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Will 3D Television or Movies Trigger Seizures?
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 22:39Comments
Re: Will 3D Television or Movies Trigger Seizures?
Submitted by desert_rose73 on Wed, 2011-05-25 - 06:15
you bet they can. I was hauled away by ambulance after one. I had2 in the theatre, 3 more in the truck, nd 2 more in the hospital. I was watching the lasy Shrek movoe.
you bet they can. I was hauled away by ambulance after one. I had2 in the theatre, 3 more in the truck, nd 2 more in the hospital. I was watching the lasy Shrek movoe.
Re: Will 3D Television or Movies Trigger Seizures?
Submitted by griselucv on Wed, 2011-06-29 - 14:03
Yes!
Ill talk about my experience. My husband and I went to see Pyrates of Caribean 3D last 5th of June, (a very long movie, almost 3 hours). Then we take a cab and got home, he eat someting and we fall a sleep. Almost at mid night I look at him and he is having a big seizure that lasted about 10 minutes, then he enter a absent mode, it was very terrible to see him that way because it was the first time that occured. He was hospitalized making he all posible exams, glucose, electrocardiogram, tomografy, etc, and everyting was ok. The doctors said maybe the influence of that long 3d movie caused that.
He is not epileptic or anything, hes 31 years old and this was hes first seizure ever.
The result of his EEG was a little slow.
Well that was my experience, Im convinced that 3D movies could be dangerous for some people as it was for my husband.
Yes!
Ill talk about my experience. My husband and I went to see Pyrates of Caribean 3D last 5th of June, (a very long movie, almost 3 hours). Then we take a cab and got home, he eat someting and we fall a sleep. Almost at mid night I look at him and he is having a big seizure that lasted about 10 minutes, then he enter a absent mode, it was very terrible to see him that way because it was the first time that occured. He was hospitalized making he all posible exams, glucose, electrocardiogram, tomografy, etc, and everyting was ok. The doctors said maybe the influence of that long 3d movie caused that.
He is not epileptic or anything, hes 31 years old and this was hes first seizure ever.
The result of his EEG was a little slow.
Well that was my experience, Im convinced that 3D movies could be dangerous for some people as it was for my husband.
Re: Will 3D Television or Movies Trigger Seizures?
Submitted by Trish on Mon, 2011-01-17 - 22:00
I'm photosensitive and haven't attempted to see a 3D movie. I did see The Dark Knight on the IMAX and thought that was a major breakthrough for me. Hey, the pills are working! Maybe my eyes didn't have to work overtime in Gotham City\ Chicago. Another movie might have set me off. For now, I'll keep to the straight IMAX and leave the 3d alone. I get the generalized myoclonic seizures when my eyes get tired. The fast part of the strobe light test trigger them. I am told the trigger is not an atypical myoclonic photosensitive trigger. I should be having secondary generalized seizures. So, one never knows with epilepsy. I also had seizures when my eyes were tired before I became photosensitive, but it took a longer time to get there. Now, I have no threshold.
If you have seizures when you're eyes get tired I would suggest to approach the 3D movies with caution. Does it matter if you're photosensitive? You're eyes will probably be overworked.
Thanks,
Patti
I'm photosensitive and haven't attempted to see a 3D movie. I did see The Dark Knight on the IMAX and thought that was a major breakthrough for me. Hey, the pills are working! Maybe my eyes didn't have to work overtime in Gotham City\ Chicago. Another movie might have set me off. For now, I'll keep to the straight IMAX and leave the 3d alone. I get the generalized myoclonic seizures when my eyes get tired. The fast part of the strobe light test trigger them. I am told the trigger is not an atypical myoclonic photosensitive trigger. I should be having secondary generalized seizures. So, one never knows with epilepsy. I also had seizures when my eyes were tired before I became photosensitive, but it took a longer time to get there. Now, I have no threshold.
If you have seizures when you're eyes get tired I would suggest to approach the 3D movies with caution. Does it matter if you're photosensitive? You're eyes will probably be overworked.
Thanks,
Patti