Can a fan trigger seizure?

Some ceiling fans can rotate at a fast speed. Looking at light through them could be a seizure trigger.

What type of lighting effect can trigger a seizure in a person with epilepsy?

Photosensitive epilepsy is when seizures are triggered by flashing lights or contrasting light and dark patterns. Photosensitive epilepsy is not common but it may be diagnosed when you have an EEG test. Flashing or patterned effects can make people with or without epilepsy feel disorientated, uncomfortable or unwell.

Can noises trigger seizures?

They may be triggered by specific sounds, such as a ringing telephone or speech, but in most cases the seizures do not have any recognized triggers. In most affected people, seizures are infrequent and effectively controlled with medication.

Are people with epilepsy sensitive?

Many people are not aware they are sensitive to flickering lights or to certain kinds of patterns until they have a seizure.

Why is epilepsy triggered by flashing lights?

Certain patterns of light — flashing bright lights at particular frequencies — synchronize cells within the visual cortex. If the neurons then fire through their networks at too high a level, they can recruit other neurons into a hyper-synchronous discharge. That’s what happens in the brain during a seizure.

Can music help with seizures?

While some people’s seizures are triggered by music, more and more research is finding that music could actually help treat epilepsy too. Several studies on music for seizures have shown that when people with epilepsy listen to certain tracks on a daily basis, it can help control their epilepsy.

Can a fan trigger a seizure?

Certain kinds of visual stimuli can trigger seizures, such as flashing lights, or motion patterns. The movement of the blades of the fan might fall into the latter category. How often does someone with epilepsy have seizures?

Why do I have random seizures when I look at patterns?

This is called photosensitive epilepsy. If you have photosensitive epilepsy, both natural and artificial light may trigger seizures. Some patterns, like stripes or checks, can also trigger seizures for some people with photosensitive epilepsy. The seizure (s) will usually happen at the time of, or shortly after, looking at the trigger.

Why do some people have seizures while sleeping?

These changes can be triggers, which is why some people tend to have seizures while they are sleeping. The changes can also trigger seizures in people who haven’t gotten enough sleep. Unfortunately, epilepsy and sleep work in a bit of a vicious cycle. Epilepsy can disturb your sleep, but sleep deprivation can aggravate your seizures.

Can a song trigger a seizure?

In people with reflex epilepsy, the trigger is extremely specific, and the seizure happens soon thereafter. “It can be a specific song by a particular person or even a specific verse of the song,” says Dr. So, who is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society. For some people, the trigger is a touch or motion.