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Endless

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Does anybody else get an electrical buzzing feeling in their head, or their body? That's part of my auras, and it can last minutes or all day. My epi says that is not a seizure, and auras aren't buzzing and even if they were they wouldn't last all day.

On a related question, when I was on Topamax and I took sudafed with it my head buzzed like crazy. It was like there was a giant bumblebee in my head. My doc said it was a "stress" problem. Odd how when I quit taking the sudafed the buzzing went away. (as in, you were wrong doc)

looking for some answers.
 
yes....endless. I get a feeling like someone has lifted up my scalp and I feel a buzzing under my skin/scalp. I believe that it is seizure related.

I also get the humming/buzzing in my ears that goes to an echo of myself talking or anyone else talking....and sometimes it will go to no hearing at all for a few minutes. I also think this is seizure related.
 
Yes , I've been buzzing and it's a symptom I have a lot. Also Facial tics sometimes. And tingling of the scalp.
 
Endless said:
Does anybody else get an electrical buzzing feeling in their head, or their body? That's part of my auras
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I had this nearly constantly when I was drinking chai tea every day. I thought I was going mad. The buzzing and most of my other auras have gone now that I don't drink it anymore... It (or an ingredient in it) was definitely my main trigger.

Chel
 
Gone today right now anyway! For me it's like those old floresent bulbs
totally crazy when you can't tun it out!
 
As mine felt like there was a giant magnetic field around my head, I thought there should have been a way to put a giant magnet around me to counteract it. This was how badly it was affecting my psyche at the time. That, and wanting to reach into my brain and pull the buzzing out.

The buzzing is part of my "white noise" aura. It kicks in with the stronger visual white noise.

I don't remember ever getting it in my body, though, Endless. If I get a buzzing in my leg, it's sciatica. However, I do remember my mother getting a buzzing in her body - when her electric blanket had a fault...

Chel
 
I have described as white noise as well. Sometimes I get a day off from it like today!
I like the magnet idea as I feel a little alien at times and attracting strange vibrations from a foreign world!(LOL)
 
T\I think the really bad body-buzzing I'm getting right now is withdrawal symptoms from me going off the trileptal.

On the head buzzing... anybody had it last for hours?
 
I have a constant "buzzing" in the ear and I do get a "tingling" in the scalp and sometimes down the right side of the body. The first time the tingling happened nothing else happened after, but the second, T/C! Oh well.
 
I have constant ringing, sometimes a high pitched blaring in the ear, that I cannot stand when I'm in a silent room by myself. I know mine is from a busted eardrum years ago. Some medications can cause tinnitus:


Tinnitus is the medical term for "hearing" noises in your ears when there is no outside source of the sounds.

The noises you hear can be soft or loud. They may sound like ringing, blowing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, humming, whistling, or sizzling. You may even think you are hearing air escaping, water running, the inside of a seashell, or musical notes.

Considerations
Tinnitus is common. Almost everyone experiences a mild form of tinnitus once in awhile that only lasts a few minutes. However, constant or recurring tinnitus is stressful and can interfere with your ability to concentrate or sleep.

Causes
It is not known exactly what causes a person to "hear" sounds with no outside source of the noise. However, tinnitus can be a symptom of almost any ear problem, including ear infections, foreign objects or wax in the ear, and injury from loud noises. Alcohol, caffeine, antibiotics, aspirin, or other drugs can also cause ear noises.
Tinnitus may occur with hearing loss. Occasionally, it is a sign of high blood pressure, an allergy, or anemia. Rarely, tinnitus is a sign of a serious problem like a tumor or aneurysm.
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My "buzzing" started after my head injury. Sometimes I ignore it, other times it's always on in the background and is a little annoying!:soap:
 
By buzz, I mean an electrical buzzing feeling. It doesn't make any noise. I have ears that ring, too, but that's different. I'm sure the ringing is from nerve damage in my ears. I've had a noisy adulthood.

Hey, neil. I've had several head injuries. My neuro thinks it's nothing because it doesn't show up in the CAT scan or MRI, but I'm beginning to think that it may be a contributing cause to all this, including seizures. One of my head injuries had a loss of consciousness, and one of the others made me downright dumb for about a year.
 
Hi Endless,

My head injury resulted in emergency surgery to put the pieces back together. They didn't put me on any meds at first but they did tell me that I "might" have a seizure. It took 6 months before a T/C happened and I've had several after that and now the complex partials. The first neurologist originally told me, after I took some tests, that I'd never be back to work and I'd need extensive rehab. Funny thing, the first week after the surgery I "felt" like I was ready to go back to work but it took 6 months to actually be ready. I was determined and he was surprised when I actually passed his tests (memory, drawing, etc. there is a name for it but I can't remember it lol). Ok, maybe I got a D- on the test but I passed. My MRI's and EEG's all showed nothing too but I'm going for a 72 Hour EEG this Friday (Oh Boy!). We'll see what shows up then.
 
Wow... I'm so sorry about your accident. The surgery and the recovery sounds tough.

I've passed all their tests, too. But that doesn't mean stuff isn't going on. It's my long term memory that's like swiss cheese. And I get really confused, and I think really slow. Wasn't it a clue to her when I took twice as long other people to finish the tests? And when I didn't understand the instructions half the time?

I have a very low regard for neuropsycologists. I think MRIs, CT scans, PET scans, plus occupational therapists do a much better job.

Now an occupational therapist HAS been helpful to me. He figured out what I wasn't able to do well, and helped me figure out ways to prop up my ability to do those things. And identify the areas where there is no way to prop up my ability, so I need to find a way around them (e.g. work which doesn't require me to do it).

My epi wanted me to do a PET scan and I said "no thanks" I hate radiation pumped into my body. There's been enough of it already, and I believe if there's too much it can cause long term problems. But someone told me that a PET scan could identify the areas of brain injury (in addition to where the seizures are happening), so I'm reconsidering it. I did some reading and it says both those things show low glucose uptake on the pictures. So how does the neurologist tell the difference between a head injury and a seizure area on the PET? Maybe a PET wouldn't be as valuable after all.
 
Mine started after my head injury a well. But I never went to the hospital or Dr until much later.I had no idea I wasn't okay.
Mine comes and goes so I do think it is seize or migraine related as I will have clusters over several days than be okay for a few again.
Yes I can also have Left partial Leg Buzz /Numbess as well only between the knee and ankle it is usually associated with numbeness on my brain left side as well
 
Ya, the surgery was fun (and fortunately I had worked at the hospital and new the neurosurgeon. I recognized him as they were getting me on the table). I've got 3 titanium plates and I think 9 screws keeping things together and no I don't set off metal detectors lol.
 
That's enough titanium to build a space rocket!!!
(Calling Captain Neil....)

How lucky you were to work at a hospital. I think people would have taken extra good care of you. And that you knew the doctor - more confidence in his great abilities. Though, even if you knew him and he was a hack I'm not sure you would have had the strength to jump off the table and wait for another. ;)
 
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