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Visual aura
Visual aura is the appearance in the visual field of light or bright spots that may shimmer or have wavy lines. Aura often appear at the outset of a migraine attack, and precede the onset of a headache.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Visual aura?
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A 38-year old asked:
I experienced my first visual aura I think, should I wait things out?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I'm suffering with visual auras everyday? What could this be a sign of and is this bad for my health? So worried
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A 34-year old asked:
What are ways to get rid of visual auras migraine auras?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I had two visual auras without migraine four days apart from each other. Both were in the morning a few minutes upon waking up. Should I be worried?
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A 32-year old asked:
How long does visual aura associated with migraine headaches last?
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A 42-year old asked:
What do I do if I have constant migraines with visual aura or neuralgia?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have migraine with visual aura. Does this mean Im way more likely to have a stroke? I only get one or two a year?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Are all headaches with visual auras considered migraines? I occasionally see light specks, but the headache seems normal otherwise.
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A 30-year old asked:
Visual aura from not wearing glasses? Just seems odd. See doc today or wait a day?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Get these visual auras with headache after. Started getting them after starting Zoloft. Is this normal? Get them once every two weeks.
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A 37-year old female asked:
I've had three visual auras right upon waking up within the month. Seeing a neurologist soon. Any insight into waking and having the visual aura?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I have non stop visual aura w/out migraine for 1 year. MRI showed I'm having lots of migraines. Not always a headache. How do I stop aura?
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A male asked:
Are there any at home treatments for the visual aura preceding a migraine? any way to get vision back before the headache, or do i just wait it out?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Getting visual aura right after waking up for 2 weeks. Lasts 20 mins. and goes away. No headache. Only after waking up. Been on low-carb diet as well.
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A 36-year old female asked:
Are visual auras serious or mean tumor or neuro issues I have always had headache since a kid or will aura cause blindness?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have health anxiety and im so frightened that im going to become blind one day in my life. I see large dots and i get visual auras Is blindness rare?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Hello! I get migraines about every month -2. Today when I woke up I noticed I had a spot in my vision only in my left eye. My head also feels foggy. My visual aura usually last 5 min then gone. This is lasting all day. Can visual auras last this long?
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A 60-year old female asked:
61 year old Hx of migraine with aura 45 years. Last 20 years only visual aura with no headache or mild headache. Increase in number this year-11 episodes this year. 2 this month. Last 30-60 min. Sometimes 2 in a day. Eye exam normal. Too many??
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A 67-year old female asked:
Persistent ocular migraine. I have a history of migraine and ocular migraine. Ive been having the visual aura consistently since Monday. Im 67, female and had a complete eye exam last Wednesday, complete with pictures of the retinas. No issues?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Colored spots in vision daily that come and go and have had constant visual aura for 15 years. Mri EEG blood work eye exam all normal. What is this?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Do visual auras mean brain tumor been eye dr he said all looks goods I've been lightheaded 6 years daily eyes funny sometimes etc Drs say all anxiety
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A 21-year old male asked:
How long can visual migraine aura last?
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A 37-year old asked:
Help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes visual migraine auras?
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A 16-year old male asked:
What could cause light visual hallucinations like auras around lightsources, afterimages, trails, hearing music?
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A 34-year old asked:
Does anyone treat visual distortions during aura or migraine headaches?
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A 34-year old asked:
What causes a pre migrain aura/ visual disturbance but no migraine headache?
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A 37-year old asked:
Help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes permanent visual snow / persistent migraine aura?
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A 26-year old asked:
Bilateral headache shifting front to back throbbing with pulse, lasted noon-11 pm. No aura or visual changes?
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A 37-year old asked:
Weird visual problems with migraine. Is that an aura?
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