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Old 01-03-2015, 12:50 AM
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Default Screen time and "motion" sickness

Does anyone else have a feeling of motion sickness after screen time, especially smart phones? Computers have been hard for me since the concussion, but a few days ago, I started to feel increasingly sick from using my smart phone. I ignored it, and after a few days it suddenly reached a point where I had severe nausea and a headache, as if I'd been reading in a moving car for hours. The severity of it lasted two days, even when not using the phone. If I pick the phone up again it comes back again much worse within a minute or two. I have had it ever since, and if I use the phone my body will feel frustrated, as if Im forcing it to do something it doesn't want to do.

I haven't had much nausea since the first few months after the concussion, and it has become easier for me to use the computer again too, on and off, until now. I can tolerate the TV longer than computers and smart phones, and the desktop computer longer than the smart phone. I always keep my brightness way down, and changed the setting that is recommended to reduce feeling sick on iPhones. I have eased off the smart phone because of this, but I just wonder why now, a year and a half later, has this issue come back, possibly even worse than it was in the beginning? Thanks.
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40 year old female In northern California. Married with a 3 yo daughter. First (and only) concussion in July 2013 Age 39.

Pre existing condition Ménière's disease, which causes dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, fullness and pressure in the ears, and caused me to lose all my hearing as a young adult. I have cochlear implants now
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Symptoms include headaches, neck pain, nausea, fatigue, and worsening of the menieres symptoms.
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