Visual snow (VS) is the persisting visual symptom of seeing snow or television-like static across their visual field. The snow and static tends to be worse in the dark, but can be seen in all lighting conditions.VS should not be confused with normal entoptic phenomena or vitreous floaters. While these two conditions also cause you to see spots and floating objects, this is not the same as VS.There is no known cause for visual snow. Through documented case studies illegal and legal drug usage can sometimes lead to VS, but little is known on the specific causes. A few connections between HPPD, auto-immune disease, and lyme disease have been found. However, far more cases of visual snow have no connection at all to another condition.Although the vision is affected, very few people have had irregular eye test results. Most come back within normal range, leading doctors to believe that patients may be making their symptoms up. CT scans and MRIs also tend to come back normal, again stumping doctors. It is more likely to be an undetectable chemical imbalance in the brain.The term visual snow is rather limiting for the condition as there are numerous symptoms that patients experience above and beyond visual snow. Many people also see after images, vitreous floaters, entopic phenomenon, glare, halos, starbursts, trails, palinopsia, double vision, odd colors and shapes. Many sufferers also have non-visual symptoms such as fatigue, tinnitus or depersonalization and derealisation.There currently is no established treatment for visual snow. Many patients have tried migraine medication with little to no success. Other have tried herbs, cleansing, acupuncture, and chiropractors, again with little to no success.It is important for you to realize that this is a 24/7 condition for these sufferers. The symptoms do not ever go away. Even with their eyes closed they see the static, afterimages and other disturbing visual images. With the help of a handful of caring doctors, the Eye on Vision Foundation strives to raise funds for research into finding a treatment.
I don't have anything resembling tinnitus either, thankfully.
YES. It's so fucking weird. I sometimes trigger it when I'm laying down at night, but I can make it go away at will. It seems to have a very specific trigger but I haven't been able to isolate it yet.I tried looking it up, and apparently little is known about it.
Looks like what I see in low light, sorta grainy....now that I focus on my sight... I can kinda see it. It's not that pronounced as the gif, it's not easily noticeable. Might be worth mentioning I get tinnitus after a loud night out, but I'd attribute that to alcohol.
i only experience it in the dark
If you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?
Seems similar to cataracts.
Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the dark
Quote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snow
Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, though
Quote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:03:11 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, thoughIt's not to do with wax buildup is it?It could also be an odd presentation of tinnitus mind you, I don't know much about it beyond occasionally hearing EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and in dead silence hearing an eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sort of noise.
I've had it all my life and I'm pretty sure i made a thread about it a long time ago
Quote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:08:29 PMI've had it all my life and I'm pretty sure i made a thread about it a long time agoi remember that thread
Quote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:03:11 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, thoughyoure hearing The Hum
Quote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:11:05 PMQuote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:08:29 PMI've had it all my life and I'm pretty sure i made a thread about it a long time agoi remember that threadpretty sure i made it in '97
Quote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:12:04 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:11:05 PMQuote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:08:29 PMI've had it all my life and I'm pretty sure i made a thread about it a long time agoi remember that threadpretty sure i made it in '97yeah it was the exact same day The Fat of the Land was released
Quote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:10:29 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:03:11 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, thoughyoure hearing The Humi am one of humanity's select few chosen to fulfill the prophecy of Taos, New Mexico
Quote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:12:37 PMQuote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:10:29 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:03:11 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, thoughyoure hearing The Humi am one of humanity's select few chosen to fulfill the prophecy of Taos, New Mexicoof course the jew thinks its the chosen one
Quote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:18:46 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:12:37 PMQuote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:10:29 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:03:11 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, thoughyoure hearing The Humi am one of humanity's select few chosen to fulfill the prophecy of Taos, New Mexicoof course the jew thinks its the chosen onehey man that's like a type of stereo and that's not cool
Quote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:23:29 PMQuote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:18:46 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:12:37 PMQuote from: ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ᶰᶦᶜᵉ ᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ on October 15, 2016, 04:10:29 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 04:03:11 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:37:13 PMQuote from: Almazbek Atambayev on October 15, 2016, 03:33:17 PMQuote from: Mr. Psychologist on October 15, 2016, 03:31:02 PMIf you focus on a blank wall, can you see them in ordinary daylight?actually, now that i look, i do experience it in daylight, though not as pronounced as in the darkthen that sounds like visual snowthe thing is, i have this sort of reverse tinnitus, where every now and then (usually at night when i'm trying to sleep, which only amplifies its annoyance) i get this low-pitched hum in one ear, instead of the high-pitched ringing usually associated with tinnitus it hasn't been a problem lately, thoughyoure hearing The Humi am one of humanity's select few chosen to fulfill the prophecy of Taos, New Mexicoof course the jew thinks its the chosen onehey man that's like a type of stereo and that's not cooli apologize Greatest Ally™
Quote from: clum clum on October 15, 2016, 03:05:00 PMYES. It's so fucking weird. I sometimes trigger it when I'm laying down at night, but I can make it go away at will. It seems to have a very specific trigger but I haven't been able to isolate it yet.I tried looking it up, and apparently little is known about it.Yeah, it's a pretty odd and barely understood condition.The study that was published recently, from what I understood, suggested a link to migraines and the region of the brain implicated in migraines but that people don't need to have them to be someone experiencing visual snow.
Visual Snow
