Talk:Pathologic nystagmus

message: The article covers a lot of interesting information about nystagmus,
but so what if a person has it?
 Are they disabled or impaired in any way?
 Is quality of life reduced?
 Is there something they can't do as a result of nystagmus?
75.15.215.161 (talk) 05:30, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: What disability if any is a result of nystagmus

message: how can i cure my son's recently aquired nystagmus?
: please tell me you're not asking a question about your son's health on a free-for-all, online encyclopedia. cuz it sure as hell looks like it. riana 12:01, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: There is a percentage of people that can induce nystagmus voluntarily (one source says 8% of people), but suffer no episodes of unwanted nystagmus. I am actually one of those people.   There should be something added on this as well.
:This is called voluntary nystagmus.  It's rare, where people can oscillate their eyes rapidly (they converge their eyes on something very close to their eyes, practically crossing them).  It's as notable as people who can wiggle their ears. Gaviidae 12:34, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can do both. my grandfather used to be a pediatrician, and he would shake his eyes, wiggle his ears.  Whatever it took to distract his patients while he gave them their shots.  Since I can do these things too, It would be my guess that they are hereditary. --68.118.77.126 03:23, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never heard of being able to induce this condition merely by deciding to do so -- that's kinda cool and kinda scary -- but it's easy to induce this given a little prep time and an open floor.  Just play the Turn-Around Game.  Look at the floor and whirl until you're getting too dizzy to stand.  The eye movement after-effect (which makes the room seem to spin) is either the same as this or extremely similar. Kilyle (talk) 01:04, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

text: I, too, have voluntary nystagmus. I was "diagnosed" with this by my optometrist, so it isn't fake. I really want to see a subsection of this article contain something about voluntary nystagmus since it is a very real thing. Sp!ke (talk) 08:32, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voluntarily induced Nystagmus 

message: I know nothing about Nystagmums, so I don't know how to include this, but I have read that LSD is known to cause horizontal and PCP is known to cause both horizontal and vertical, to a much greater extent than LSD. Anaraug 16:00, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Something like that would be covered under "pathological acquired nystagmus" (being drug induced in some way, shape, or form), which the article already states "is mostly a temporary condition and stops spontaneously". Some drugs such as Lyrica, gabapentin, and baclofen all have a rare side effect of causing temporary nystagus. (Ironically, these same drugs are the drugs used to damper the effects of nystagmus). Utopianheaven 09:23, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drug Induced 

message: Is there any documentation or studies that have shown that prolonged inhalation of 2nd hand smoke or sudphedrine can cause Nystagmus?
How about Lamisil Induced Nystagmus?
I have been using Lamisil (Terbinafine Hydrochloride) topical cream for about a week and have had a very severe episode of Nystagmus along with Vertigo - enough to nearly make me fall over while sitting at a stop light on a motorcycle.  I have been off the Lamisil for 3 days but am still experiencing some residual balance disorder hoping that it eventually clears up.
P.H. July 10, 2006
     Suphedrine (Pseudoephedrine) is a CNS stimulant on its own, most of which are known to cause nystagmus.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.114.119.94 (talk) 10:36, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drug Induced Nystagmus 

message: "A japanese couple have made a prospection about Nystagmus and they discovered that those people usually have a better IQ than other people "
This needs reformulation, evidence backup, a change of verb and a period at the end. I have exams in two days so somebody else do it.
Orimlig 01:02, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  unsupported japanese couple -part 

message: My Taber's Medical Dictionary (16th Ed) actually states that the slow and fast states aren't necessary for diagnosis. "Constant, involuntary, cyclical movement of the eyeball."  Labyrinthene, vestibular, or aural nystagmus is caused by some disease or problem in the laberynthine vestibular apparatus in the ear (including inflammation).
Other interesting causes include occupational (miners from working in darkness and near-darkness) and those who drive trains where the tracks and poles are moving constantly while the driver tries to keep his/her eyes on the center of the track (opticokinetic nystagmus). Interesting stuff.  Gaviidae 12:34, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Miners' nystagmus" is now widely accepted to have been something other than a physical disease. See for instance http://jhs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/26/5/399 William Avery (talk) 20:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Interesting Idea

message: The article says, "Nystagmus is very noticeable." This is not cited. Is it the case? Is it always the case? I know someone with longtime diagnosed nystagmus, and no one would be able to tell from appearance alone. This should be cited or clarified.--Gloriamarie 09:24, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Noticeable??

message: Could we get a pause button on that video?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.205.93.124 (talk) 15:59, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Video 

message: It appears that it could be useful to merge the two types of nystagmus into one article here.
Some terms, such as post rotational nystagmus, downbeat nystagmus, and upbeat nystagmus occur in both articles. Facts707 (talk) 18:09, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the majority: articles should be merged.  Nothing to it but to do it. Currently working on another project, but if no one has touched this when I've finished, I'll take a crack at it.
Garvin  Talk 04:42, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like the merge has happened.  Thanks to whoever did that.  Rytyho usa (talk) 00:16, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge two types of nystagmus?

message: I also support merging the two articles for the same reason as the two comments above.  An additional reason is that having the information spread across two articles does not help those who are suffering from the condition.  I was recently diagnosed with the condition myself and wasted a lot of time flipping between the two pages to deteremine how the conditions were different.  This would be much more easily done with a compare/contrast, or similarities/differences section.
Rxphair (talk) 13:05, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: merging would be more useful for sufferers looking for treatment

message: It's obvious, not sure why people are discussing 'physiological' versus 'pathological', or why there are two articles. There should be a single article on nystagmus. No-brainer. Someone was asleep at the wheel.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.122.169.161 (talk) 11:03, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the majority: articles should be merged.  Nothing to it but to do it. Currently working on another project, but if no one has touched this when I've finished, I'll take a crack at it.
Garvin  Talk 04:42, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like the merge has happened.  Thanks to whoever did that.  Rytyho usa (talk) 00:16, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge into single article called 'nystagmus'

message: My wife has nystagmus. I've noticed that when she's mentally 'unfocussed' ('daydreaming'), the nystagmus drops to another level, and comes (almost) to a stand still. Also, when under stress (like: Being at the doctor), makes the nystagmus more severe. Is this a normal aspect of nystagmus, if so, should it be added to the article? If it is an unknown aspect, perhaps it should be added as well...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by ChristW (talk • contribs) 08:33, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds Like MS  Quicksilver1234 (talk) 08:23, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Jeez, don't go around telling people they have MS, he didn't say anything to indicate that - apparently his wife has nystagmus diagnosed, daydreams and goes to doctor. And, yes, that sounds absolutely normal, nystagmus is usualy considered neurological condition, naturaly it has something to do with brain ~~Xil (talk) 18:24, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Nystagmus brain activity related?