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The Vestibular Patient Experience

Vestibular disorders are invisible. You look fine on the outside, but inside you’re struggling with a myriad of debilitating symptoms. It’s easy to feel like you’re alone, and no one understands what you’re going through.

Reading about others who have been in your shoes can validate your experience and give you tips on what to expect and how to deal with it.

You can also share your story to spread hope and increase awareness about what it’s like to live with vestibular dysfunction.

Karla Droste

I woke up Friday morning and the room was violently spinning. I stumbled to the bathroom, holding on to furniture along the way, hoping and praying it would just go away. It didn’t. I felt

Why is it not BPPV this time?

Have you or a friend experienced what you thought was a recurrance of BPPV, only to find out it was not BPPV causing your symptoms? Here we present a case study to help illustrate the

Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Screening

Screening for vascular supply problems of the brain can assist in the clinician’s differential diagnosis and greatly benefit the dizzy and/or balance-impaired patient. Incorporating Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Screening Into Your Positioning and Positional Videonystagmography Routine Authors: Frederick

Claire Snyman

14 May 2010, a spinning room upon waking – my first vertigo attack and the onset of my first migraine, prompted a CT scan. I remember lying in the ER room listening to the doctors

Single Treatment Maneuvers for BPPV

Certified vestibular therapist, Abeed Hirji, reviews a 5-minute non-invasive office procedure for the treatment of BPPV. Really, a quick fix? Yes, is my response to this question by many of my patients who come to

How Light Sensitivity & Photophobia Affect Vestibular Disorders

Some vestibular disorders, including vestibular migraine, can cause the patient to be more susceptible to light sensitivity. It's Too Bright! The effects of chronic light sensitivity, also known as photophobia, are profound for those who

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (LRL 2022 Transcripts)

This is a transcript from the 2022 Life Rebalanced Live (LRL) Virtual Conference on the topic of “Vestibu.” Learn more about this annual conference at vestibular.org/LRL. Dr. Danielle Tolman, PT 00:02 Welcome, and thank

Lara Bishop

I am a very proud mum of gorgeous identical twin girls who are now 7 years old, they are my world. They are my best friends, my companions, my sanity, my little comedy act. I

Third Window Syndrome: Doctor-Patient Communication

Introduction TMWD (Third Mobile Window Disorders) are defined as a group of disorders, among which Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome is the most recognized. They have a common clinical presentation including a combination of Tullio's

Balance Awareness Week in France

France Leads International BAW Efforts Dr. Christian Chabbert with GDR Vertige in France has used his network of professional connections across Europe to build an international coalition of vestibular clinicians to raise awareness about these

My seven year journey

I was an Occupational Therapist working in pediatrics for thirty plus years. When I was 57 in 2016 my life changed. I had been painting a ceiling for several hours with short intermittent breaks to

Help Translate “Dizzy Me” into English

Tania Stadsbader, VeDA Ambassador and author of the book, "Dizzy Me" - a memoir about her frustrating journey to get a vestibular diagnosis - has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help get her book translated