Patient Spotlights

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.

Struggling with “Head Dizzies”

I am writing on behalf of my 12-year old son. He has been struggling with vestibular migraines for the last 5 years. I can't recall when we actually received the diagnosis but it took several

They told me I was “old and dizzy”

Hi, My story started about 14 months ago. I was standing while talking to my son. All of a sudden I had this feeling like someone just poured a bucket of water over my head.

Life Interrupted

I first fell ill July, 2014. I was a single mom, with 2 kiddos. I was in the process of moving and had a lot of stressors personally and professionally at the time. I started

Chronic brain stem dizziness

I was healthy until I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). I have 2 forms of dizziness: One from MS. One from inner ear. I have had brain surgery to correct the ear problem. I've

Rollercoaster of a Ride

Where does one start? I first wrote this over a year ago when I just needed to try to work out how I was feeling when my symptoms were at their worst. Life Changes Life

Dizziness, Pilates, and Hope

I’m a certified Stott Pilates instructor and owner of New Life Pilates in Burien, Washington. I've been teaching Pilates for 15 years. I also have an extensive background in ballet and modern dance and taught

Journey On! My Journey Living with Vestibular Migraine

The Beginning “Looking back now…my journey began 11 years ago on July 14, 2011. Little did I realize on that day my life would change forever. I remember having a history of bad headaches on

Emma – Discovering Balance Through Yoga

My journey with Vestibular Migraine and how it has changed my life for the better! I’d just returned from the trip of a lifetime to Australia and went straight back into work as a school teacher.

An Unexpected Life Journey

I had a good thing going. A great life with my husband, who I married in 2018, and we had a 9-month old daughter at home. My life forever changed one morning in June, 2021,

My life changed in an instant. I felt as if I was drunk 24/7, and had no idea why.

I began 2019 feeling great. I was an airline pilot, and I was in the process of landing my dream job. I was happily married to my wife Aubree, and I was the proud father

Vestibular Migraines Do Not Define Me

Vertigo can be scary. It can come out of nowhere and incapacitate us if we let it. Mine started 8 years ago after a series of 4 sinus infections back to back. I woke up

I woke up to my worst possible nightmare

April 11th, 2020 was like any other in my life. I was 81 years old. I had lived alone in my home since my wife died 6 years earlier. That day, a Saturday before Easter,