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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 38-year old asked:
I experienced my first visual aura I think, should i wait things out?
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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 40-year old asked:
What does a migraine visual aura look like?
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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:
what causes a pre migrain aura/ visual disturbance but no migraine headache?
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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 29-year old asked:
I have been diagnosed with migraines with aura. Is there anything to get rid of my visual disturbances?
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A 37-year old asked:
Weird visual problems with migraine. Is that an aura?
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A 45-year old asked:
I have bee diagnosed with migraines with aura. Can I use anything to get rid of my visual changes?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can epilepsy or auras cause auditory, olfactory or visual hallucinations?
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A 23-year old asked:
is there anything i can take to prevent aura migraines??
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A 50-year old female asked:
I am epileptic, very well controlled, so why am I suddenly having repeat auras?
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A 32-year old asked:
How normal would it be for one to eventually develop aura with their migraines?
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A 31-year old asked:
Have had migraines with auras for years now, after having second child auras are extreme, is this normal?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Migraines can be different; w/w-o aura,mix sensitivities,pain locale,duration,intensity.My meds don't always work.Should I have others or up Mg.?
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A 53-year old asked:
How is it that I can see auras?
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A 30-year old asked:
Could a tmj disorder cause migraines with aura?
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A 36-year old asked:
Do auras always go away when on an anticonvulsant?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Been having severe hwaedaches for year after stroke could it be migraines with no aura?
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A 43-year old asked:
How can you stop a migraine or aura?
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A 29-year old asked:
What does impaired vision during an aura look like?
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A 33-year old asked:
Suffer with migraine auras and see these sparkly things. What are they?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Epilepsy in children: How do children generally describe their auras? What descriptions do they use?
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A 24-year old male asked:
a few hours before i get a migraine i get very tired an fatigued. why does that happen. no aura just really fatigued?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Have had migraine aura for 48 hours, without it going away. It usually lasts 20 mins. Pain/nausea comes and goes, Any suggestions?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I had auras of colorful zig zags before a migraine . What causes auras to happen? My aura really affected my whole vision. Is that normal for an aura?
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A 36-year old male asked:
the head ache has lasted for 3 months with no aura or mumbness or nasea?
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A 33-year old asked:
Does everyone have aura before epileptic seizures?
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A 30-year old asked:
Has anyone ever had a stroke of the eye signalled by aura?
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