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Evidence for Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Vestibular Disorders

Summary by Divya Chari, MD, Harvard Medical School & Jeffrey Sharon, MD, UCSF Health Brain Fog Brain fog is a common complaint for those with vestibular disorders. Forgetfulness, inattention, trouble concentrating, and errors in navigation

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Podcast: The Vestibular Patient Experience During Audiological Testing

ICU – “I SEE YOU” PODCAST Vestibular Patient Experience During Audiological Testing LISTEN NOW Available wherever you get your podcasts. APPLE PODCASTS       Spotify Audiological testing can be an important step in helping doctors

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Vascular Vertigo and Dizziness Diagnostic Criteria

Summary by Megan Clark, MWC, with thanks to the Journal of Vestibular Research The Committee for the Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society recently released diagnostic criteria for vascular vertigo and dizziness. Classifying

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LRL 2022 Transcript: What is Vestibular

This is a transcript from the 2022 Life Rebalanced Live (LRL) Virtual Conference on the topic of "What is Vestibular". Learn more about this annual conference at vestibular.org/LRL.   Dr. Danielle Tolman, PT  00:02 Good

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2022 Year End Summary

what a year! Here are just some of the things that were accomplished in 2022 thanks to the generosity of those who volunteered and/or donated to the Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA). Life Rebalanced Live Our

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Podcast: How to Explain Your Vestibular Symptoms to Your Healthcare Provider

ICU - "I See You" Podcast How to Explain Your Vestibular Symptoms to Your Healthcare Provider Listen Now Available wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts       Spotify Anyone who has ever experienced vestibular

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LRL 2022 Transcript: Neurological Symptoms associated with Long-haul COVID-19

This is a transcript from the 2022 Life Rebalanced Live (LRL) Virtual Conference on the topic of Neurological Symptoms associated with Long-haul COVID-19. Learn more about this annual conference at vestibular.org/LRL. Dr. Danielle Tolman, PT

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Talking About Your Walking Poles As A Vestibular Patient

"What Are Those Poles For?" “Are you practicing your skiing?” a colleague quipped at a conference at the beach. “Did you hike here?” asked the server at a restaurant near my home in the Blue

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Falling Back: BPPV and Relapse of Vertiginous Symptoms in the Fall Season

Falling Back: BPPV and Relapse of Vertiginous Symptoms in the Fall Season Though it’s not an official condition, “October Slide” refers to the worsening of symptoms that those with chronic illness begin to feel as

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You Can Help a Patient Like Manisha

Living with a vestibular condition is hard enough without being told that your symptoms are “all in your head.” Sadly, that is exactly what vestibular patients are told time and time again.  Right now, there

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Somatic Awareness

Why anxiety and fear of symptoms keeps dizziness going- and how to break that cycle If you’re suffering from a vestibular disorder, chances are that you’ve had an encounter (or two, or many!) with fear

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Inflammation and Vestibular Disorders

Recent headlines about the link between depression and inflammation have gained great public attention.1,2 Past research focused largely on the “chemical imbalance” hypothesis of depression; that is, imbalance of chemicals in the body may negatively

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