DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU?
- Vertigo associated with rolling in bed, sitting up, or lying down
- Sensation of whirling, spinning, or floating
- Difficulty walking through the grocery store, driving, or negotiating a busy environment
- Feel as though you have lost your sense of balance
- Blurring sensation when you move your head
DO YOUR SYMPTOMS...
- Limit you from going out or doing things you enjoy
- Cause you to be fearful of falling
- Affect your vision
- Cause you to feel as though you are moving when you are not
WHAT CAUSES MOST VESTIBULAR ISSUES?
- Otoconia (“crystals”) are loose in the inner ear
- One inner ear is functioning at a different level than the other inner ear
- Post-stroke or post TBI symptoms
- Some medications can damage the inner ear
- Tumors
WHAT VESTIBULAR DISORDERS ARE MOST COMMON?
- BPPV
- Vestibulopathy
- Cervicogenic vertigo
- Meniere's Disease
- Gait/balance dysfunction
- Symptoms due to neurologic disorder