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Managing Visual Snow
@MatthewRenze
#VisualSnowInitiative
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Is it possible to be in mental, physical, or emotional pain but
to not be suffering?
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February 7, 2014
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_field_entoptic_phenomenon
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Other Symptoms
Visual
Vibration in text
Trailing images
Bright-light issues
Night-vision issues
Halos at night
Tactile
Pulsating buzzing
Fine tremors
Auditory
Loud-noise issues
Conversation issues
Environmental-noise issues
Ear pop/click noise
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Source: Mayo Clinic
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Source: Dr. Sletten - Central Sensitization Syndromehttps://youtu.be/8defN4iIbho
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Source: Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow
“continuous tiny dots in the entire visual field similar to noise of an
analog television”
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow Syndrome
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow Syndrome
Palinopsia
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow Syndrome
Palinopsia
Entoptic phenomena
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow Syndrome
Palinopsia
Entoptic phenomena
Photophobia
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow Syndrome
Palinopsia
Entoptic phenomena
Photophobia
Nyctalopia
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Visual Snow Syndrome
Palinopsia
Entoptic phenomena
Photophobia
Nyctalopia
Tinnitus
Source: Brain 2014: 137; 1419–1428http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/137/5/1419.long
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Source: Headache 2014: 54: 957–966http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/head.12378/abstract
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Source: Headache 2014: 54: 957–966http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/head.12378/abstract
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Let’s take a moment…
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What to Do Now?
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Source: Mayo Clinic
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Disclaimer
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Symptom Aggravators
Stress
Lack of sleep
Cold/flu
Screen time
Alcohol
Caffeine
Sodium
Sugar
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Benefits
Concentration
Non-judgement
Equanimity
Egolessness
Compassion
Sustainability
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Meditation reduces pain-related neural activity in the anterior cingulate cortex, insula, secondary somatosensory cortex, and thalamus
Source: Frontiers in Psychology 2014;5:1489https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25566158
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Amygdala
Default-mode network
Cortical thickness
Anterior cingulate cortex
Prefrontal cortex
Hippocampus
Insula
Other Structural and Functional Changes
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Disclaimer
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While I still have to dealwith my symptoms…
… I am no longer suffering from them
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SymptomsNegativeresponse
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SymptomsNegativeresponse
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SymptomsNegativeresponse
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SymptomsNegativeresponse
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SymptomsNegativeresponse
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SymptomsNegativeresponse
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Easier said than done.
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To those of youwho still struggle:
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1. There is hope.
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1. There is hope.
2. Don’t give up.
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1. There is hope.
2. Don’t give up.
3. Try to reframe.
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Be empathetic
Be mindful
Enjoy life
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Where to Go Next?
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www.dhamma.org
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It is possible to be in mental, physical, or emotional pain but
to not be suffering.
Suffering is how we respond to pain.
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Thank You!
Matthew Renze
Data Science Consultant
Renze Consulting
Twitter: @matthewrenze
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.matthewrenze.com