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A New Image Reflects Our Strength and Stability TogetherThe Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) has updated our brand image to best show who we are today and where we are going as an organization and a

By Maria Machala, MS, NP I hear it all the time from my patients. Long wait times, numerous consults, tests, and opinions, and no definitive answers. Dizziness has become chronic and debilitating, and it seems

The symptoms began innocuously enough—a return of preadolescent motion sickness, jiggling vision during teeth-brushing, apparent cognitive decline—and I shrugged them off, attributing them to middle age. By the time I reached 50, they grew more

By Wendy Holliday Bledsoe and the Vestibular Disorders Association One day in 2016 Melinda woke with a stiff neck. She’d been painting a ceiling the day before and thought that she’d recover quickly as she’d

My vestibular disorder, Migraine Associated Vertigo, is also sometimes called Vertiginous Migraines.  When people think of migraines, they think of someone in pain, and that part is true.  But migraines, which vary in severity, can

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It took 7 years to be diagnosed with Autoimmune Disease of the ear, which affects my vision, hearing loss, right ear few decibels left and the left a few more. May have to have cochlear

At the Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA), we recognize that symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, visual motion sensitivity, and light sensitivity can make using websites challenging. That’s why we are committed to making vestibular.org as comfortable

Volunteer(s) of the Year 2023 It is with great pleasure that VeDA announces its Volunteer(s) of the Year for 2023. VeDA is a grassroots organization, and our volunteers are at the heart of what we

In a significant step forward for global vestibular advocacy, the Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) recently presented to a group of European doctoral students from the PROVIDE Network—an initiative designed to train the next generation of

As a physical therapist, I’m often asked the following question by my patients, “Why am I dizzy?”  Well, I can’t really answer that question without first explaining how the normal vestibular system works.  So here

May used to be my favorite month. Mild spring weather in New Jersey. Freshly planted flowers. Open windows. I always looked forward to May. That changed in 2013. May now represents the anniversary of the