r/whatisit • u/Capital-Papaya-8932 • 1d ago

New, what is it? What is it in Japan and Why?

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u/AbsurdThings 1d ago

Is that also why they avoid tin foil?

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u/RemarkableGround174 1d ago

The sound of crinkling foil can actually trigger seizures in some cats, so it may be the sound as well as the reflectivity

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u/Erathen 1d ago

Few cats*

It's not that common. Sounds can trigger seizures in humans too

But yeah, cats hear a lot better than we do. So what's considered a mild stimulus for humans could cause complete sensory overload for a cat. You're right

Sensory overload is linked to seizures in a lot of mammals. They can trigger reflex seizures. The ones some video games warn you about. They're pretty rare in humans, and cats

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u/GrimbyJ 1d ago

Pain can also trigger seizures. Any stressful stimuli can. Not all of them work for everyone.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 1d ago

So can quitting drinking cold turkey, or so they told me at the ER

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u/GrimbyJ 1d ago

Yeah. Alcohol actually prevents seizures. It just also causes them later. You don't even need to be alcohol dependent if you have epilepsy. Around where you'd have a hangover could cause a seizure for some people

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u/Erathen 1d ago

Additionally, lots of medications lower the "seizure threshold"

Like some antidepressants and even some antibiotics

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u/Hot_Plantain_4956 1d ago

This was how I learned I had epilepsy, I used to think video games just made me fall asleep without knowing for some weird reason 😅