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

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around two personal experiences related to visual phenomena and sensations during physical exertion and specific finger placement. Participants explore potential physiological explanations for these experiences, including blood flow and pressure considerations.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes seeing silver/blue micro-organisms in the air during maximum exertion, accompanied by slight dizziness, and questions their nature.
  • Another participant shares a similar experience, suggesting it may be linked to decreased blood flow to the retinae, producing random signals, but advises waiting for expert input.
  • A participant references a vasovagal response as a potential explanation for the symptoms, indicating a drop in blood pressure may be involved.
  • One participant asserts that the visual experience could indicate low blood pressure and insufficient oxygen to the brain, recommending a medical check-up if symptoms persist.
  • Another participant clarifies that the visual experience consists of glowing star-like objects seen for a brief period, arguing that this does not constitute distorted vision.
  • A later reply identifies the star-like visuals as phosphenes, suggesting they may not be harmful if related to low blood pressure, but warns of more serious conditions associated with flashes of light.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the nature of the visual phenomena and their causes, with no consensus reached on a definitive explanation. Some propose physiological explanations while others emphasize the need for medical evaluation.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention various assumptions regarding blood pressure and retinal responses, but these are not universally accepted or verified within the discussion.

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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?
 
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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.
 
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