Meal prep is the concept of preparing your meals ahead of time to save you time in the future. Most people meal prep one or two days a week. Although it will take up some time, it saves time, energy, and so much thinking, in the long run. If you have specific dietary needs, or …
Tinnitus is the sound of ringing in your ears. For many, this is a chronic condition that is related to hearing loss or vestibular disorders. If you have a tinnitus, there may be a few options. Always ask your audiologist, ENT, or other physician before giving these a try, but many people do have success …
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A low sodium diet is very important when it comes to managing Secondary Endolymphatic Hydrops, Meniere’s Disease, Vestibular Migraine, and some other vestibular diagnoses. Additionally, it is good for your heart, brain, and blood pressure! The average American eats about 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day, that’s almost 50% more than what we should be …
Nystagmus is a word we use in vestibular rehabilitation very frequently. It is an involuntary, uncontrolled, repetitive eye movement. There are two phases of nystagmus, the fast phase and the slow phase. The fast phase is the direction the eye is moving, and the slow phase is a resetting saccade to place the eye back …
BPPV, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, can be easy to diagnose subjectively, but watching eyes can be difficult. The following is a chart illustrating the direction of eye movement, position of your patient’s head, and the corresponding diagnosis. BPPV Diagnosis Nystagmus Position Right Posterior Canal Canalithiasis Right Upbeating Torsional Nystagmus Right Dix-Hallpike Position Left Posterior Canal …
When you are diagnosed with a vestibular disorder, you may be prescribed a pharmaceutical by your physician. These can either control your symptoms, or treat the dysfunction at its core. Vestibular suppressants work to suppress your system to decrease the uncomfortable symptoms of dizziness, motion sickness, and vertigo. Vestibular suppressants are in three drug classes: …
There are many ways to train your balance, but to truly focus on your vestibular system you need two big factors. The first factor is decreased or eliminated vision, and the second is an uneven surface. Your vestibular system processes your spatial orientation and balance constantly; it works with your proprioception and vision to keep …
Your inner ear talks to your brain to control your spatial awareness, balance, and hearing through your vestibulocochlear nerve. In a normal vestibular system, your nerves send signals to your brain at the same rate when you’re looking forward to tell your brain, if your eyes are open or closed, you’re looking forwards. When you …
Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence (SSCD) is the result of a hole in the bony portion of your vestibular system. Your inner ear system is deep inside your ear and consists of two parts. The first is your cochlea, your hearing organ. And the second is your vestibular system, which consists of three semicircular canals, the …
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