Comments on: Flicker Vertigo Revisited http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/ Just another idiot's ramblings Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Winkslandscape http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Winkslandscape Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-465 Dr Bucha 1950's "bucha" effect he discovered it Dr Bucha 1950′s “bucha” effect he discovered it

]]> By: Priya http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Priya Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:30:00 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-458 I have been living with this for the past 30 years or so thinking it an anomaly that I can share with noone else...everytime I sit near the window of a moving vehicle with the sun playing hide & seek with the trees, I feel myself losing control over my eyes(increased flickering of eyelids) & loss of awareness of surroundings; then last week, I came across an episode of "House", where  epilepsy is induced in a  patient by making her face a rapidly flickering light ....it made me sit up and realise that mine may not be an isolated case as I have thought before; but.. it is not a debilitating condition so far; all I need to do is scrunch my face up tight or turn away from the pretty sight and I'm allright; still, its nice to know that I'm not alone with this "condition"! I have been living with this for the past 30 years or so thinking it an anomaly that I can share with noone else…everytime I sit near the window of a moving vehicle with the sun playing hide & seek with the trees, I feel myself losing control over my eyes(increased flickering of eyelids) & loss of awareness of surroundings; then last week, I came across an episode of “House”, where  epilepsy is induced in a  patient by making her face a rapidly flickering light ….it made me sit up and realise that mine may not be an isolated case as I have thought before; but.. it is not a debilitating condition so far; all I need to do is scrunch my face up tight or turn away from the pretty sight and I’m allright; still, its nice to know that I’m not alone with this “condition”!

]]> By: Jsolodar http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Jsolodar Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-453 If you do a search on photosensitive epilepsy, you'll find quite a bit of information about "flicker vertigo," a term I only recently came across. The prevalence is clearly much higher than people realize. The majority of physicians are not familiar with it, either, although a good amount of research has been published. See my site: www.videogameseizures.org Jessica Solodar If you do a search on photosensitive epilepsy, you’ll find quite a bit of information about “flicker vertigo,” a term I only recently came across. The prevalence is clearly much higher than people realize. The majority of physicians are not familiar with it, either, although a good amount of research has been published.
See my site: http://www.videogameseizures.org
Jessica Solodar

]]> By: iamthechad http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-446 iamthechad Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:03:06 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-446 Thanks for the heads-up about Bucha effect. It sounds very similar to flicker vertigo, and it actually has some supporting documentation. Thanks for the heads-up about Bucha effect. It sounds very similar to flicker vertigo, and it actually has some supporting documentation.

]]> By: iamthechad http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-439 iamthechad Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:03:06 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-439 Thanks for the heads-up about Bucha effect. It sounds very similar to flicker vertigo, and it actually has some supporting documentation. Thanks for the heads-up about Bucha effect. It sounds very similar to flicker vertigo, and it actually has some supporting documentation.

]]> By: Aquarius http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Aquarius Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:41:27 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-438 Googled my way here. I can just add that I also have the problem with sunshine through trees while driving (or in a train). It gets unbearable after a while. There is another wikipedia article named "Bucha effect" about it. <br><br>I have also had to leave several musical concerts (which I had payed quite a bit of money for) as the stroboscopes where in that "annying" frequency range :( Googled my way here. I can just add that I also have the problem with sunshine through trees while driving (or in a train). It gets unbearable after a while. There is another wikipedia article named “Bucha effect” about it.

I have also had to leave several musical concerts (which I had payed quite a bit of money for) as the stroboscopes where in that “annying” frequency range :(

]]> By: iamthechad http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-434 iamthechad Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:08:03 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-434 It's frustrating that doctors refuse to acknowledge flicker vertigo. The times that I did see a doctor for dizziness, he never thought that it could be the flickering lights causing the problem. At my last job, we kept the overhead lights off. At my current job, the ballasts are new enough that the lights don't flicker. I haven't had dizziness issues at my last two jobs. I certainly don't think it's a coincidence. I wish you luck with your vertigo - hopefully you have a doctor who's willing to look at the evidence. It's frustrating that doctors refuse to acknowledge flicker vertigo. The times that I did see a doctor for dizziness, he never thought that it could be the flickering lights causing the problem. At my last job, we kept the overhead lights off. At my current job, the ballasts are new enough that the lights don't flicker. I haven't had dizziness issues at my last two jobs. I certainly don't think it's a coincidence. I wish you luck with your vertigo – hopefully you have a doctor who's willing to look at the evidence.

]]> By: iamthechad http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-433 iamthechad Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:25:15 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-433 Ugh. No thanks. Makes my head spin just thinking about that! Ugh. No thanks. Makes my head spin just thinking about that!

]]> By: susy http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-432 susy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:18:12 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-432 I just had an episode of Vertigo that I believe was caused by my bathroom light fixture going out.<br>While I was in the shower, it started flickering, and after 5 minutes of this, I became really dizzy and sick to my stomach. The vertigo lasted for about 20 hours. I saw a doctor and he dismissed the strobing light as a cause. I was so sure he was wrong, that I got online to see if anyone else had experienced something similar. I saw the articles you mentioned on Flicker Veritgo and I'm convinced this is what happened to me. As an aside, I also drink a lof of drinks with aspartame. I just had an episode of Vertigo that I believe was caused by my bathroom light fixture going out.
While I was in the shower, it started flickering, and after 5 minutes of this, I became really dizzy and sick to my stomach. The vertigo lasted for about 20 hours. I saw a doctor and he dismissed the strobing light as a cause. I was so sure he was wrong, that I got online to see if anyone else had experienced something similar. I saw the articles you mentioned on Flicker Veritgo and I'm convinced this is what happened to me. As an aside, I also drink a lof of drinks with aspartame.

]]> By: Jason Dempsy http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Jason Dempsy Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:41:15 +0000 http://www.megatome.com/2006/12/18/flicker-vertigo-revisited/#comment-431 Ther are several methods of inducing Flicker Vertigo, two of which are to close your eyes in a darkened room and flash a flashlight across your eyes at varying frequencies or--of a more exotic nature--use a stoboscopic tachometer at low frequencies. You will experience some interesting results; unusual shapes, interesting sensations...etc. I don't recommend doing it. Ther are several methods of inducing Flicker Vertigo, two of which are to close your eyes in a darkened room and flash a flashlight across your eyes at varying frequencies or–of a more exotic nature–use a stoboscopic tachometer at low frequencies. You will experience some interesting results; unusual shapes, interesting sensations…etc. I don't recommend doing it.

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