From: drarwingnuttephd@gmail.com   
      
   Environmental Seizure Triggers    
      
   This is a list of seizure triggers compiled from a survey of readers of this   
   website.  Please keep in mind the following three things about this list.    
      
   There are many different types and causes of seizures.  Depending on your   
   circumstances, different environmental triggers may apply.  For example, some   
   people are susceptible to auditory triggers - maybe sounds at a certain   
   frequency or volume.  This    
   could be due to an injury or weakness in the part of the brain that processes   
   sound.  Another's triggers could be tactile or visual.  In many cases it is   
   helpful to think of things that over stimulate, or as one person put it   
   "things that cause sharp    
   sensory input".    
      
   This is not a complete or scientific survey and list.  Several hundred people   
   responded to our survey.  The respondents were readers of this website from   
   all over the world.  If you are willing to share triggers you've discovered   
   that are not this list    
   or the other two lists of triggers (Dietary and Chemical Triggers and State of   
   Health Triggers) please email us and we will add it to the list.    
      
   The primary reason we've compiled a "seizure trigger" list is to assist people   
   in identifying triggers in their diet - as that is the focus of this website.    
   Please see the list "Dietary and Chemical Seizure Triggers" for this   
   information.    
      
   Reported Environmental Seizure Triggers    
      
   Too much heat (overheating)    
   Flickering lights (fluorescent, TV, video games, sunlight through trees,   
   computer screen, etc)    
   Bright lights (sun, full moon, lightening)    
   Light at night    
   Sudden sounds (dog barking, thunder - some describe being "startled into a   
   seizure")    
   Certain sound frequencies (shrill, surround sound, specific music)    
   Optical distortion (illusions, bifocal glasses, patterns)    
   Unexpected touch    
   Weather extremes (hot, cold, humid, barometric pressure)    
   Chemicals and/or smells (detergent, soap, perfume, candles, air fresheners)    
   Quick movement toward face    
   Immersion in water    
      
   http://www.atkinsforseizures.com/environmental-seizure-triggers.html   
      
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