What professions (medical, psychological, ) can test me to find out what is causing my problems in improving my reading comprehension?

How would eye drops help reading comprehension?

I’m not sure if this would affect the answer, but if you hear a sentence read to you, are you more able to comprehend it than if you read it? Like if you have the computer do text to speech is it easier to comprehend by listening, furthermore, if you zoom in the text to a large size does that improve your comprehension? I feel like your response to those questions may help guide the answer.

@MakeItSo1701 My eyes get tired quickly . Also they are dry. My Optometrist suggested trying eye drops.

Some times I give up for awhile until my eyes recover.

@gorillapaws Yes. I prefer audio over reading. I get frustrated when I can’t read. I have no problems on Fluther today; Except on long answers. Zooming in doesn’t help.

I’m not an expert but that would indicate to me (as a lay person) that might rule out issues in the brain with language processing and may limit the issue to your vision or possibly your vision processing. If you’re having eye fatigue I think optometrist would be the one to follow-up with if the drops don’t work.

An ophthalmologist maybe?

@MakeItSo1701 I forgot that an eye doctor and ophthalmologist are different professionals. Do I need a referral? I will ask my family doctor on March 6th.

I received an eye exam earlier this month. She prescribed glasses and eye drops.

No clue on referral since I don’t know Canada medical system

Update I find that today my eyes are much better. The only difference today was that I ate more. Also most of my dizziness is gone today.

What do you think “reading comprehension” means?

And how do you think it does or does not include eyesight?

@Zaku The direct meaning of reading comprehension in the context for me is the part A English grade 12 diploma exam from Alberta. Called reading comprehension. I’m also interested in raising my mark in the writing component.

I have troubles sitting still, and reading a book.
My mind gets all swirly, and I end up putting the book down.
My eyes get tired , and I find it difficult to read at night, when the sun is set. Online is mostly ok.

I’m going through the list of things that could be interfering to my English grade. I also would like to be able to read the backlog of books that I purchased over the years.

Ok, thanks.

I asked because it seems to me, that “reading comprehension” itself is about being able to understand what one reads. It includes knowing the language, understanding words, grammar, and meaning.

As far as I know, it’s not usually used to refer to things like vision, even though that can of course make it difficult to make out the words, or to easily read very much, which could lower your effective reading comprehension, is not I think what one usually means by reading comprehension.

Similarly for attention issues, or confusion – although those might reduce your effective reading comprehension, they are separate types of problem, even though they might affect how easily you read things.

So I would suggest that you seem to have several inconvenient things going on, but it doesn’t seem to me like reading comprehension is the core cause – it’s more of a side effect of various other things.

Does that all make sense to you? Could you follow what I was saying? If so, I’d say it would confirm that your reading comprehension itself is quite good.

@Zaku I was able to read, and understand your answer. I am having a good day today.

I still can’t read any of my paperback books.

My guess that I need to train my mind and practice reading little bits at a time.

Are the problems sitting still, mind swirling, and dizziness, three separate things?

Are they recent problems, or have you had them before?

Do you know what their causes are?

@Zaku I have had the problems since grade 5. I was able to read fantasy novels, (DragonLance, and Forgotten Realms)

Just could never force myself to read something that I didn’t want to.

With all those things?

@Zaku I was able to read a novel a day on the closed loop light rail transit in Edmonton. It was when I was in high-school, and had a monthy bus pass.

It was hard in school as I felt like I was being controlled, and my freedom curtailed. I wanted to learn, I just wanted to be exposed to different subjects, but remain in charge of my education.

I would say your GP would be a good person to ask for ideas, but I assume this has been a life-long type of question for you, no?

(I need to go to sleep BTW.)

I would get a full physical. You say you get dizzy and have a difficult time with comprehension. A number of health issues can cause that—primarily poor circulation for one. Thyroid issues, high blood pressure, diabetes, or blood clots are more common as we age. My husband was like that a long time before having a heart attack.

If its none of those then I would work out more. Keeping your body like a well-oiled machine will help with comprehension. Especially, since depression can also affect memory and comprehension. I know the more active I am, the better my comprehension and thought processes flow. I can juggle several things at one time.
I also suffer from dry eyes. All I can recommend for that is taking supplements and drinking more water and doing the eye drops. Also, check the humidity in your home. If the air is to dry then your eyes will dry out faster.
I have improved my comprehension by watching shows with subtitles and practicing Spanish online and playing challenging games on my phone that require actual thought.