Medical Weird Experience: Questions on Silver/Blue Micro-orgs & Sensation

  • Thread starter Thread starter zorro
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Experience Weird
AI Thread Summary
The discussion centers on two primary experiences related to physical exertion and sensory perception. The first experience involves seeing silver or blue micro-organisms in the air during intense exertion, accompanied by slight dizziness, which may indicate low blood pressure or insufficient oxygen to the brain. This phenomenon is identified as phosphenes, which are transient visual sensations that can occur under certain conditions. The second experience involves a sensation of pain when a finger is pointed between the eyes with closed eyes, prompting speculation about its origin, potentially linked to blood flow issues. While these sensations can be benign, the conversation emphasizes the importance of consulting a medical professional, particularly an ophthalmologist, if symptoms persist, as they could also indicate more serious conditions like retinal detachment.
zorro
Messages
1,378
Reaction score
0
I have two questions related to my experience. I don't know whether others experience it too.

1. Sometimes when I exert (force) with maximum capacity for an interval of time, I see Silver/Blue coloured moving micro-organisms in air. I feel slight dizziness at this time and this usually happens when I'm exhausted. What are they actually?

2. Whenever I keep a finger pointed between my eyes (very close to the skin) with eyes closed, I feel a different kind of sensation (some sort of pain). What is its origin?
 
Biology news on Phys.org
I experience the former quite frequently. It's sort of a warning before black-out. My suspicion is that it's due to decreased blood flow to the retinae, which then produce random signals. Wait for an expert to answer, though.
 
The former can be a sign that your blood pressure is low, not enough oxygen is reaching your brain causing the distorted vision and feeling of dizziness. If you continue having this, it's worth getting a medical check-up. It is not necessarily caused by a vasovagal response (mentioned by the previous poster), although a result of a vasovagal response is a drop in blood pressure.
 
Monique said:
The former can be a sign that your blood pressure is low, not enough oxygen is reaching your brain causing the distorted vision and feeling of dizziness.

There is no distorted vision. I only see some strange glowing star like minute objects everywhere that too only for 10-15 seconds.
 
Abdul Quadeer said:
There is no distorted vision. I only see some strange glowing star like minute objects everywhere that too only for 10-15 seconds.
Exactly, those are not real objects so your vision is distorted. The stars you are seeing are called phosphenes, if they are caused by low blood pressure they are not harmful. However, there are more serious conditions that are associated with flashes of light, such as retinal detachment, so as I said: if you continue having problems it's worth talking to an opthamologist.
 
Last edited:
Deadly cattle screwworm parasite found in US patient. What to know. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/08/25/new-world-screwworm-human-case/85813010007/ Exclusive: U.S. confirms nation's first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-confirms-nations-first-travel-associated-human-screwworm-case-connected-2025-08-25/...
Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S. According to articles in the Los Angeles Times, "Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.", and "Kissing bugs bring deadly disease to California". LA Times requires a subscription. Related article -...
I am reading Nicholas Wade's book A Troublesome Inheritance. Please let's not make this thread a critique about the merits or demerits of the book. This thread is my attempt to understanding the evidence that Natural Selection in the human genome was recent and regional. On Page 103 of A Troublesome Inheritance, Wade writes the following: "The regional nature of selection was first made evident in a genomewide scan undertaken by Jonathan Pritchard, a population geneticist at the...
Back
Top