Just Curious. Could This Pose A Serious Potential Problem?

oh my good qustion maybe some one here that has this happen to them will let us know!

That's a really great question! I honestly don't have any idea but I'd be interested in others thoughts on the subject.

Excellent Question Pye You have already had some great responses here already and I shall be following this discussion as it will be interesting to see the out come.... Goodie mentioned migraines also and I never thought of that aspect.... Thanks again for asking this great question :) ~Heavens~

pyewacket you are right some seizures are trigered by flashing lights. Lets hope that these people are on medications. These people are also prone to have seizures if they go to the market who have flashing lights at the chash register. At my old job we did the EEG's and that is one of the things they did to evock seizures during the test was have the patient lay in the chair with flashing lights. They always had emergency equipment available if a seizure was evocked.

Hitting escape did stop the blinking on mine, too. Thanks so much. Years ago, they found that the movie theatres were using a very fast pop-up flashing during a movie suggesting "popcorn" or "candy. When investigated, they found that more people suddenly got up to go get something to eat or drink. They immediately outlawed that sort of thing. Putting ideas in the subconscious mind, is very dangerous because if it's not brought up to the active part of brain, it can't be reasoned as to whether or not you want to do it. WHAT ABOUT SUBLIMINEAL MESSAGES BEING TRANSFERRED IN ALL THE WEBSITES, OR IN ALL THE GAMES BOUGHT AND PLAYED BY KIDS WITH THE DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC GAMES??? I have wondered about this for years. Are people being exposed to messages of violence and then acting on it? This could explain all the violence that is coming from seemingly "normal kids". The ones already having some mental problems could be easier to act upon it....

Hi: Yes, your right flickering lights can cause epilepsy in some people. It is most common in children and it is mostly caused by the intensity and speed of the flashing.

well i dont think so..im not an expert either but i guess it will not trigger at all..

Seizure prone people were indeed affected by flashing lights. But that was many years ago...I would assume that maybe they have found a way to eliminate this problem. Seizures tend to be very random depending on chemical balances, the best way to prevent is medication. Medication is tricky to because it takes a lot of trial and error to pin down the right dosage and medication. The brain is very complex and sometimes does just exactly what it wants.

I don't know the answer to that, but it is a good question. I mean I guess that it's possible. I have heard a little bit about that, but not enough to give an answer. Let me know if you find the answer or if someone gives you the answer to it.

I too am no medical expert, just someone who lives with epilepsy lol. You often hear on the news when going to a story, this clip may show flash photographhy, also alot of films carry such warnings. This is for people who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy - triggered by flashing lights, lightning, computers (you may not be able to see it but that screen is flashing} and even driving down a road with overhanging trees where the sun keeps flashing though.There are over 200 kinds of epilepsy, ranging from "auras" - where a person will seem to become vacant and go into a trance for a few seconds to "grand-mal seizures" - where the person has confulsions. You may be suprised to learn that roughly 1 in 200 people suffer from some kind of epilepsy! Unfortunatley the condition still carries a stigma, mainly because of lack of knowledge, but why should people learn about something that doesnt affect their lives in anyway? No reason! Epilepsy can be hereditary, usually skipping a generation (my grandfather was epileptic) or it can be a symptom of a head injury or a virus and even some kinds of medication or vaccines. Amongst other things. Epilepsy can be treated by medication, but can take a long time to get the balance right. So the answer to your questions is yes, some Doctors may suggest using a filter over your monitor. But its not something to lose sleep over, its just one of those things in life you get used to living with.

Honestly I think people that are prone to seizures shouldnt be on the computer very often unless they can handle it. I have 3 pop-up blockers and am still able to get pop-up like the ones that flash.