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Beekee Asked June 2019

Mom 81 w vascular / mixed dementia, plus closed-head injury in April-now sometimes she sees bugs that aren't there.

The "bugs" can be different shapes or sizes, and often the story changes--they were as big as her finger in one version of the story, but then they were tiny in a later version of the story. The one thing in common--the "bugs" move, but only a little. The "bugs" are sometimes associated with a feeling of dizziness, but not always. Aside from this, she is oriented to reality, time, and place. I wonder if she is having visual disturbances that she interprets as bugs. She had cataract surgery 2 years ago, but she just had a complete eye check-up by her ophthalmologist a few days ago and they said she is fine--but I forgot to mention the "bugs." Any other explanations? Has anyone experienced this?

Segoline Jun 2019
One can have ophthalmic migraines. Raises hand. Also worked for ophthalmic surgeons a while back. Just throwing it out there..m

Segoline Jun 2019
Does she she " floaters" in visual pathway as " bugs".

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anonymous896861 Jun 2019
Floaters?

I don’t get dizzy but only because I know what they are 😬

If I thought they were bugs I’d probably be shaking my head to get rid of them quickly and making myself dizzy.

If not floaters I’ve heard vertigo can result in visual disturbances. Migraines too.
And probably hundreds of other things but, yeah.. “bugs” is a great way to describe floaters.

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