Non-Visual Symptoms

View the Visual Snow Syndrome Diagnostic Criteria and Visual Symptoms.

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  • Ringing, humming, or buzzing sounds (Tinnitus)
  • Feeling detached from yourself (Depersonalization)
  • Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression
  • Frequent migraines, brain fog, and confusion
  • Dizziness and nausea
  • Insomnia and other sleep-related issues
  • Tingling sensations in legs and arms, accompanied by general pain throughout body

Visual Symptoms: 

  • Snow-like dots all over the field of vision
  • Small floating objects or flashing lights
  • Sensitivity to light (Photophobia)
  • Continuing to see an image after it is no longer in the field of vision (Palinopsia)
  • Seeing images within the eye itself (Entopic phenomena)
  • Other visual effects such as starburst, halos, and double vision (Diplopia)

Non-Visual Symptoms: 

  • Ringing, humming, or buzzing sounds (Tinnitus)
  • Feeling detached from yourself (Depersonalization)
  • Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression
  • Frequent migraines, brain fog, and confusion
  • Dizziness and nausea
  • Insomnia and other sleep-related issues
  • Tingling sensations in legs and arms, accompanied by general pain throughout body

Visual Symptoms: 

  • Snow-like dots all over the field of vision
  • Small floating objects or flashing lights
  • Sensitivity to light (Photophobia)
  • Continuing to see an image after it is no longer in the field of vision (Palinopsia)
  • Seeing images within the eye itself (Entopic phenomena)
  • Other visual effects such as starburst, halos, and double vision (Diplopia)

Non-Visual Symptoms: 

  • Ringing, humming, or buzzing sounds (Tinnitus)
  • Feeling detached from yourself (Depersonalization)
  • Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression
  • Frequent migraines, brain fog, and confusion
  • Dizziness and nausea
  • Insomnia and other sleep-related issues
  • Tingling sensations in legs and arms, accompanied by general pain throughout body
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