Understand the Symptoms of Dizziness and get rid of it with VRT

If you had heard about the loss of balance, dizziness and unsteadiness, then maybe you had also heard about Vestibular Rehabilitation – an exercise meant for people experiencing dizziness and balance problems. If that sounds correct to you, then let us proceed further as you might be interested in reading our relevant information on the different root causes of dizziness, its interferences with personal life and the conditions that can be treated with vestibular rehabilitation therapy.

Before continuing, let’s discuss what Dizziness is and what its possible root causes?

Do you often have a sensation of spinning, whirling, disorientation either of your body or your surroundings, then most apparently this could be the indication of Dizziness. A false belief that you’re or things around you are moving when actually they are not. It can feel similar to motion sickness as well when people get up from their seats or sleep and experience the false sensation as feeling dizzy or woozy, lightheaded or faint, weak or feeling as if the room is spinning. Right? In medical terms, we call it Vertigo, and both basically are the same and can be interchangeably used at some point. 

How does it interfere with a person’s lifestyle?

Severe or prolonged cases of dizziness are particularly distressing and may or frequently cause an imbalance which can interfere with a person’s job and lifestyle, making it impossible to perform routine activities such as taking a walk around your neighbourhood.

It can be considered increasingly worse when a person tries to move from one place to another. Until this sensation subsides, one may have to stay in bed because this kind of event can last from as short as one to ten minutes to as long as hours. The mind-disturbing episodes of dizziness most apparently drawn by head movements and it is natural to do that. Turning the sides in bed, or moving from one place to another, prolonged sitting and suddenly standing up might be the most prominent cause. Most people indulging with this form of dizziness know what kind of movements actually trigger their symptoms and in the best case will try to avoid them where possible. A person still feels off-balance and exhausted right after a dizziness attack, which eventually puts adverse impacts on a person’s quality of life.

What are its concern causes?

Dizziness can be caused by several factors, including migraine, in-taking medications, drugs and sometimes caused by a problem in the inner ear, where balance is actually managed. It can also be an indication of a more nasty serious condition like extremely high blood pressure, heart, bleeding disorders, anxiety disorders, dehydration, heatstroke which puts serious damage to the brain. It is well evident that fall is particularly common in a patient over 65 that has trouble with balance, causing serious injuries that severely impair mobility or end lives.

The severe dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance symptoms commonly experienced with inner ear balance disorders and can cause devastating fatigue and anxiety. Many people suffering from vestibular disorders limit their daily activities to almost impossible because of fear of falling that can give them rise to both fatal and non-fatal injuries.

So now let’s discuss what Vestibular Rehabilitation is in real life.

Vestibular Rehabilitation is an exercise-based approach or a specialized form of therapy intended to improve balance and dizziness related conditions. In other words, Vestibular Rehabilitation is used to support you to sustain your balance and orientation.

Generally, ailment in the inner ear causes vertigo, dizziness, and imbalance sort of disorders. To avoid such types of conditions, a speciality-trained vestibular physical therapist prefers the vestibular rehabilitation system.

It is fruitful for those diagnosed with dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, Meniere’s syndrome, BPPV, neck-related dizziness and migraines. Apart from this, Vestibular Rehabilitation not only helps you to maintain balance but also improve common symptoms such as Dizziness or blurry vision with head movements, Neck tightness, Imbalance, Headaches, Frequent falls, Vertigo/spinning.

What to Expect from VRT?

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy or VRT is conducted on those patients who attend a hospital for treatment on a short basis where patients are typically seen by a licensed physical therapist who begins with a comprehensive clinical assessment.

The therapist likewise collects a thorough history of the patient’s symptoms, including the current medications, hearing or vision problems, falls history, physical activity level, and lastly the patient’s living situation. 

With the years of experience, the therapist also administers several inspections to more carefully evaluate the patient’s root problems to make them confirm how well their sensations are being controlled whether it is about pain, muscle strength, coordination or posture, balance, and walking ability. According to that consideration, patients are proffered with the safest-proven exercises to deal with the situations and get healed.

Who should I see if I am concerned? 

Vertigo or dizziness is not something you have to live with forever and you can treat the symptoms with VRT. If you are really concerned about your symptoms, you should speak to your professional Audiologist whom you think can catch up on the signs at one go and also be able to support you in finding ways to manage your symptoms. Talking to your close friends and family without laziness or being shy can also be helpful, especially in the case where your dizziness and balance problems are seriously affecting your day-to-day life. They may be able to help you out with everyday activities you are supposed to be doing and support you in finding ways to stay active, joyful and maintain your quality of life.

The Audiology Clinic is a private independent diagnostic audiology practice. The specialists at the audiology clinic provide prevention, assessment and management of people with hearing, tinnitus and balance (vertigo/dizziness) disorders. All patients attending the audiology clinic are seen by Doctor of Audiology Dr Deepak Kumar.