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Recovering from vestibular injury: vision

You might have permanent and even severe damage to one of your inner ears, yet still get back to feeling normal with good balance. This ability to recover is called compensation. Being able to do this well is easier for humans than for some other animals. For example, rabbits can’t do it well at all.Continue reading “Recovering from vestibular injury: vision”

BPPV: The 15 minute Wait

After doing the half somersault, the Epley maneuver, or any of the other maneuvers for BPPV on yourself, I recommend that you wait 15 minutes before doing another maneuver. Providers generally don’t wait long between maneuvers, so why should you do this, and what do you do while you’re waiting?

Ask the Doctor: Vague dizziness after maneuvers

BPPV maneuvers got rid of my wife’s room spinning vertigo, but immediately after she now has vague non positional dizziness while standing and walking. From what I read, it could be something called residual dizziness caused by the brain changing how it interpreted signals from the affected ear. Supposedly some exercises with head and eyeContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Vague dizziness after maneuvers”