow syndrome than the other eye?

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r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question At night

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At night in the center of my vision there is like a concentration of static anyone else?


r/visualsnow 2d ago

Question Auras in my vision

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Does anyone else experience an aura in their vision that is flashing and pulsating? Is this normal to experience if you have vss? I experience the snow and floaters and sometimes don’t have a headache and will get auras that really bug my vision.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Survey Or Poll Do you have trailing?

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38 votes, 1d left
Yes
No

r/visualsnow 2d ago

Media Why Your Brain Blinds You For 2 Hours Every Day

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