UV Fluorescent Light Filter Sleeves

You might not have previously given UV fluorescent light filter sleeves a lot of thought, but it might be time to do so. If you’re in an office – or any other kind of indoor environment for hours at a time every day – and you have headaches, the light in that environment may be playing a role. However, Make Great Light may be able to help in ways you never previously imagined possible.

The Link Between Lighting and Headaches

Just about everybody gets a headache from time to time, of course. But for millions of people, headaches – particularly migraine headaches – are an unfortunate way of life. Triggers of migraines include:

• Sinus problems
• Tension
• Allergies
• Certain types of foods
• Anxiety and tension
• Specific noises or smells

One thing that affects a lot of people who experience migraines is fluorescent light. This can also act as a trigger for a debilitating attack. Research indicates that blue light is to blame. Fluorescent lights emit a great deal of blue light, which really isn’t blue, per se. It’s just a name given to a certain wavelength along the color spectrum. In fact, fluorescent lights emit a greater amount of blue light than incandescent or LED lights.

There are some people who have a condition known as Irlen Syndrome. Not only does this make a person more sensitive to light, it can also trigger a migraine attack. Irlen Syndrome makes it difficult for the brain to be able to correctly process a specific type of wavelength of light.

If you have to deal with migraines – regardless of your triggers – it’s important that you try to write down when you have them, and what sets off an attack. If you’re able to spot certain patterns, that will give you an indication as to whether or not fluorescent light is part of the problem.

Obviously, you need to get medical help as well. What you’re experiencing might not be migraines at all, but something completely different. If your discomfort is starting to affect your everyday life, it’s time to do something about it.

How Does Glare Affect Migraine Headaches?

One of the biggest problems with fluorescent lighting is glare. If you spend time under this kind of lighting, and you stare at a computer screen for hours on end, that’s a recipe for serious eyestrain. When you have eyestrain, it probably won’t be long before you have a headache as well.

Taking Action

If, when keeping track of your migraine attacks, you do notice a connection between those attacks and fluorescent lighting, there is something you can do. You can speak up and try to get those old fluorescent tubes changed out for newer bulbs. Newer types of fluorescent bulbs aren’t as big a source of blue light. They’re more comfortable.

Of course, the best solution is to eliminate fluorescent lighting altogether. But if that’s not an option, consider having NaturaLux filters from Make Great Light installed in your office. Our filters diffuse light in a way that makes it almost like natural sunlight. It’s much healthier, and will go a long way toward reducing the glare and eyestrain that can play a role in migraine attacks.

Talk to an expert with Make Great Light to learn more about our UV fluorescent light filter sleeves. Contact us online or call 612-399-6484.