Gurm I also wear a nightguard because I clench at night (what can I say, I'm a pretty intense person, ha). My migraines are ALWAYS located in the exact same spot, my left temple area. I've also experienced tinnitus issues in my left ear. For years I had a "rushing" sound similar to when you have water in your ear. It was sensitive to vibrations to the point I always slept on my left side. I used to be able to tell people a train was coming before the horn sounded because my ear would pick up on the vibration. I finally saw an ear specialist who diagnosed me with Stapedial Myoclonus and did a 'middle ear exploration with section of stapedial tensor tympany tendon', basically he used a laser to cut a piece inside my ear. It helped the sound thankfully. i do notice when I shower that the water running over that ear is about 3000x louder than the other after the surgery. A minor annoyance, comparatively.
I also notice at times that there seems to generally be a lot of pressure in my skull. If I'm bending or moving a certain way, I hear and feel this enormous pressure in my head.
I agree it's probably unrelated to the light sensitivity, as the ear thing started when I was 17, the surgery I was in my early 20's, TMJ stuff maybe mid 20's. Pressure in head maybe past 5 years. MRI is normal, though.
I used to have anxiety attacks on the regular as well. They started when I was 19 and continued into my 30's. It's only been the last 3 years that they've gone for the most part. I attribute most of it to removing casein from my diet. It was actually only a matter of months after going off dairy that the light sensitivity started. Even though I rarely get panic attacks anymore, the generalized constant stress and anxiety of having an unknown brain issue that affects my life and causes me pain on a daily basis is quite... enough.
I'm so glad that you have improved.... I know it's not as much as you would like and I feel the same way. I try to be thankful that I can drive at night now and use my screen provided I wear the right glasses, adjust settings to make it more tolerable, take breaks etc. The taking breaks thing SUCKS. I like to zone in front of my laptop for hours. I'm sure we all do. Sometimes I can get away with using it longer than others. The dark google background helps a lot. But I almost always pay the price with strain and that damn muscle pain.
I have to shop at a variety of stores because of my diet. Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Sprouts all have atrocious flourescents. I recently discovered the Ralph's down the street has some kind of can lighting above the produce area only. They may be LED's but they don't bother me too much, so I've been shopping for organic produce there.
Your last statement really resonates. Right there with you.