What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 217

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 08:03 AM

Ahh, seems to be subsiding a bit.

glatt · 01-25-2011, 08:07 AM

Are you drinking enough water? If it were me and I had aspirin, I'd take an aspirin and drink a glass of water.

footfootfoot · 01-25-2011, 08:07 AM

I had a twitching eye for 4 months. It nearly drove me mad. Maybe it did, how can we tell? Anyway one day I realized it had stopped.

The other things are floaters and I don't think there is anything you can do for them except pray to the virgin. No, not the girl on your track team who could run faster than her brother.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 08:11 AM

No, I know floaters. I hate those too. It's like, when you see them, you can't NOT see them.

This was a zig-zaggy almost in a full circle thing. Like glatt said, some kind of eye migraine. I have a slight headache, but otherwise it seems to be going away.

glatt · 01-25-2011, 08:19 AM

My wife gets a migraine about once every year or so, and she gets the auras too.

Here's a link (click on the picture to start it) of one sufferer's simulation of what they are like. It's pretty freaky, and I'm really glad I don't get them.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Are you drinking enough water? If it were me and I had aspirin, I'd take an aspirin and drink a glass of water.

I just got a big glass of ice water, I have been trying to drink more water, but it seems like I'm dehydrated a lot. I need to see if anyone has plain old aspirin, I bet that would help.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

My wife gets a migraine about once every year or so, and she gets the auras too.

Here's a link to one sufferer's interpretation of what they are like. It's pretty freaky, and I'm really glad I don't get them.

Yeah, that's exactly it, only not in color. Very disconcerting.

Undertoad · 01-25-2011, 08:47 AM

Normally I get coffee delivered by Peets, but today we have run out, and I bought a bag of Starbucks whole bean in a supermarket. Well I'm here to tell ya it's terrible. The taste is very stale. My morning coffee ritual is very important and it's interrupted by this foulness.

Pete Zicato · 01-25-2011, 09:05 AM

I get the visual migraines too, Shawnee. I get two varieties. One is like a drop or puddle of water on glass. Everything in the screwed up area is wavy - sometimes with sparkles. The other is just a mostly blacked out area.

Mine go away in ~5 minutes.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 09:08 AM

I've had them before, but it's been awhile. I don't remember them going away so quickly, but I'm glad.

I really need to invest in real glasses, I think. I just can't do the expense right now, but it's time. I've bought progressively stronger reading glasses and I'm sure I would be well surprised if I had glasses made for my vision.

How do those online glasses things work? How much do glasses end up costing? I see ads where you can get them for cheap, but that can't be all. Maybe that's just frames? Having never bought glasses I have no idea, but I think it's not cheap.

glatt · 01-25-2011, 09:11 AM

It is cheap. Astoundingly cheap. I haven't gone to bifocals yet, but online glasses for my simple prescription were around $20, lenses included. They are perfect. Eyebuydirect.com

Pete Zicato · 01-25-2011, 09:12 AM

If you want to go cheap, don't buy glasses where you get your eyes checked. Generally they have designer frames that are expensive. I have them write out the prescription and go to For Eyes for the glasses. They often have two for $99 sales. I get one pair regular and one pair of sunglasses.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 09:13 AM

Wow! See, I've always heard of 3 or 4 hundred bucks!

So I could get my prescription and order online?

(I would ask Spexx' opinion but he's ignoring me.)

PS There's an ad that keeps showing up on Facebook for an eyeglasses site and the frames they show look just like the readers I loved but just broke.

glatt · 01-25-2011, 09:27 AM

Spex will tell you that you get better service in a store, and that's true. To buy them online, you need to find a pair that you already own, and that fit well, and get your ruler out and take all sorts of measurements on them and then compare those to the glasses located online. It's a bit of a hassle, but it's a hassle that will save you like $200-$300.

You can also upload a passport type picture of yourself and use an online tool to virtually see what the glasses will look like on you face, but that too is a hassle, because you need to scale the glasses to the correct size in relation to your face so that you are keeping them the correct size. The easiest way would be to upload a photo with you holding a ruler above your eyebrows so you can make sure to scale the glasses properly.

It's much easier to buy them in a store. But very expensive.

Edit: Let me add that I LOVE my glasses purchased online. I doubt I'll ever buy a pair in a store again.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 09:32 AM

Well, I know what sort of glasses look good on me, very specific type. And I know not to buy the ones with the nose thingys (give me a headache, my nose actually lends itself well to eyeglass wearing, there's something to be said for ski slopes.) The only thing would be the ear holders pushing into my skull. That really gives me a headache.

01-25-2011, 08:03 AM	#3241
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Ahh, seems to be subsiding a bit. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-25-2011, 08:07 AM	#3243
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I had a twitching eye for 4 months. It nearly drove me mad. Maybe it did, how can we tell? Anyway one day I realized it had stopped. The other things are floaters and I don't think there is anything you can do for them except pray to the virgin. No, not the girl on your track team who could run faster than her brother. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-25-2011, 08:11 AM	#3244
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	No, I know floaters. I hate those too. It's like, when you see them, you can't NOT see them. This was a zig-zaggy almost in a full circle thing. Like glatt said, some kind of eye migraine. I have a slight headache, but otherwise it seems to be going away. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-25-2011, 09:05 AM	#3249
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I get the visual migraines too, Shawnee. I get two varieties. One is like a drop or puddle of water on glass. Everything in the screwed up area is wavy - sometimes with sparkles. The other is just a mostly blacked out area. Mine go away in ~5 minutes. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

01-25-2011, 09:08 AM	#3250
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I've had them before, but it's been awhile. I don't remember them going away so quickly, but I'm glad. I really need to invest in real glasses, I think. I just can't do the expense right now, but it's time. I've bought progressively stronger reading glasses and I'm sure I would be well surprised if I had glasses made for my vision. How do those online glasses things work? How much do glasses end up costing? I see ads where you can get them for cheap, but that can't be all. Maybe that's just frames? Having never bought glasses I have no idea, but I think it's not cheap. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-25-2011, 08:07 AM	#3242
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Are you drinking enough water? If it were me and I had aspirin, I'd take an aspirin and drink a glass of water.

01-25-2011, 08:19 AM	#3245
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My wife gets a migraine about once every year or so, and she gets the auras too. Here's a link (click on the picture to start it) of one sufferer's simulation of what they are like. It's pretty freaky, and I'm really glad I don't get them.

01-25-2011, 08:47 AM	#3248
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Normally I get coffee delivered by Peets, but today we have run out, and I bought a bag of Starbucks whole bean in a supermarket. Well I'm here to tell ya it's terrible. The taste is very stale. My morning coffee ritual is very important and it's interrupted by this foulness.

01-25-2011, 09:11 AM	#3251
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It is cheap. Astoundingly cheap. I haven't gone to bifocals yet, but online glasses for my simple prescription were around $20, lenses included. They are perfect. Eyebuydirect.com

01-25-2011, 09:12 AM	#3252
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	If you want to go cheap, don't buy glasses where you get your eyes checked. Generally they have designer frames that are expensive. I have them write out the prescription and go to For Eyes for the glasses. They often have two for $99 sales. I get one pair regular and one pair of sunglasses. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

01-25-2011, 09:13 AM	#3253
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Wow! See, I've always heard of 3 or 4 hundred bucks! So I could get my prescription and order online? (I would ask Spexx' opinion but he's ignoring me.) PS There's an ad that keeps showing up on Facebook for an eyeglasses site and the frames they show look just like the readers I loved but just broke. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-25-2011, 09:27 AM	#3254
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Spex will tell you that you get better service in a store, and that's true. To buy them online, you need to find a pair that you already own, and that fit well, and get your ruler out and take all sorts of measurements on them and then compare those to the glasses located online. It's a bit of a hassle, but it's a hassle that will save you like $200-$300. You can also upload a passport type picture of yourself and use an online tool to virtually see what the glasses will look like on you face, but that too is a hassle, because you need to scale the glasses to the correct size in relation to your face so that you are keeping them the correct size. The easiest way would be to upload a photo with you holding a ruler above your eyebrows so you can make sure to scale the glasses properly. It's much easier to buy them in a store. But very expensive. Edit: Let me add that I LOVE my glasses purchased online. I doubt I'll ever buy a pair in a store again.

01-25-2011, 09:32 AM	#3255
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well, I know what sort of glasses look good on me, very specific type. And I know not to buy the ones with the nose thingys (give me a headache, my nose actually lends itself well to eyeglass wearing, there's something to be said for ski slopes.) The only thing would be the ear holders pushing into my skull. That really gives me a headache. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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