My apologies - I inadvertently directed my post to you personally rather than to the general thread population.
Of course I am under the care of a neurologist. He tells me that music is not an uncommon seizure trigger, but is equally puzzled as to why only certain types of music are a problem for me.
As for my question, I was simply wondering if the issue discussed in this thread might be related.
Not to dispute what your neurologist told you, but seizures from music, while reported and documented, is not all that common, it is actually quite rare according to most medical literature. Some think while certain types of music and or pitches can trigger seizures in some highly sensitive people, it is thought in some cases also due to emotional responses rather than a physical trigger.
http://epilepsyontario.org/musicogenic-seizures/
So what is so different in 80’s era music from music that is popular today?
If I were you doctor (and I’m not a doctor so take my advice for what it is worth…) I would ask you to keep a diary of exactly what songs trigger a seizure and compare them to perhaps similar types of music that doesn’t.
A lot of pop music today use “auto tune” which wasn’t used quite so much in 80’s era music. Perhaps it is the “auto tune” voice modulation that triggers your seizures. I wouldn’t discount that as a trigger. It triggers me – it sure pisses me off for being bad music but doesn’t cause me seizures, yet…but it could in others.
And by my saying that your seizures may have a component of an emotional response, that doesn’t make them any less real, beyond your control and debilitating, it is just another component that you may want to consider and take up with your neurologist.
I wish you the best. I have a niece who has struggled for years with seizures but none of her many tests, EKG's and brain scans ever showed anything. In her case it wasn't epilepsy or what early on was misdiagnosed as a brain tumor but an emotional problem due to a sort of PSTD when she had (allegedly) been molested as a child.
I only say "allegedly" because in her case as an adult she was diagnosed with being bi-polar and I unfortunately fell victim to her repeated lies including convincing me and the rest of her family she had leukemia and was dying only later to learn she was scamming us and others for emotional and financial support.
But I witnessed a couple of her seizures and if she was faking them, then she should get an Academy Award. I do believe they were very real but triggered by her emotional problems.
Again, don’t misunderstand me and think I’m saying your seizures are due purely to emotion. Brain science doesn’t yet understand all the things and triggers that can cause seizures.
Photosensitive epilepsy is very real so there is certainly cause to believe that certain sound stimuli can also cause it.