u/OrderALargeFarva

I wanted to share this and see if anybody else is interested in trying it and seeing how they feel.

I made a post a few days ago about my issues (the sensory knob in my brain is turned all the way up making me sensitive to many things including flicker). I've been doing the following for 3 days and it helps. I am not saying it makes my sensitivity go away and it certainly won't cure anything, but I feel more calm and my eyes feel more "relaxed" if that makes sense.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Get into position: Lie on your back on a comfortable surface (a bed or yoga mat works well).

Interlace your fingers and place your hands behind your head (at the base of your skull), so the weight of your head rests gently in your hands. Your elbows can relax out to the sides.

If lying down isn't possible or comfortable, you can do this seated.

Keep your head still: Your hands stabilize the head so it doesn't move or turn at all during the exercise. Only your eyes will move.

Look to one side: Slowly move your eyes (not your head) as far as comfortably possible to the right. Hold your gaze there gently. Breathe normally.

Hold and wait for a response: Stay in this position for up to 30–60 seconds (or until you notice a spontaneous sign of nervous system shift, such as a yawn, swallow, sigh, deep breath, or burp). This indicates a parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response. Don't force anything—just observe and breathe.

Return to center: Slowly bring your eyes back to looking straight ahead.

Repeat on the other side: Move your eyes as far as possible to the left and hold until you get a similar response (or up to 30–60 seconds).

Finish: Return your eyes to center. Rest for a moment. You can repeat the full sequence 1–2 more times if desired.

This works because of neurological connections between the eye muscles, suboccipital muscles in the neck, and the vagus nerve/brainstem

I wanted to share this and see if anybody else is interested in trying it and seeing how they feel.

I made a post a few days ago about my issues (the sensory knob in my brain is turned all the way up making me sensitive to many things including flicker). I've been doing the following for 3 days and it helps. I am not saying it makes my sensitivity go away and it certainly won't cure anything, but I feel more calm and my eyes feel more "relaxed" if that makes sense.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Get into position: Lie on your back on a comfortable surface (a bed or yoga mat works well).

Interlace your fingers and place your hands behind your head (at the base of your skull), so the weight of your head rests gently in your hands. Your elbows can relax out to the sides.

If lying down isn't possible or comfortable, you can do this seated.

Keep your head still: Your hands stabilize the head so it doesn't move or turn at all during the exercise. Only your eyes will move.

Look to one side: Slowly move your eyes (not your head) as far as comfortably possible to the right. Hold your gaze there gently. Breathe normally.

Hold and wait for a response: Stay in this position for up to 30–60 seconds (or until you notice a spontaneous sign of nervous system shift, such as a yawn, swallow, sigh, deep breath, or burp). This indicates a parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response. Don't force anything—just observe and breathe.

Return to center: Slowly bring your eyes back to looking straight ahead.

Repeat on the other side: Move your eyes as far as possible to the left and hold until you get a similar response (or up to 30–60 seconds).

Finish: Return your eyes to center. Rest for a moment. You can repeat the full sequence 1–2 more times if desired.

This works because of neurological connections between the eye muscles, suboccipital muscles in the neck, and the vagus nerve/brainstem

First - I kind of doubt this will help anyone else, but I wanted to share because there's so little information out there.

I have been diagnosed with "central sensitization + vagus nerve/autonomic dysregulation". My nerves (specifically the vagus nerve and the brainstem autonomic centers that control it) are no longer coordinating properly.

Basically my vegus nerve is causing my autonomic centers to freak out and because of that my brain amplifes normal signals (smells, flicker, gut sensations like normal movement) into discomfort/pain. It was described as my brains "volumn knob for sensory" being turned all the way up.

For clarity: I also have other issues caused by this. Esophageal/stomach/gut as well as a severe chemical sensitivity to things like perfumes.

First - I kind of doubt this will help anyone else, but I wanted to share because there's so little information out there.

I have been diagnosed with "central sensitization + vagus nerve/autonomic dysregulation". My nerves (specifically the vagus nerve and the brainstem autonomic centers that control it) are no longer coordinating properly.

Basically my vegus nerve is causing my autonomic centers to freak out and because of that my brain amplifes normal signals (smells, flicker, gut sensations like normal movement) into discomfort/pain. It was described as my brains "volumn knob for sensory" being turned all the way up.

For clarity: I also have other issues caused by this. Esophageal/stomach/gut as well as a severe chemical sensitivity to things like perfumes.

This sub is a great resource but it can be difficult to search through with so many people being sensitive to different things and having different thresholds of tolerance. A pinned megathread could offer a convenient way to keep a log of people's experiences.

Anybody here using moto oleds that can provide feedback?I know that a lot of them have the flicker reduction setting, but I haven't had a ton of success with it.

Anybody here using moto oleds that can provide feedback?I know that a lot of them have the flicker reduction setting, but I haven't had a ton of success with it.