brain falling asleep while awake? so i have epilepsy, n have had seizures for diff. reasons. some happen during sleep, like for instance?

Question

The other day, I was asleep completely, but saw my rm n saw myself convulsing for 5 to 10 seconds. I have ear problems (hyperacusis n tinnitus, from a past perforated eardrum) n tons of pressure was going on with my ears when this happened. Okay, so sometimes, like earlier today, I am pretty sure I am not sleepy enough to go to sleep, will be awake, n all the sudden my brain feels a lot more pressure (I've had pressure n pain in my head for yrs, plus migraines etc), n like a sudden hit feeling. Also a strange numbness. I have neuropathy, not sure if that's from it. Then when this happens, there's a one second lapse or something, with the extra pressure hitting feeling. Happened a few times today, My ear muscles were contracting along with the loud bus engine noises, this happens from noises with my ear disorder. I don't know how often this particular thing has happened but seems to more on the bus. Would this possibly be an absence seizure or some sort? Like I have had many seizure episodes while sleeping, n also while in a halfawake state, where sleeping but awake. N could this be my brain falling asleep from all the ear problems, brain being exhausted, while I'm awake, or what? Also like absence seizures are known to have,the ear problems n severe pain will cause me to zone out while twitching including my mouth twitching weirdly.I've dealt with tons of pain so its difficult to explain.I also have nystagmus,some noises causing it worse than others

Answer 1

Seems I was still looking straight ahead at least thru some of it happening, n my brain just lapsed for a second after a while here n there. I have had severe headaches ETC for yrs, I used to be severely sick in bed for about 5 yrs. Also I had an xray that showed a bone spur in the back of my neck a few yrs ago n am told it went away, but I think it has stopped correct bloodflow causing tons of symptoms. Could lack of oxygen also cause that?

Answer 2

My main suggestion would be to get some sleep. If you're having trouble devoting eight hours of your schedule to sawing logs, then that's your real problem. So get to sleep; it's only eight hours. You won't get addicted or nothing. C'mon, try it. Everyone's doing it. You wanna be cool doncha? You wanna fit in doncha? I had the same problem when I switched to my semester two schedule. I had 8 o'clock classes 4 out of 5 days of the week, but I was still going to bed at 12 and waking up at 6am. I nearly failed my statistics course I was so sleepy. I would stare at the front of the room and just feel my eyes beginning to close. "I'm just gonna rest my eyes for a bit" And then I'd wake up staring at my lap with the whiteboard half-filled with equations. I would also just black out while studying. I got over it, though, by rolling my bedtime back to 9 o'clock. I felt stupid for it and mentally teased myself for having the same bedtime as an eight year old, but in the end it was worth it. Now my eyes aren't blurry all the time, and I no longer feel the need to take flash naps in public. I'm cured and you can be too. Try the restorative power of sleep. It's been scientifically proven to... make you... happier. Or something. Sleep: It's good for you. If you want a quick fix. Well, there really is none. You can try high doses of caffeine and loud music, but it has been proven that well-rested individuals do retain knowledge better. Sleep is almost (if not just) as important as study when it comes to getting the grades. Trust me. Do you know how much I had to study for my statistics course just to make the grade? Of course not; you're not me. But if you were me, you'd know that catching some z's would have relieved a lot of pressure from your life. It's always best to take the proactive solution. Like they say, an ounce of prevention is equal to... I don't know what exactly; I'm more into metrics, but it's bigger than an ounce.

Answer 3

There can be a few things that may be causing this. There could be neck issues resulting in nerve interference that is causing dis-ease in the body. You have some symptoms that could also be associated with adrenal fatigue. When this happens, the neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) may also be out of balance. A saliva and blood test can measure hormones and neurotransmitters. Other factors to be looked into could be heavy metal toxicity and gut dysfunction. You can get more information and a free report at https://www.facebook.com/futureofyourhealth