5. Sensitivity to light
Another distressing symptom that someone suffering from this condition might experience is an unusually high sensitivity to light. It doesn’t matter whether the light source is natural or unnatural, any exposure to it whatsoever can cause pain and even tears to develop.
This can lead to people literally hiding from the light and staying indoors where they can manage their environments more carefully. Unless you are a vampire, any unusual sensitivity to light can have far-reaching effects on your life, none of which are particularly desirable. Some people living with the condition who have found that they develop an increased sensitivity to light have found that wearing sunglasses goes some way to bringing about a reduction in the effects of being sensitive to light sources.
This is just another one to add to the list of distressing symptoms that come in conjunction with occipital neuralgia. Another one to make misery feel even more miserable.