headache from video games

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Q: Why do I get Headaches From Video Games?
OK well, When I play my Ps3 games such as 1st person and 3rd person, after 20-30 min i get dizzy head hurt and body feeling hot.? Why is this? Do i need to see a doctor?

A: You don’t need to see a doctor. You need to take breaks and not play so long at once.

Q: Headaches from video games?
Ok … so I play video games like for 5 minutes and I get a headache… it usually isn’t from all video games.. just the ones like first person shooters or rpg’s of some kind… they feel a lot like the headaches when i get motion sick so that is what i always say i have… sometimes i even get the headaches from watching tv if it does a lot of quick turns and such.. does anyone know whats wrong and how i can fix it?

A: Sensitivity… read the Warning on the Game Manual… you should probably go see your doctor. But, you can just take a break as often as you think possible and resume your game playing. If these headaches continue please go see your doctor.

Q: why do I get headaches from video games?

A: Perhaps from eye strain, or stress, if you take it too serious.

Q: Does anyone know how to reduce headaches or eye problems from video games?
I received Sega Genesis Classics for PS2 for Christmas and fell in love with Phantasy Star 2. The only problem is the battle scenes with the flashing red screen. Seeing as how the battles are a big part of the game, I am disappointed to have to admit it, but I most likely will not play the game anymore. Does anyone have any advice?

A: Some people are just more prone to those types of problems, In 20 years of playing video games I have never run into a game that bothered me that way, but I have some friends that play certain games for 20 minutes or so, and they get really flustered. Nothing much seems to help them. I do know of a few things that helped some of the problems.

You can try wearing sunglasses when you play, it might change the flare of the light enough to ease it off of bothering you.

Make sure you were well hydrated and awake when you play, I had one friend who could not play video games after say having a few beers and being out half the night, but if he played in the morning and had a glass of OJ, he was good to go for hours.

Follow the manufacturers guidelines, and take a reast every 30 minutes or so and see how it goes.

Q: Motion sickness from video games all of a sudden?
I’ve been playing video games mostly everybody all my life and I never ever ever got motion sickness from it. I recently got guitar hero world tour for christmas and i played it for hours and felt dizzy and stuff. now it seems ever since i played that i get a headache, feel nauseous, and dizzy from pretty much any game. what should i do? how do i make it stop? i’m a gaming addict so I don’t like to stop playing!
i don’t eat a lot. is that a reason too?

A: Go to your local opticians for an eye exam.

You might need glasses!

Q: why do I get headaches from playing video games?

A: It’s the illusion of virtual motion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness#Simulation_sickness

Q: Can you get motion sickness from video games?
I recently experienced really bad nausea and headaches after playing Silent Hill 3 and 4 and its odd, because I never get like that playing any other game, and I’ve played Silent Hill 4 before this and had no problems, its just recent. Does anyone know anything about this?

A: Definitely. I used to get motion sickness from older, low quality video games. To keep from getting motion sickness its best to keep your eyes moving back and forth from the game to a stationary object or television. This usually works for me.
If this doesn’t work and the motion sickness persists you might have an inner ear problem.

Q: Why am I starting to get motion sickness from video games (particular first person shooters)?
I have always had a slight problem with motion sickness. I used to could usually play an fps for 3+ hours without having this problem. Now, I can’t play more than one hour without getting headaches and I begin to feel dizzy. I have to lay down or eat/drink something. It’s almost always first person shooters that cause it. No other genres. Could it be because of my new tv? It is a 70 something inch, big screen, plasma, hd tv. (If that matters) I also just got a new Xbox (I went from pro to elite). I sit about 3 feet away from the tv, but used to sit about 5 feet away. Could the tv be the problem? Or could there be something wrong with me.
What should I do?
Do you think that if I play under these circumstances every day longer each time, could I get used to it?
Can you even get used to motion sickness?

A: could be due to your proximity to the tv plus it being large and hd. there’s nothing wrong with you, its just messing with your equilibrium. people have issue with seeing movies like cloverfield in the theaters but not so much on a smaller screen at home fore that reason.
to help, you need to have some stability in your perspective, like if its on a smaller screen and you sit farther back, you can counter the motion on the screen with your surroundings which stay put and you shouldnt have much if any problems.

Q: How far should I sit from my 22″ HDTV when I play video games?
I got this problem while playing video games on my 22″ 1080P HDTV. Firstly if I sit too close to my TV such as sitting 40 centimetres away from the screen then I always have to move my head around so I can see everything on the screen such as the health bar and when a cutscene comes I always have to move my head around to be able to see the entire screen as well as moving my head down to read the subtitles. I mean it really hurts my neck when I have to move my head around and it doesn’t feel very comfortable.

However when I sit around 1 and a half metres away from my 22″ HDTV then I still have to move around my head around during the cutscenes to see everything on the screen. But during gameplay it is good. Another major problem is when I sit this far from my TV at this distance is that during high action sequences such as when there is a cutscene of a car chase it really gives me a headache, the same happens when I sit close to my TV. But when I used to play games on my 15″ SDTV, high action sequences used to look great and never gave me a headache.

I also tried sitting half a metre away from my TV but these problems still occur. Also if I sit around 5 metres away fom my TV then it is extremely difficult to play games since it is harder to see everything on the screen and I often have to squint.

I never used to have these problems when I used to play video games on my 15″ SDTV. I used to sit about a metre and a half away from my SDTV and games used to look great! But I dont want to play video games on my SDTV since these new games would not look very good on a SDTV.

So my question is how far should I sit from my 22″ HDTV while playing video games to get the best gameplay and viewing pleasure?

Any help is very much appreciated. Thank You.

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Q: why do i get sick when i play video games?
I was little and i had a nintendo gaming system i played it fine ( i still do) but ever since systems from n64 and up came out the only system ive been able to play with few problems is the game cube. i’ve tried to play playstation …ps2…wii..n64..psp and most computer games (all except 2d computer games) all these systems give me extreme headaches and really bad stomach aches …does anyone know why or have similar problems?

A: I have had this problem too. Lots of people do. Its called simulator sickness and supposedly its a form of motion sickness, although I get it and i’ve never gotten carsick or seasick before. I could never play 3d graphics games though.

Q: How far should i be sitting from a 46″ 1080p tv?
I have headaches while playing my video games. id like to find out how far i should be from this tv?

A: About 10 feet.

Q: HDTV, CRT TV and Video Games (need advice)?
I only want a TV for two things: hooking up my video game systems (SNES, Wii and PS2) and watching DVDs. That’s it. No blu-ray, no cable, no Xbox 360 or PS3.

Yesterday, I bought a 22” Samsung HDTV Series 4. Hooked it up. Tried various settings for several hours. Small text in most of the older games looks almost double-vision and unclear. There is also some sort of motion blur when playing both older and newer games.

Is there something wrong with this TV or is this “normal”?

I just want a simple TV to play games on and watch a DVD every once in a while, and this is turing into one big headache. CRTs are discontinued except for the crap they sell at Walmart (I tried that first, and both RCAs were defective, and the Sansui too, so I am not going to bother with CRT TVs from Walmart anymore).

Is there any setting I can use on this 22” Samsung HDTV Series 4 to make my games clear and not blur, or if there is no way to fix this, is there another brand of HDTV that is specifically made for playing games if this type of motion blur and unclear small text with older games is “normal”?

At this point I don’t know what else to do except search on craigslist for an old TV, which I’d rather not do due to bad past experiences with craigslist. Any advice appreciated. Thank you.

A: Oof that’s a tough one. I myself am looking for a crt tv, JUST for my old nintendo, snes, genesis, etc consoles. I don’t have one, and I’m using my projection tv for them, and not my plasma, for the same reason. There isn’t really anything that can be done except, well, getting an ol’ tube tv…and by old I mean used. Sucks..but thanks for pointing out the crap crt tv’s at walmart. Never liked walmart anyway..

And just to point out, trying out a plasma might work a bit better than on an lcd since lcd’s have that blur problem, and plasma’s don’t. I don’t use my plasma since the games look more pixelated than what they are already. But I don’t get any motion blur of any kind.

Yes motion blur is normal on lcd displays without the 120hz features. And even with 120hz refresh rate, you may still get it.

Q: All my fiance does is work part time and play video games!?
My fiance and I have been together for 4 years now. We are both 19 and 20. We live together and have since last year. I love him so much but ti seems like he loves his game so much more than me. He wakes up in the morning and goes right down to his computer to play his video games. Games like warhammer, age of conan, and world of warcraft. Days when he works, he wakes up plays his games until he has to get ready for work, goes to work comes home and goes right back to his computer. He stays in his office the entire day besdes getting food and something to eat. He never comes out to see what I am doing or to visit or anything, if I want to see him I have to go to him and he doesnt even really pay attention, just plays his game. The only time we spend together is at night when he is tired and wants to go to bed. Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll watch a movie, or atleast a little bit of tv. I want to spend more time with him, he even said he wishes we spent more time together but said “i know it’s my fault that we don’t because I play my computer so much. I mean seriously though he spends like 6-1`0 hours a day on his computer WHEN HE WORKS, and when he dosent its from like 9 am to 9 pm. Its not fair. I get upset because we don’t spend a lot of time together and he says I need to find a hobby. I play the games with him sometimes but I have awful eyesight even with glasses and I get a headache after a little while so I have to stop. And when i used to play with him he was always playing longer and once he got a couple levels past me he jsut said well im levels beyond you so its hard to play together. What do I do? I’m just so confused..

A: You and your fiance have already invested a lot of time and a good portion of your lives to each other and your relationship, so I can understand that you don’t want to simply quit and move on. Still, from his current actions and behavior, it doesn’t appear that he’s willing to compromise or help you meet *your* needs.
Perhaps you can both work together to set (and keep!) some boundaries or rules that are comfortable to both of you (e.g. no video games until you’ve had a nice one-hour dinner and talking time together each evening or something similar). However, realistically, I don’t know how long you’ll be willing to put up with this unbalanced give and take unless he’s willing to make some compromises for the sake of you and your relationship. Please believe me that if you move to the next level in your relationship and you get married and/or have children, your relationship and communication will become more negative as pain and anger replace love — and you communicate with each other less and less. I’ve personally lived through this myself.
You, therefore, might want to consider going for private or couples counseling so you can work on yourself/yourselves and your relationship and learn some good tools and techniques for better communication. (We usually don’t learn these needed skills from our parents or other family members because *they* never learned them either!)
There are some good low-cost therapists and counselors available. Most States require an internship period before therapists can be licensed, so this might be a good option if you don’t have it in your budget to pay for a more expensive psychologist. If you’re interested, check with your local university, free clinic or mental health office for referrals. This could be a great start — and you’d have an unbiased and trusted person who could listen to you and help you sort through your conflicted feelings. You love your fiance, but you’re also very disappointed and troubled by his behavior and the negation of your feelings and needs.
There are also some excellent resources online that may be good for starters. At http://www.selfcounseling.com/help/Relationships/, there are links to some articles and topics on relationships, etc. You can also do a web search for other helpful resources.
There’s also some free relationship help at Dr. Harville Hendrix’s Imago website at http://gettingtheloveyouwant.com/couples/free-relationship-help. He and his wife have been featured on “Oprah” and his “Getting The Love You Want” book and workshops have helped countless people and their relationships over the years. Buying this book or borrowing it from your library might be a great start!
Your fiance may have an addictive personality which keeps drawing him to his video games. Thankfully, he doesn’t have addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex or other potentially destructive habits. Still, this probably doesn’t give *you* much comfort since your needs aren’t being addressed or met. Many people have received help through Al-Anon when they live in a relationship where one or both partners have addictive tendencies. To learn more about Al-Anon, you can go to their website at http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/english.html or find a meeting in your area or online at http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/meetings/meeting.html.
A natural part of growing up is going through various developmental stages including narcissism and rebellion or defiance of authority. Since you and your fiance are growing up and, hopefully, maturing together (although not necessarily at the same time), you might want to learn more about these stages. There’s a good definition of narcissism at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism, and you can do a web search for additional websites about narcissism and rebellion/defiance of authority. You certainly don’t want to be setting up the dynamic in your relationship where *you’re* his “mother” (who is bossy, nagging, b*itching, withholding love, judgmental, punishing, etc.) and he is the child (who is rebellious, withdrawn, angry, shamed, etc.). A good “crash course” in psychology is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_psychology and elsewhere online.
Your fiance might also be experiencing some form of depression since he seems to be exhibiting certain behaviors/symptoms. These are listed at http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-types and at other sites online. Depression is usually a biochemical imbalance in the brain, and he can get some help but may not know he needs it.
If you work on yourself and you explore your own needs and wants, etc., you might come to the conclusion that you no longer want to be in this relationship and that you deserve more and better. However, you might also find that, as you change and “improve,” your fiance might want to, as well. Then you can grow and change as individuals and as a couple while you love and support each other.
It feels very lonely to be in a relationship where our needs can’t be met, but you can learn to meet your own needs in healthy, positive ways with other friends and support people as well as through hobbies, outside interests, activities, work and volunteer services. Just listen to your heart and you’ll always make the right choices!
You’ve written that you’re feeling confused, but you might also (and legitimately) be feeling angry, abandoned, frustrated, hurt, resentful, neglected, and a whole lot more! Explore these feelings and continue to bravely look for and find answers. Your life will be better for your courage and willingness to be honest!
I truly wish you and your fiance the best!

Q: What is with certain men and woman with their emotional abused with porn or video games?
I have had great guys who looked at porn and respected me in my past. Now I have one who I also told was it was ok, I was one who has us watch one together. I have been with him for 8 years on and off…he keeps hiding if from me. I know he does because he starts yelling. Raped me in my sleep after I keep asked him to stop…kept doing it…I found hard porn by accident on our computer..over and over-its not even when I am looking for it…I try to blame the video games and that they “anger” him. but I dont think most guys are like this…rubbing his thing raw so they can’t have sex with their lovers. So we can’t even have sex…I left…he got me back. Why I am pretty-so what if I am? NO man or woman should be lied to or abused emotionally or physically.

He is just more angry everyday…just like back when. Only now I have an (yeah right) “excuse” I was in a bad car accident. My air bag didn’t deploy on time. When my head hurts he treats me with guilt trips that I can’t put out. Not that he hurts me with sex anymore, but “I should put an American Flag in your pussy because I never get it”…I have burns you can’t see, just because I don’t whine like a baby like he does when his back is hurting…am I wrong to think I am dealing with a sociopath?

Most women claim a headache. He has seen my actual skull-less then 3 months ago…and now everytime I want to have sex he doesn’t want to…but when I am in pain he gives me guilt trips. What am I dealing with?

A: What the? Call the police if you were raped, why are you on Yahoo! Answers??

Marco!

Q: Are these headaches from eye strain?
These headaches normally occur behind my eyes and are very painful. It intensifies with light and movement, and it is usually accompanied by fatigue and nausea. I usually get these when I’m on the computer for a long time or playing video games, plus I’m near sighted and wear strong prescription glasses. Because of this, I assumed it was simply eye strain, but sometimes it just happens

One time, I participated in the Model United Nations conference and I was sitting down listen to people debate for about three or so hours, but I wasn’t staring at a fixed spot. I was switching between close and far distances (if that makes sense) every so often and I got this headache. I removed my glasses and it relieved only a little bit of the pain. After the conference I laid down and rested for about forty five minutes but it didn’t help in the least. When I decided to go to a drug store I had thrown up and my limbs were shaking. I did take some Motrin after that and a couple of hours later I felt okay. I still had the headache but it wasn’t as bad. It fully went away after I slept that night, like it normally does with or without medicine.

I get a normal amount of sleep every day (6-9 hours), and eat well. Sometimes these headaches occur multiple times a week or once a month. I’m not sure if this info will help but I’m a 15 year old girl, I have TMJ (however, I’ve gotten these headaches before I was diagnosed with it), and the pain seems to be slightly relieved when I apply slight pressure on my eyes. So are these headaches from eye strain or something else? Anything I can do to prevent it?

A: Staring at a computer screen for a long time can cause eyestrain, irritation, blurred vision, and headaches. However, several studies conclude that these problems are temporary. To make them less likely:

Blink often, rest your eyes with momentary glances away from the screen, and use eye drops if necessary. Staring at the screen tends to reduce your blinking and thus dry out your eyes.

Avoid glare from the screen by using indirect lighting, repositioning the screen, or using an antiglare filter over it.

Make sure your monitor produces sharp, crisp images. Fuzzy screen images increase eyestrain.

Get special glasses for your computer work if necessary. If you wear bifocals you may be tilting your head at an uncomfortable angle to see the screen through the lower portion of your glasses.

Consider buying either a liquid-crystal-display (LCD) monitor or a regular monitor with a high “refresh rate,” both of which ease eyestrain by flickering less than other monitors.

Yes. The strain of prolonged staring at a computer monitor can cause those blood vessels to become engorged, creating the illusion that new ones have appeared. Your eyes may also feel dry and itchy. Resting, drinking plenty of water, and reducing eyestrain should resolve the problem. (Consult an ophthalmologist if the symptoms persist).
I hope this helps you. And good luck.

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