Brand-Daroff Exercises

Brand-Daroff Exercises

We’ve talked about maneuvers and exercises that help remedy vertigo symptoms before.The Epley and Semont maneuvers are popular for their efficacy in treating Meniere’s disease. As part of a multi-pronged approach, they are an effective treatment method. Doctors may combine these techniques with medications and other remedies. These exercises can ease symptoms, especially when paired with other medical intervention. A more balanced life is within reach for most patients who do Brand-Daroff excercises.

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A New Solution to Cure Vertigo

A New Solution to Cure Vertigo

You can stand up and remain stable when you walk, run or dance thanks to your inner ears. They have a complex and delicate system. Inside the ear there are sensitive bulbs, fluid-filled coils and minute hairs. Special membranes coat each hair. Each time you move your head, microscopic crystals on the membranes, tug on the hairs. This relays information through the inner ear and on to nerves which send the info to the brain. Because this system is so delicate, many things can go wrong. Viral infections, trauma and chronic conditions like Meniere’s disease can disrupt inner ear balance. When something does go wrong in the inner ear, it can lead to vertigo.

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Home Remedies for Vertigo

Home Remedies for Vertigo

It’s not easy living with vertigo. It’s also known as Meniere’s disease, and is the byproduct of poor inner ear balance. Aside from dizziness, there are other symptoms associated with Meniere’s. They include nausea, shaky hands, profuse sweating, eye movement, and a loss of orientation. It’s no easy affliction to live with, and it can cause quite a bit of discomfort among sufferers.

It’s not just an inconvenience, either. Meniere’s can pose a significant risk to one’s well-being and safety. Imagine getting dizzy and losing your bearing while driving, or operating machinery. Episodes, or short bursts of time when symptoms flare up, can last between 20 seconds and four hours. Vertigo can be life-threatening.

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10 Surprising Facts About Dizziness and Vertigo

10 Surprising Facts About Dizziness and Vertigo

Dizziness is a common condition among adults. In some cases, it can escalate to vertigo, which is a more severe condition. Vertigo affects almost 40% of people over the age of 40 years, at least once in their lifetime.

Both dizziness and vertigo have a close relationship. Their causes are known, but sometimes these causes can be surprising.

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What is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?

What is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?

At least 20% of vertigo patients have BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). It is one of the most common causes of vertigo in the U.S.

BPPV is an abnormal sensation of motion. It is caused by changes in head position that alter head orientation in relation to gravity. These changes include:

  • Lying down
  • Looking up at a high shelf
  • Getting in or out of bed
  • Tipping your head up or down
  • Sitting up from a lying position
  • Turning over while sleeping
  • Other quick head movements

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Do-it-Yourself Vertigo Treatments

Do-it-Yourself Vertigo Treatments

These do-it-yourself vertigo treatments will help prevent and get you through bouts of dizziness. These tips are so easy, anyone can do them!

Take a Deep Breath

Deep breathing provides the brain with enough oxygen. It also relaxes the nervous system. There are instances where you may feel dizzy because you are not breathing well.

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Finding a Natural Remedy for Vertigo

Finding a Natural Remedy for Vertigo

Vertigo is a feeling of dizziness. It feels as though you, or the world around you is spinning, without any movement happening. One of its main causes is an imbalance of the inner ear. This is also known as Meniere’s Disease. Around 1 in every 1,000 people suffers from this ailment[1]. As well as dizziness, Meniere’s disease may also cause a feeling of pressure in the inner ears. Other symptoms include, ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and fluctuating hearing loss. It may lead to permanent hearing loss. Symptoms can occur suddenly. They may sometime last longer than others. Finding a natural remedy for vertigo may be easier than you think.

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Why Sufferers of Vertigo Are Turning to TCM

Why Sufferers of Vertigo Are Turning to TCM

Living with Vertigo

Vertigo can be nasty to live with. It’s an affliction that creates the illusion of movement in its sufferers. The official name is “Meniere’s disease,” and “vertigo” is more of an umbrella term. It’s used to describe many of Meniere’s standalone symptoms.

That means people with Meniere’s are prone to dizziness and disorientation. They succumb to a feeling that the world around them isn’t stationary. It’s often the result of poor inner-ear balance, though there are other causes.

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Natural Treatment of Ménière’s Disease

Natural Treatment of Ménière’s Disease

Different ways of Looking at Meniere’s Disease

The cause of Meniére’s Disease remains unclear in Western medicine. Theories claim the condition results from under absorption or overproduction of endolymph. The same theories allege that the membranous labyrinth becomes filled with endolymph. The effect: stimulation of receptors during body movement. Meniére’s Disease has limitations in the number of medical therapies.

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Why Herbal Treatments for Vertigo Are Best

Why Herbal Treatments for Vertigo Are Best

Meniere’s Disease

Do you ever feel like you are spinning in circles even when you are on solid ground? Or the feeling of pressure building behind your ears, often to the point that it affects your hearing? You might have Meniere’s Disease. This disorder causes intense feelings of vertigo. This causes the feeling that the world is tilting and swaying around you.

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