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Barb, I am not sure about the reaction a PD person has to flourescent lights, but I do know that lights, especially flashing lights can cause me to have seizures ( I have epilepsy) So I imagint that a pulsing light could easily affect anyone with any kind of neurological problem. Laurie >Barb, the effect of the fan under the flouresent light, is a strobe >effect, if you pulsate a light source at the exact speed or multiples of >the speed of a moving object, such as the fan blade, the object appears >to stop. This is used to examine a part for defects when under operating >conditions. It can also cause discomfort when the speed varies, and the >reflection of light from the object is seen by the eye. I wonder if >these effects can be used in a positive way to help PWP??? I do know that >a light source powered from household frequencies could be run from a DC, >that is a direct current, source, and the resulting light would be >steady, like daylight. I hope this discussion can be of some use to the >cause. > > > > >[OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! >Ken Becker >[log in to unmask] > > >On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Barbara Mallut wrote: > >> Ken.... Flourescent lites can often (not always, but "often") cause me to >> experience discomfort. Also ceiling fans and occillating (hmmm... is there >> too many "CCs," and ""LLs?") <smile> can make me very uncomfortable. >> Especially if the main unit is aimed right at me. Oddly, I've noticed that if >> I get a reaction from being directly in the path of a fan, thne so does the >> phone if I'm on it (LOTS of static) and also the radio! Again - static. >> >> I know several individuals who have MS who experience similar reactions in the >> same conditions. >> >> For what it's worth... >> >> Barb Mallut, >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ---------- >> From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf >> of Ken Becker >> Sent: Monday, October 07, 1996 7:09 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >> Subject: Re: Need help re: Father-in-law >> >> I have a theory about the effect of artificial light, which runs on an >> alternating current power supply (our normal power lines in the US run at >> 60 Hertz, actually turning all lights run from it on and off 60 times per >> second. ) I believe this effect has something to do with an apparent >> difference between a PWP's moods and ability to move being better when in >> natural daylight, than when under the constantly pulsating rays of indoor >> lighting. I am not a scientist, but i do work on electronic devices. I >> have also heard that a person working under a single flourescent lamp, as >> oppossed to two or more together, which alters the effect to the human >> eye, cn have fatigue and mental effects. These conditions seem to affect >> people who do NOT necessarily have any neurological conditions. I cannot >> help but believe they could adversely affect PWP's. Does anyone else have >> any inside info on this phenomenon? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! >> Ken Becker >> [log in to unmask] >> >> >> On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Richard Fallon wrote: >> >> > My father-in-law (81) has had PD for @ 10 years. He takes sinemet and >> > eldopryl. During the day he is much stronger than the evenings. Seems that >> > when the sun goes down he goes into an "off" state. Is this fairly common? >> > Does anyone have any advice to counter-act this? >> > >> > Your reply would be greatly appreciated. >> > >> > >> > Thanks in advance, >> > >> > >> > Richard F. >> > >> > >