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Suggest Treatment For Sleep Paralysis

Static Buzzing and fizzing, I m glad I m not alone, but it would be nice if someone could give this thing. Ok I get sleep paralysis very often, this drives me nuts i do often try to drink a lot to knock myself out and avoid the whole paralysis terror stuff. One of the worst SP incidents i had invovled this static buzzing fizzing pressure feeling in my head, as if my skull was the exaust for a jumbo jet engine. I thought my head was going to explode with static. This was the first time I d ever felt anything quite like this. Now you can see static on a tv, hear it on a radio, and even touch it on old cathode ray tv screens. This stuff across my brain felt just like the tv screen just much stronger, It was located on my temples and at the bottom of my right ear. But a few years ago a the height of my sleep paralysis Horror (Everynight multiple times for around 3 solid months) I finally went to the doctor, and got given citalopram, for depression. Started taking the citalopram, and i turned into a zombie, and these strange static fizzy buzzes started appearing. Now every bout of SP is preceded by and accompanied with this static. Also i find for a few minutes after I wake up from an SP incident, the static buzzes, still fizz in for a few more Aftershocks .
Thu, 24 Jan 2019
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Hello,

If you suffer from SLEEP PARALYSIS I would recommend your seeing a SLEEP SPECIALIST in order to obtain a SLEEP STUDY since you may be suffering from a sleep disorder which could be related to or even NARCOLEPSY for which there is a specific medication that can help if not place into remission.

The other possible set of diagnostic studies that could be obtained would be imaging studies of the brain to include an MRI of the head with gadolinium contrast looking specifically at the CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE to rule out the presence of a small mass lesion that may not be big enough to cause headaches, nausea, or vomiting but may be big enough to cause severe TINNITUS.

I would also do an MRA of the head AND the NECK. I might even recommend that a high-resolution MRI on a 3 Tesla (or higher) magnet be performed of the INTERNAL ACOUSTIC MEATUS (IAC) looking for any evidence of a cavernous fistula or breach of the cavernous wall or ceiling with an AVM or similar which could cause bizarre and debilitating symptoms of TINNITUS.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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Suggest Treatment For Sleep Paralysis

Hello, If you suffer from SLEEP PARALYSIS I would recommend your seeing a SLEEP SPECIALIST in order to obtain a SLEEP STUDY since you may be suffering from a sleep disorder which could be related to or even NARCOLEPSY for which there is a specific medication that can help if not place into remission. The other possible set of diagnostic studies that could be obtained would be imaging studies of the brain to include an MRI of the head with gadolinium contrast looking specifically at the CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE to rule out the presence of a small mass lesion that may not be big enough to cause headaches, nausea, or vomiting but may be big enough to cause severe TINNITUS. I would also do an MRA of the head AND the NECK. I might even recommend that a high-resolution MRI on a 3 Tesla (or higher) magnet be performed of the INTERNAL ACOUSTIC MEATUS (IAC) looking for any evidence of a cavernous fistula or breach of the cavernous wall or ceiling with an AVM or similar which could cause bizarre and debilitating symptoms of TINNITUS. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist