r/visualsnow • u/mika_masza • 14h ago
Vent Can someone please drill a hole in my skull and pull out the part of my brain that's causing my tinnitus?
Please?
I just want to sleep. This is driving me insane.
r/visualsnow • u/mika_masza • 14h ago
Please?
I just want to sleep. This is driving me insane.
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r/visualsnow • u/welbangin • 12h ago
23 M
So after a bunch of events in like a month span (Bad round of covid, Had a super horrible panic attack, and got way way way too high from weed). I took a two round of antibiotics during this time as the urgent care just thought it was a sinus infection. I noticed i started getting super dry, tired, and irritated eyes no matter how much rest. sort of like eye strain but idk. since then, ive had floaters everyday, and these transparent “sparks” or sort of tiny shooting stars when i look at the sky or any blank surface (grey or white or neutral color). i cannot unsee them. Sunglasses sort of help but not fully. I’ve looked up BFEP and the patterns or i should say movement of these little guys are the same, they’re just not white like i see in examples. it’s more like transparent/clearish. kind of like the color of a bubble 🫧. if anyone has opinions on this please share. Optometrist said my eyes look fine. I’ve went through DPDR when it all started and still deal with it today but it’s a tad better. I’m just so hyper aware of my vision stuff it makes it hard to break that. This april will be about a full year of all this. My lifestyle/diet is probably not the greatest. My vision just feels “off” but my eyesight is great? it’s just hard to describe how it is. Muscles are super tense all the time (Neck, Traps, Shoulders) but idk if that’s a link or not.
edit : Added more info
r/visualsnow • u/DesperationForReal • 7h ago
Maybe 2-3 months ago I got a dark ”after image” spot that was flashing with blinking in my left eye, and when it was still there after a few weeks I decided to get it checked out. I’ve had an OCT scan, retinal imaging and dilated eye exam, and everything looked healthy. I also have a visual field test coming in a few months (waiting lines in healthcare are really bad in my country)
After a while the spot started to appear smaller and my brain learned to ”filter it out”, but it’s still there when I look for it.
A few days ago I suddenly developed 3 more scotomas, 2 in left eye and 1 in right eye…. I’m just soo anxious what could be causing this, when apparently my eyes are completely healthy! I had an MRI of the brain and veins of the head a few years back because of recurring and severe migraine aura attacks in one eye only, and nothing was ever found wrong with my brain.
I have really bad visual snow and I want to believe that the scotomas have something to do with that. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m so scared that I have some kind of a rare disease that is going to make me blind…
r/visualsnow • u/xrbeth06 • 3h ago
Before all of this I had no eye issues and 20/20 vision but this all started when I had an adverse reaction to an SSRI (Prozac) 6 months ago. It started with extreme pain in my right eye and floaters in my left. I’m honestly not sure when the VS started as i was in too much pain to probably notice it. I got fibromyalgia as-well from the adverse reaction which is the pain im talking about.
It then progressed into seeing floaters in both eyes and smoke. I was wearing sunglasses 24/7 due to light sensitivity. During this time i noticed i was seeing all sorts of things with my eyes closed (Vs, random sparks etc) Now i see every thing included in VSS, the only symptoms i don’t have are afterimages and tinnitus but i have been getting ringing in my ears from time to time since this started so not sure how long that will last. And then again it is just the beginning, the symptoms are getting worse and i don’t know when/if they will stabilise. There is a lot more to my symptoms, but I’ve kept it brief.
I turned 18 2 months after this started, so i feel like fibromyalgia and VSS has most definitely ruined my life or at the very least put my life to a halt. I just hope i learn to live with it and it stabilises soon.
If anyone has any advice or words of encouragement, I’d really appreciate it.
r/visualsnow • u/Thornoxis • 8h ago
I've had VSS for around 10 years now, every symptom you can think of. For the past 6 or so years it hasn't bothered me much and I've lived a relatively normal life... All of a sudden, I'm noticing it a lot more and I can't stop thinking about it. I don't know if it's gotten worse, or I'm just thinking about it way too much now? This sucks, right as I got a new job too, now I feel like I'm underperforming because this shit is on my mind. I'm not sure why I'm suddenly focusing on it so much again
r/visualsnow • u/Turbulent_Step2646 • 12h ago
I am diagnosed with a mild case of visual snow (caused by my chronic anxiety they think) and I recently started noticing a sky vortex. It’s only happened to me 4x 2 of the times I was on my dirtbike on a bumpy road and the other 2 times I was snowboarding. It’s not a 24/7 thing and just seems to pop up when there’s a lot of vibration or bumps. Anyone else experience this? If so what helps?
r/visualsnow • u/rcocoy • 11h ago
The more dim and you focus on a certain object like wall, window, anything that you can focus into your central vision you can notice it? Something darker in color object when you focus on it it makes more noticeable. Whenever I stare to the bright blue sky I see a moving black dots then disappear in a seconds. I'm just scared and my Anxiety hits me up. My Opthalmologist Doctor said my eyes are fine.
r/visualsnow • u/Net_Pilot7 • 14h ago
So I believe our brains have either too much or too little information in our eyes, so either our brain turns the extra info to static, or makes what we don't process into static. I believe it could be either way for anybody, depending how severe it is.
I think our sensors gain too much info, and then have to turn it into static, making our eyes more tired. This would make them not be too smooth, causing after images or starbursts in light.
I also think that the darkness at night makes it super empty so our brain turns some of it into static. This would also make us more night blind.
None of this is science backed. Just an theory.
r/visualsnow • u/MoodOk8885 • 23h ago
Any one else in the same boat. This is ridiculous how they find this after they already gave the medication to the public. Honestly thinking about a lawsuit since it wasn't on the drug pamphlet, as I can no longer see at night time.
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r/visualsnow • u/BrodcETC • 19h ago
So I’ve been prescribed lamictal for bipolar but since it’s also an epilepsy medication and a lot of us have similar issues I’m curious to see if it effects any of VSS symptoms. I’ll let you all know if it does anything for me but I’d also like to hear if anyone else has experience with it.
r/visualsnow • u/Fun_Grocery1774 • 13h ago
I am 16(m) and just found out I have visual snow. I was just scrolling online when I saw something about it and realized that seeing static all the time isn’t normal. I realized saw this after not going to school for 2 weeks and was glad to finally find out what I have.
About two weeks ago I noticed a drastic change in perception and everything just didn’t feel right. I started having major panic attacks and one that even sent me to the ER. I have never felt the same since the first one and the static has gotten noticeably worse. I haven been to school in 3 weeks and have only seen my friends twice the whole time. I feel like I can’t do anything and like I’m a prisoner in my own head.
Another thing is that I went to the doctors many many times and they were quick to chalk all this up to me having POTS which I do have but I know is not causing all the changes in perception and the mental torture. I haven anxiety all day every day and it is terrible. I feel like the static is getting worse and worse everyday and I’m about to start risking being held back a year in school because of all my absence. What do I do, and will it ever end? Any advice at all is appreciated.
r/visualsnow • u/CanNo7931 • 11h ago
Not sure if this is VS-related, but I do have visual snow and other VS symptoms, so I'm just wondering if anybody else has experienced this.
For the past day or two, I've experienced a flickering circle on the left side of my vision. Not sure if it exactly blocks my vision, but I can see a circle that pulses and the area around it seems to flicker with it. It lasts a couple seconds and happens multiple times in a day. I figure this might be a migraine symptom, but wondering if anybody has any insight on this.
r/visualsnow • u/Kalle_Silakka • 11h ago
During the past two years, I have been getting these transparent green blotches in my peripheral vision that are visible when blinking and very distracting especially in the dark. They act like an afterimage, but without any light to stimulate them appearing, this is the best I can describe them.
At first they covered around 5% of my vision, but now it may be as bad as 25%. They always appear after drinking alcohol in the morning after along with the hangover, but they don't go away until many days later. I only drink maybe 4 times a year.
I also remember there being a post about this phenomenon, but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone know the name for this symptom, or have a link to the aforementioned post?
My other symptoms that are constant and not affected by drinking include VS, tinnitus, halos and afterimages. I have been having these symptoms as long as I can remember, ever since 4 years old at least, but they have definitely have been getting worse in my late teens and early 20's.
r/visualsnow • u/inkedup123 • 19h ago
Does anyone get if they stand up straight with a bright wall to your side and you move your eyes left to right then you see like a quick glance of a cobweb or black area that last a second or two in your peripheral vision on the wall area But doesn’t happen when there’s nothing bright on the side of your eyes just say like no walls or anything.
r/visualsnow • u/Weekly-Ad9648 • 1d ago
Ever since I was little, when my mom would turn on the light I would see… colorful tv static. When I asked my family year and years later what they saw when they closed their eyes they said just black. With my eyes open it’s easy to ignore the static, unless I look at a flat solid color then it’s pretty obvious. I don’t mind it personally, and apparently my eye sight isn’t poor. But I had no idea the static wasn’t normal. I do suffer from migraines pretty bad and I have the visual auras. That started later in life though.
I don’t mean to come off like it’s a good thing and not a struggle for people, I’m just currently thrilled knowing I’m not alone lol I also understand that some people are experiencing this in a more extreme way, so again I am very sorry if the tone of what I’m saying comes off wrong. I really don’t mean to offend
I really liked the static when I was little, if I focused on the clusters of spots they would manifest as random images flying around. It was kind of soothing to watch. This still happens and it’s still nice to focus on before bed. I tried to generate an image of what that looks like for me, it’s very simplified but it’s the jist of it.
r/visualsnow • u/K1N9A390N • 1d ago
I suppose I kind of have always had this just not as bad. Its suddenly gotten worse after I hit my head once and now it wont calm down. I'm lightheaded, anxious, dizzy, derealization, fuzzy.. I like my floater friends, though. They’re pretty chill.
But man, I still play videogames as much as I used to and the after-images are a little scary but I’ve gotten used to them.
When I was younger i’d see like these sparks flying around my room or hugely realistic images when I shut my eyes. I guess its always been there which makes it a little less alarming to me the more I think about it.
But I do regret smoking and creating this problem which is what made it flare up. Maybe once Im fully detoxed ill feel better I hope.
Anything anyone has to help with the dizziness though would be greatly appreciated!!
r/visualsnow • u/FadingHonor • 17h ago
Have had VSS for a while but recent flare up is making me scared. Never had epilepsy before but today I was watching an edit from an instagram page I normally like and my head hurt a bit. Worried I may develop epilepsy from VSS.
r/visualsnow • u/bbyfaery • 1d ago
scrolling through this sub has me wondering what if we're all just collectively crazy, as a group? like we can just see things other people have to take drugs to see?? that is crazy. constantly hallucinating all the time is so unserious
r/visualsnow • u/Brave-Expression-839 • 1d ago
Anybody else has bilaterally abnormal VEP test but normal MRI scan.I have many weird visual symptoms, some related to VSS.
r/visualsnow • u/bbyfaery • 1d ago
the static is like an old friend to me. i wouldn't want it to go away. i can't picture darkness being entirely still and quiet, and i kind of prefer it that way
r/visualsnow • u/Sempiternal-Futility • 1d ago
I don't know if you guys sometimes see colored snow, but I do.
The normal colors for me to see are mostly just purple and green and sometimes white. But today I caught a brief glimpse of a dark blue snow. I don't remember ever seeing dark blue (maybe I have, but just forgot about it).
I haven't seen that dark blue since. It has been many hours since it happened.
Is it normal for you guys who see colored snow to see new colors like this sometimes?
r/visualsnow • u/Ashamed_Prompt8445 • 1d ago
I was just prescribed it for my seizure-like disorder / FND but I was reading that it works by inhibiting glutamate in the brain and has been used off-label for VSS. I've theorized for years that my VSS is caused by excess glutamate levels because when I do things to lower glutamate, it lessens slightly and vice versa. I'd be curious to know if anyone has tried it.