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How the Balance System May Contribute to Feeling “Unreal” or Disconnected

This research paper reviews decades of studies exploring an important but often overlooked question: Can problems with the vestibular (balance) system contribute to feelings of depersonalization and derealization? Depersonalization refers to feeling detached from your

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Motherhood, Dizziness, and Resilience

Navigating Parenting with a Vestibular Disorder When Life Turns Upside Down Motherhood is often imagined as a season of motion—chasing toddlers, attending school events, juggling schedules, and holding everything together. But for mothers living with

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Visual Vertigo in Vestibular Migraine

This study was selected to receive the VeDA/ANS Travel Award, an honor given to researchers whose work has the potential to significantly improve care for people living with vestibular disorders. The award provides travel support

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Allergy and autoinflammation in Meniere’s Disease

Allergy and autoinflammation drive persistent systemic inflammatory response in Meniere’s Disease: A longitudinal study. Reviewed by Jose Antonio Lopez-Escamez, MD, PhD Understanding the Study This research looked at why Ménière’s disease (MD)—a condition that causes dizzy

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Not All Dizziness Is The Same

What I Learned as Both a Patient and a Clinician Guest post by Cherika Gadson, FNP-C, vestibular patient Dizziness is one of the most common symptoms encountered in healthcare. It is also one of the

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Ask Fiona: Should My Balance Exercises Make Me Feel Off?

Hi Fiona, I do 10–20 balance exercises when I’m with my physical therapist. Should the exercises make me feel off balance? And why, after about 30 minutes of feeling “off,” does everything return to normal?

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When Conditions Overlap: PPPD, Vestibular Migraine, and Other Comorbidities

Vestibular disorders are rarely simple. Many people who live with dizziness or vertigo eventually discover that their symptoms are connected not to a single condition, but to several overlapping diagnoses. This complex reality was the

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Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction-What You Need to Know

Summary  Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction or Loss (BVH or BVL) makes it hard for people to keep their balance, especially when walking in the dark or on uneven ground. It can also cause problems with seeing

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Podcast: Gut Health

ICU - "I See You" Podcast Gut Health Listen Now Available wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts   Spotify In this episode of the ICU Podcast, we explore the fascinating connection between gut health and

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Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy: Using Neuroplasticity to Reconnect Balance with Everyday Life

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is one of the most important tools available to help people recover from dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. During the Life Rebalanced Live session “VRT: Neuroplasticity & Exercises that Connect it

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Looking Fine Almost Cost Me My Healing

Guest post by Cherika Gadson, MS, APRN, NP-C, vestibular patient Vestibular disorders are often described as “invisible illnesses.” While that label is accurate, it can also shape how we respond to our own symptoms in

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The Trauma of Being Dizzy: Addressing Fear, Avoidance, and Emotional Injury

For many people living with vestibular disorders, the physical symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance are only part of the story. The emotional and psychological impact can be just as significant. At the Life Rebalanced

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