Anyone here familiar with the effects of eyestrain?

[camrogers]

Been getting a weird kind of tingly giddiness lately that comes and goes in rushes. Often punctuated by a quickly-peaking-then-dying rushing sound in the ears (as opposed to, say, the legs, I guess.) Mildly disorienting, feels weird, makes it a little difficult to concentrate. Can feel a little head-rushy I guess.

Does this sound familiar to anyone familiar with the effects of eyestrain?

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[greylock.livejournal.com]

That doesn't like any eyestrain I've ever had, which is more of the throbbing behind the eyes/blurry vision type.

[p-cat.livejournal.com]

That sounds like you're about to faint. Have you had your blood pressure tested lately?

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

No, but it'd be weird if that was it. My pressure and iron levels have always been really healthy.

Guess I'll just make an appointment with the GP. Nuts.

[p-cat.livejournal.com]

It could also be low blood sugar.

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

That'd be weird. But then, I don't get that much actual sugar nowadays.

What gets me is the ear thing. It's like when you pop your ears, but compressed into about a half-second, accompanied by a momentary mental and visual disconnect. Not uncomfortable, just unpleasant and a bit weird.

[drwally.livejournal.com]

No that is a tumor.

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

I hate you.

[belegdel.livejournal.com]

Sounds like something I've experienced off and on for years.
I passed out a couple of times years back. Doctors found zip.

Any sense of Deja-vu just before? (serious question, I always get powerful Deja-vu just before it starts)

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's interesting if nothing else. No deja-vu for me, just a quick sort of ear-pop, disorientation, and it's over.

I'll call the doctor, set something up.

Still, deja-vu? That's pretty special. Hard to believe they couldn't work out what it was.

[belegdel.livejournal.com]

Hard to believe they couldn't work out what it was.

Pfft, in my experience of the medical profession it's par for the course.

It happens once or twice a year, it lasts about 2 minutes at most and I'm fine afterwards. I imagine they'd have to be imaging or taking blood at just the right time, or the evidence is gone.
I'm not dead yet. And they did a scan to check for tumors etc (mind you, I had to ask that they do the scan, the doctor didn't seem to think it was necessary *boggle*)

The Deja-vu part is indeed special. But that's the brain for you.

Oh hey, yay for the internet. Deja-vu is an aura symptom for seizures.

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

Oh... yay.

[matcha-pocky.livejournal.com]

My best guesses would be

1. Anxiety
2. Circulatory disorder
3. Horrible degenerative neurological condition
4. Nothing that will ever be diagnosed

This is, of course, my professional opinion as a medical receptionist.

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

1. I feel better than I have in years - symptoms notwithstanding.
2. I reckon that might be it.
3. Do you smell treacle?
4. Go science.