I honestly don't know what I would do without Dr Yo. You have changed my life from being a horrible, dark, alone place to it being a little bit brighter and better . I feel like you are on my team and following me throughout my day . I listen to all your videos , when I'm cooking, when I'm cleaning the house and when I'm doing my eye exercises and stretches . In August this year I didn't want to live , the dizziness was that bad I chose to try and take my own life rather than stay on the boat a day longer . The NHS couldn't help me , my doctors didn't even know what pppd was . Then in September I found Dr Yo and thank goodness. I'm now at a 6 out of 10 which to me is amazing , yes I have very difficult days but I have hope now .❤❤
I haven’t even finished the interview yet and I feel so seen!! Been 5.5 years for me so far and started right before I turned 19. Can relate so much to the desperation of trying to find the medical cause. Especially the rollercoaster of trying different meds for a few weeks at a time and feeling horrible but drs being like “you haven’t reached the therapeutic dose”. That is something that is so traumatic in and of itself. And wow! I was seriously considering going to Mt. Sinai!! You’ve done it all! This video gives me hope. Also I am starting school for fashion design soon (another similarity I was struck by!)
Dr Yo, you are an absolute angel❤ Thank you for posting these videos and giving our so much free information. I was in absolute shambles last year with dizziness before I found your videos. With lots of patience and consistency anyone can recover, just have blind faith and you will get there ❤️ Life is too short to limit ourselves, don’t revolve your world around how you feel in the present moment, take baby steps,its not a linear recovery so there will be good days and bad. One day you will remember how bad things used to be and be so proud of yourself that you were strong enough to get this far 🙏
@@stevie_89 Focus on trying to live your life the best you can. Do not revolve your life around your symptoms. I know it’s super hard but baby steps, go for walks, go out with friends and family, go to work, go grocery shopping. Focus on living life and even when symptoms are high don’t respond with fear. Recovery happens when you become indifferent to the symptoms and you just accept the moment as is. When you stop reacting with fear you will slowly gain control over your life again. Make other things more important in life and not dizziness. It’s very hard in the begging but with time it becomes easier I promise! And stop googling symptoms. Do breathe work when you are pushing yourself, the most important thing that helped me was truly focusing on other things in life so that way you train your brain that you are not in danger and it can stop sending you these signals(dizziness).
I am new to your channel and Nicole's symptoms are EXACTLY what I'm dealing with after having an episode of BPPV. I can say that for me two other red flags that I've had for years prior to this that 1) my pain tolerance was very low and 2) I would cry very easily even over small things. I say red flags bc they were indicative that my nervous system was over-taxed and over-sensitive and this dizziness I think is another manifestation of it.
I've watched this twice. It gives me hope. Thank you all for sharing. The part about getting a taste of feeling good then having a dip is where I am. It can be so hard to not be upset when that happens .
Wow Nicole, what an amazing success story. I am three weeks into Dr.Yo’s steady course and it has been great. I suffered concussions along with vertigo and like you, I have spent a lot of money. My biggest issue now is motion and nausea and really hoping that when this course is over , I hope I can have the same success story. God bless❤️
Omg wow what an incredible interview! I’m at 5 years and I know I will heal. I’ve been doing Dr joes meditations but really considering doing Dr Yo meditations too. So happy I had the chance to watch this! Thank you sooooo much!
From the Netherlands I thank you so much for being there for us Yonith and team. I am a medical journalist over here and 3 years into chronic dizzyness after NV (one side) that showed op in testing. So I had a biological set off, but I did not compensate by the book. I now understand why:) I found the Steady Coach early on but I did not pay attention to it/her because I was still in the medical testing and treatment phase. I went through verry hard times (verry much like Nicole) and started the free course one year ago. I am not there yet, but feeling much better and not afraid of the symtoms anymore (what a relief). I give myself time now to recover (I did not before so 'it happend again' like you said in one of the videos). I lost my job as a editor-in-chief of one of the biggest medical magazines in our country and I lost many other things out of my verry active life, due to this all. So I have some grieving to do, while I am picking up some work again and also gaining back several activities like driving, going into a shop, a restaurant, going out with friends/family etc. Allthough I lost my job, my network among medical professionals and journalists (I was the president of the association for journalists in Holland voor 3 years) is still there and strong. So I use it now to spread the word on neural circuit problems. I wrote articles about this for a magazine for patiënts with hearing and dizzyness/vestibulair diagnosis. And I tell about The Steady Coach in FB-groups etc. I also brought it to the attention of my doctors and physiotherapist who are interested (I think because they do trust my vision because I am known here as someone who is hooked on Evidence Based Medicine and I therefor am not some kind of threat to them). Some day I hope to be on a successtory video myself. Thank you for everything.
Your comment profoundly moved me. Thank you for all you're doing and I am deeply sorry for all you have lost. For what it's worth, I know that you will find meaning in what you have lost and find ways to make an impact on the world - you already are. Your trust means so much to me because I know these ideas can raise some skepticism in the mainstream medical community. Thank you again. Please get in touch at info@thesteadycoach.com if you ever want to share your story.
I will @@TheSteadyCoach. Maybe my English is not good enough for an (spoken succes story) interview online, but I think there are other ways to bring my story to your public. You will hear from me. And thank you so much again. Keep up the good work❤
Oh, Nicole, thank you so much for sharing the story. I’ve watched so many and I can honestly say that I 100% feel like I’m your twin. Finally someone is telling my story just the way I feel symptoms and all. Even though I haven’t been going through it as long as you have, I am just as tenacious and feel like I have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at it. And it’s this tenacity that keeps me in this loop that I am broken. You’ve helped me realize that my way of thinking I don’t need to feel shame about. I think I feel a lot of shame that I have brought this upon myself with my personality, being type a, People, pleaser, etc. But I love that you said you can still be all those things but you can go about it differently and be loving on yourself. I can’t help the way my brain works but realizing it’s not working against me, but wants to work with me to help me live a better life.. Anyways, I just wanted you to know how meaningful your interview was, and how much I took away from it. I had some questions about what you touched on in therapy because I am now seeing a therapist and I was hoping maybe you could give some clarification on what helped you the most.
@TheSteadyCoach yes, I have. Thank you so much. A lot of people Here in Germany are suffering about Pppd. There aren't many doctor s who knows about that. Your Work IS so precious🙏 Sorry about my english🙈
I love to hear success stories, thank you Dr Yo for all these. Even my neurologist says that your videos and programs are spot on.. I’m doing the free course now. I do wish that you his success story with someone over 70. I need to know that there is hope for us too!
Loved this. I'm so happy for Nicole. I'm so glad too that her mum and dad are onboard with this healing as well being in the medical profession. To hear what your Dad is doing made me cry happy tears. My only question is when you were healing in the last few weeks/days, did it just one day stop or how did it end? By the way I think Nicole would make a great therapist. Thankyou ladies xxx
All of the comments were also helpful. Loved, loved, loved this success story!! Thank you both so much!! HUGE shout out to Nicole’s parents too! For being knowledgeable,open and supportive!! They are awesome!!
I’ve been waiting for weeks to listen to this interview!!! Though I’m always happy to watch the success stories, I often get discouraged because many seem to only have dealt with symptoms for year or two and I’ve been dealing with them for close to 9 years myself. More of these success stories with people who have been suffering for many years would be awesome!
My Symptoms started last yeah may but could work ,go shopping and Ect .This yeah January had worst dizziness ,vertigo and went to hospital was diagnosed with ear infection,couldn't sit still ,laying down felt like i was falling or pulled down or side to side samething as walking was bad for me 😢was very confused if doctors didn t check for everything they should .They did Eply Maneuver made my dizziness worse .I made UA-cam my friend and searched about Ear infection how the affect one And Anxiety stories .Wow i saw Megan's storie on Dr Yo's PodCast and listen to her interview made me cry and felt better,understood about verstibular system and right away i started her exercises and followed tips .To cut the story short end of February i started walking even though the road was bouncing,Marshmallow leg feeling,Unsteady but from bed to walking was greatful for that .Now I'm rating 70 percent progress And thanks to Dr Yo I believe in Nov to Dec I'll be 100% ❤
Hi, did youbhave hyperacusis, i had a ineer ear infeccion but nowbody it was can't identify the problem. all started in january, i'm glad you are walking to recovery, sorry for mi ingles, i hope your reply.
Her timeline is just like mines. I’ve spent the periods from age 24 to 33 pretty much bedridden and unable to do anything while my friends are all married with children and stable careers. It really eats at you.
'Thank you' is a small word for all the great work you do Dr. Yo.. You are a god sent angel and you are my only hope to get better... I am into my 4th year of this neural circuit dizziness and hope I will get a chance to share my story too where I can say 'Yes, I am 100% recovered'.. Thank you so much Nichole for sharing your story and bringing hope that there is no specific timeline to get better.. ❤❤
Thank you once again dr Yo for yet another great success story , always so relatable in many ways . Thank you Nicole , a light at the end of the tunnel . Dr Yo I think your name will be a HOUSEHOLD word in years to come . You have for sure been a lifeline to all of us out here ❤
Swaying, rocking, brain zaps, visual disturbances, head pressure and headaches… all of these happening and I’ve been diagnosed with bilateral Ménière’s, which has ear fullness, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus! I think a Ménière’s attached triggered the neural circuit dizziness. Been listening to you, Dr Yo for months now. I’m 3/4’s of the way thru your course. I do find long periods of listening to videos a bit difficult! So I purposefully pace myself, so I’m not too saturated in my problems! I’m journaling and trying to change my emotional behaviour.
Thank you so much for sharing! Your story is so encouraging and helpful! I can relate to nearly everything you talked about! I love these success stories!
"All in your head, you're making it up" was told to an acquaintance of mine with your same symptoms...and I was told mine, same symptoms, were all due to anxiety, which is jut another way of saying it's all in your head...
it is so sad that there is so much misunderstanding, blame and shame around this topic. People get offended because it sounds as if symptoms are imagined which they are not. All mind-body symptoms are real, including anxiety. Yet, it is true to some extent because they are just a product of your brain and not of a structural issue in the body....
@@j0e1s2s3 The neurologist I saw actually told me I did not have vestibular migraine in spite of being diagnosed with it by an ent doc and in spite of having classic VM symptoms for 6 decades that had been diagnosed as other ailments......he told they were due to anxiety..anxiety may have heightened my symptoms, but anxiety did not cause them...a vestibular disorder caused them.
@@dinahsoar6982 I found it really helpful to drop diagnoses along the journey and just consider everything as mind-body or TMS. Just do what you think brings you closer to healing.
Nicole, thank you for sharing your story! I have been at this for 13 years now and have been all over the country like you. I have probably spent $300k+ out of pocket and way more if you count insurance covered procedures, testing, etc. I was really hoping you might be available to chat with me briefly sometime.
Started having these exact same symptoms after being in a car accident last month and then got covid, literally back to back. Covid left but the rocking remained. I can totally relate to the elevator dropping analogy. That's the worst part. Some days I feel hardly any symptoms and other days I feel them most of the day. I am definitely going to start doing the things Dr. Yo suggests. Thank you so much for the videos.
I'm in my 50s and its been 24 years for me, it's been a living hell. Now I have hope that my success will be not far away. Thank you so much for your sharing and all the information.
Yeah, for me it’s been 30 years in and off with different periods of complete non function. My biggest issue right now is vm. I hope this video will help me
Thankyou so much for sharing yet another amazing success story. I would like to say I’m on the road to recovery following your videos and Shaans bye bye panic. Although still very much in think of it 😢. I really wanted to join your program but cost was too much for me with financial circumstances. So I joined the bye bye panic program and the information is very much the same. However where I’m getting confused now is Shaan and the mentors encourage us to go out and do what brings on panic and symtoms (with the right tools in place) - I always had a second mind about this and now I hear this video of Nicole and she mentions how she would say no to going out and then go out the following week and shared about holding back on things that caused her more symtoms. What are your thoughts on this? I feel like I’m stuck or perhaps I’m in the right track but because recovery is not linear it’s really hard. I appreciate your time. ❤🙏
This was great. I have had my symptoms for 10 yrs and this last year with the help of DR Yo and this channel I am recovering!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
My symptoms aren’t as severe as Nicole’s used to be but I could resonate with so much she said 😢 it’s so important to remember when you’re “cured” it’s normal to feel dizzy! Everyone feels dizzy now and again. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this was a great interview. I have both severe pelvic pain with dizziness, but it was opposite with me my pelvic pain symptoms were what decided to increase and the dizziness is just kind of in the background more. Your trigger was the shower, mine is sitting. I'm really glad you got better. It helps for some reason to hear from someone else who had pelvic symptoms also, it validates that this is the why, and I can get better too. Year #4 for me of chronic symptoms, but I had short episodes of symptoms in the years leading up to it becoming chronic daily pain.
Wow, Dr. Yo! What an amazing success story to watch. Thank you so much for creating all the content that you do-it's been an incredible help to me. And thank you Nicole for being brave and sharing your story. Watching these success stories makes me feel less alone, which is huge! I’m curious about how to create an elevator speech. I sometimes still struggle to wrap my head around what’s happening to me. What would be a great way to simplify an elevator speech to help others understand? Thank you again for everything you do!
😊 wow! This was so relatable especially the symptoms and all of the different tests that she hide to endure during her process of recovery. I also find having to take a shower daunting because I experienced my symptoms worse feeling like I'm rocking bouncing going up and down... but I feel much better after I've accomplished that because water is really good for the nervous system. Very inspirational and a great reminder that when the world says give up hope Whispers one more try... and I also profoundly believed that there is a solution to this and I know that breath work and stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system is very helpful... also practicing Tai Chi and Qigong helps. The truth of the matter is overcoming the fear of the symptoms and just doing something that feels challenging or overwhelming because the achievements trigger a response of Rising above these obstacles. Yes it started like walking on marshmallows then a trampoline and then feeling like I was trying to balance standing on a canoe doing much needed daily tasks. Thankfully when I'm resting sitting down or lying down I feel much better... the side effects of so many medications and antibiotics are dizziness so I avoid pharmaceutics unless it is dire that I use them... Hands-On approach like Reiki acupressure acupuncture massage are all very helpful energetically. Being a nature is also very healing... thank you to you both for sharing this traumatic but inspirational experience🙏🏼 experience
Thanks for this interview Dr. Yo. My situation is different, and I'm still looking for an interview with someone in the same realm of symptoms as me - unstable balance, constant blaring tinnitus, lightheadedness/heavy head, sharp pains behind my eyes, intense headache from the back of my head to the front, intense fatigue later in the day. I got Covid in AUG 2022. In September, after waking in the morning, I had severe vertigo and could not get out of bed. After 10 minutes I was able to walk around. 30 minutes later while talking with my wife in the kitchen, vertigo hit me again and I went down. Two weeks later, I had severe pain in my abdomen at 3:00 AM, so I got myself up and went to the bathroom. While standing over the toilet, I started seeing stars so I immediately at down and passed out. 30 seconds to a minute later I came to in a pool of my own urine. Over the following few weeks, I was very unstable. Driving was terrifying, thinking I could get hit with vertigo randomly. Just riding in a car was like being on a boat on rough seas. In December 2022, I saw my wife's ENT. She found no crystals or fluid in my ears. When I asked her if my symptoms could have been caused by Covid, she said absolutely not, then suggested a series of balance tests. I went through the balance tests and never heard back from the ENT. So I thought she didn't find anything. From here, I started down the rabbit hole of cardiologists and neurologists. That got me nowhere. I then joined a Covid Long Haulers Facebook Group. Someone in the group seemed to have symptoms similar to mine and recommended a doctor in Alabama who had been specializing in post-Covid patients. Long story short, after sending him my blood, he analyzed it and said I have the same "micro-clots" that his patients have. His protocol was to go on blood thinners, then supplements to "cleanse" my blood of micro-clots. Since I didn't know what else to do, I went on three different blood thinners at the same time. I had to stop all activity because I didn't want to take the chance of falling and bleeding out, literally. After almost three months on blood thinners and 13 different supplements, and not feeling any differently, I decided to stop. I tried another neurologist who seemed to have a different mindset. But after my fourth visit and her recommending anti-depressants, I was done. Fast-forward to six months ago. I went back to my wife's ENT because I had a sinus issue. During the visit, she looked at my records and apologized to me because nobody from her office reached out to let me know that I had lost 100% of the vestibular function in my right ear, based on the balance tests in December 2022. Apparently, this was the cause of my symptoms. She also now believes that a virus from Covid probably knocked out the vestibular nerve in my ear. Upon the recommendation of my ENT, I started vestibular therapy, which I did twice a day for a few months. While this gave me something to work towards, it didn't improve my symptoms. After going through the balance tests again three months ago with my ENT, she said that I only have a 60% loss of vestibular function in my right ear. Although, I didn't feel 40% better. My ENT suggested seeing a specific ENT specialist and said I should consider a "cortisone shot in my eardrum", which sounds absolutely horrible. Even so, I have an appointment scheduled for later this month. I'm actually dreading it. Today, my symptoms are still present. I've learned to live with them, but they have altered my life, and not in a good way. I had to stop doing some of the things I love, like playing tennis. It has also affected my productivity at work. Sometimes I find myself in a dark place. The one positive thing that I'm clinging to is running. Since I don't move side-to-side, and don't move my head around much, I can still run, even though it fells like something is holding my waist and moving me around in all directions. I haven't fallen, but I've come close. I haven't continued with vestibular therapy because any spare time I have I use to run. I don't think I'm running away from my symptoms. Rather, I'm running towards something to give me relief or hope. At least running makes me feel positive, even though it can be tough. Sometimes I feel the worst when simply walking through a museum with my wife. Sometimes I just need to sit down and lose it and then regain my composure so I can continue. At 59, and have been feeling like this for almost three years. I see people talk about stress causing their symptoms. My symptoms have definitely caused stress. However, my trouble started with Covid. So at his point, my hope meter is pretty low.
This is about what happened to me almost 3 yrs ago when I woke up with horrid ear infection. I lost all hearing and balance screwed up too. Got the shots in my eardrum about a week after initial infection. Did nothing. I also did have Covid somewhere in there I believe tho did not get tested. It has been a long road and still is. Forced myself to go back to gym tho not like before. Do vestibular exercises. Some days it’s hard to function. I do this the brain rewiring may be helpful and am trying to work on that. I know what u are going through. Sometimes I feel like I am in a complete other zone than everyone else.
Hi there. I am sorry you’ve been through so much. A few things: what started your symptoms is not what keeps them going. Sure, symptoms themselves are a big source of stress and sometimes fear and focus on symptoms in the issue. But in many cases, people were caught in a vulnerable position- the nervous system was already set up to be hypersensitive and that’s what causes symptoms. I’ve been many people with post covid symptoms like yours and ear weakness who are able to overcome the symptoms. Please take the course if you haven’t already, it’s free. thesteadycoach.com/free-course
Thank you so much for sharing! I have been in this journey for a year. I don't have insurance, so it was difficult for me to do more tests. I am a believer, so I keep feeling it was on my brain... that I needed to rewire my brain. Again, because of money and no insurance, I kept researching, and one day, I found one of these coach videos . Ever since then, I was able to stop taking dramamine it was the only thing that would help me. I still have ways to go. Is there an order of your videos that I need to watch?
Hello Yonit, hello Nicole, this is so wonderful and I am so happy for you to come to the other side. I'm wondering how you knew what you needed to work on and how (see perfectionism, for example). I did a lot in the mind body way the last 4 months and I have left these visual symptoms which still scare me. I often think that I won't be able to figure out what the underlying problem is or I'm afraid of not "finding" it or doing the right thing. managing to accept it again and again for the moment and trust that it will go away. Despite this, I can still do everything well again: work, do sports, meet up with friends. Even if it still doesn't feel good most of the time. I'm still worring so much about this symptom and I know that could be the problem but don't know how to stop worring. Love Yanina :)
Hi Yanina! ❤️ there is no one thing that needs to be fixed. Your job is to work with the fearful parts of you that worry about things needing to be fixed.
Had it in January after travel and have it again this month but do to massive stress. My first time having symptoms not tied to travel. I’ve been in remission several times over the past 10 years but want to be fully RECOVERED. I hope I can do it 😢.
Mine started after 3 consecutive years of having labrynthitis. I was told it was BPPV. I have had short spells of dizziness/vertigo a couple of times a year for many years lasting 5 to 10 days, as I got older, I'm now 60, and have had it for 10 months varying in severity. I am thinking it is possibly from vestibular damage caused by the labrynthitis many years ago. Definitely made worse by stress. Anti depressants have helped.
All of her symptoms sound almost identical to mine. Rocking/swaying.. only relief while driving or walking fast. I congratulate her on her success. Better late than never.
Thanks Dr.yo and Nicole for sharing! I relate to everything Nicole went through and I am in the 4th year of this struggle and I really hope to be better soon. How do you find a good somatic therapist and IFS therapist.My therapist/psychologist had no knowledge of my situation.
I just found one! My therapist and doctor had no idea of what I asking about. There is an IFS website that offers resources by state! I think some IFS counseling is offered via virtual also! Hope that helps! Both of us!
The official website is ifs-institute.com but please interview a few therapists! You need one who really helps you feel safe and able to experience tough feelings.
Amazing, many thanks!! Here Manuel again! Thanks for everything, 3 months and 3 weeks here, I have many days with almost no dizziness but still have tinnitus and light sensitivity among other things. I’m working with somatic tracking around tinnitus but I feel like it’s making it worst, louder 😢 I’m not sure if that’s the way, is it? Many thanks… 🙏🏻 Cheers!
Yay Manuel! Well done! Try this with the tinnitus: LIGHT touch (don’t focus too hard) and also try to bring in a pleasant feeling at the same time. Notice the voices in your head that are reacting to it. See if they can relax a bit. This video illustrates: ua-cam.com/video/1bFcdKX5VAE/v-deo.htmlsi=ropck-cuxPblnouf
This is the craziest video ever. I feel like Nicole has my exact story, down to minute details. (The first half of her journey). The differences being that I did come out of an 8 year journey of debilitating dizziness without using this program, and was very healthy for 5 years. But have now gone back into a season of chronic dizziness and am back on the search for answers. I would love to know more about this and how I can start the program?
Love these videos and finding them very helpful. I am a bit concerned about the casual mention of Ativan as something that can help. It is a highly addictive drug that causes a lot of chronic symptoms and 'unexplained' illness in its own right. It suppresses the vestibular system and can lead to further nervous system dysregulation and is too often improperly prescribed for too long a period. This is a huge factor that actually led to my own illness because I was left on it way too long, went into tolerance withdrawal and my nervous system became extremely dysregulated and hypersensitive and no one in the medical community recognized what was happening. I began to improve only once I was off of it, which was a horrible process. It sounds like she used it very infrequently and short term, which is what you must do, but not all doctors know this, believe me. Just wouldn't want someone to watch this and go to their doctor wanting to try it without understanding the risks. It can really take you from the frying pan to the fire if you're not careful. Otherwise, I really relate to her symptoms and it's really helpful to see someone who has recovered fully. I healed greatly by first getting OFF of Ativan, then even more using mindfulness, meditation, yoga and walking. Now using emtional work, journalling, exposure and therapy to get the rest of the way there. Been a long journey but I feel very hopeful because of others who have gotten through it. Thank you!
Wow, what an incredible story! ❤ But what should I do if my symptoms seem to disappear when I leave my city for a holiday or something, only to return at about half intensity when I come back to the city of my permanent residence? And then, when a really stressful situation occurs, it triggers a full symptomatic reaction and everything then goes back to that horror again
@@stevie_89 what I’ve heard, the reason your PPPD symptoms keep relapsing might be because, even though you work hard to fight the symptoms, you haven't fundamentally changed the way you perceive the world, yourself, and life in general. Without addressing these underlying thought patterns, the symptoms tend to resurface, catching up with you eventually, so it’s more about rewiring your brain and mindset
What @recordsmanukrnet says. Stress bucket needs to be addressed. And symptoms going away and then coming back with stress or coming home from travels is likely a stress bucket issue too.
Dr Yo...I have a question.....listening to Nicole's story, she mentioned although she felt she swayed , she actually didn't.....I really sway and have many falls.....so would I have something else?
It's a continual gentle exposure, and that cycle is inclusive of the push/rest both. Trust in yourself. Perhaps an inner emotion (trust self) for you to check in with 😊
Hi Dr. Yo, My name is Troy Banks and I have had a 67% deficit in my left ear for my vestibular system for the past two years now. I have achieved significant improvements since I started watching your videos and I am not nearly as bad as I was before I knew what was going on. I’ve used your techniques and they have helped me greatly. There will be many days where I seemingly have no problems and almost forget about it and then some days where I feel it but still do my best to accept it. I am just wondering when my eyes and pupils will stop bouncing and if that’s something that will ever stop with continuing improvements? Thank you, Troy
Troy that is fantastic to hear!!! Wow, fantastic progress! My experience with clients is that those visual symptoms can stick around for a while but yes they can get better. Keep going.
Thank you! How long did you take to go from a 2 to a zero and be able to go back to work? Also you don't seem scared at all of it coming back - how did you get to that place?
Nicole may answer but I remember this taking time, under a year to go from 2 to 0 but I may be wrong. I think Nicole feels that the thing that made the biggest difference was experiential therapy.
I am getting all of the classic symptoms of pppd. But somehow I just believe mine have to be worse then other peoples. I feel the dizziness in my whole body, everything is constantly pulled to the right, I feel heavy, half my body will feel like it’s sinking into the floor, almost like I’m having panic attack sensations in my whole body. Is this something you have heard of as symptoms?
Yes everyone thinks they have it worse than others because it is just so awful, it's like "How in the world have other people survived this?" And yes other people have those symptoms.
Thank you very much for this, inspiring stuff. I really resonated with the "I was a 2/10 until I used screens then it would go to a 5/10". Does anyone have any specific advice for helping get back to the use of screens (particularly working at a laptop)? Thank you!
Love success stories i had a concussion 11 years ago and i have suffered alot constantly dizzy off balance rocking feeling head and neck pain i have tried all meds Botox cgrp injections nothing has helped 😢 can you get better after a concussion? I was diagnosed with vestibular migraine
I have been dealing this for 1.5 yrs now , working has been so difficult for me , I couldn't go on with simpler daily routine its so frustrating, currently i am at home just can't get out of bed , i really start feeling unsteady and imbalaned after sitting upright or being in public , how do i face this and be ok with feeling woozy
Have you signed up for the free course? There are lots of videos and they are in a good order for understanding and learning. You can get better from those shmptoms
My dizziness and vertigo started 2019 February and was mild , tthen started to increase day by day , been to many ENT , Neurologist , physiotherapist and told i have peripheral vestibular disease , symptoms like lightheadness with dizziness, swaying , rocking, nausea, visual vertigo , tinnitus for more than 20 , when I walk on different surfaces I feel unbalanced and dizzy , I left my job and scared of travelling by plane or boats , only treatment advised by doctor is physiotherapy.
I had tests including an MRI and was told by an ENT that I had peripheral vestibulopathy and basically I could do vestibular therapy which did help me but doing Dr Yos course and watching videos helped me most. My symptoms started during the pandemic..big surprise. I believe my fear response went into overdrive as I was the one who went out into the world to grocery shop. We also had a cat at home who decided his sister was the enemy..so home wasn't stress free. I did power through things telling myself that it was fear talking and went on daily walks and meditated. It will get better..I am so much improved. In the past 4 years I have gone on plane trips including to Cambodia and Vietnam traveling on a river cruise!
@@moreenmurray mine also started during the pandemic. It caused my so much anxiety, the symptoms, that I thought I couldn’t travel or live a normal life again. The exercises from my physiotherapist helped a bit but now I’m being told that they were wrong as I was misdiagnosed. Inflammation is the culprit and I have to tame this with diet, exercise, etc. what a ride this has been!
I have been stuck at about 97% for a little while with a week I’ll feel great little to no symptoms and then they will come back, am I on the right track? I know these are dips I just feel like there’s something else I should do to finally get to 100%
I did have a VM diagnosis and I think it's true but I also think that all symptoms are not from it. Is there a world where both are true , you can have vm and neural dizziness that is nervous system based
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Absolutely. The more seemingly unrelated symptoms someone has, the more I suspect a neural circuit problem. Central sensitization has a tendency to affect multiple sensory systems.
@@TheSteadyCoachI started with chronic headaches at ten years old. I have a lot of chronic muscle tightness in much of my body. Sometimes one will flare up and sometimes the other.
This sounds just like me. I have exact symptoms for the same time period and same exact wild journey. I pray to get where she is one day. Is there a way to maybe speak if you're up to it? I would love to pick your brain if you have the time. Congratulations and I'm so happy for you. You are giving people much needed hope.
Yes!! I’d love to hear more about what kind of somatic work you did in addition to the IFS therapy. Nicole, if you are open to talking about it more, I’d love to have a conversation with you.
Hi Janice, very true, the reality here is that people who don’t have financial resources are in a really tough spot. One of the many reasons why I keep putting these videos out there. ❤️
I have to agree with Dr Yo here 😬🩷 I had to hire peeps and it sucks 💵💵💵 but that’s what I needed to do to also get better faster (still not 100% but waaaay better).
@@phyllisdavis3403hi, just saw this! so there’s 3 (i did a lot but just listing the ones that helped me the most) and to be transparent ill tell u how much i spent: func neurologist ($80/session, 2x a month) - not 100% but got me to 80%. then i did neurogen ($175/session 2x a month. it’s like neurofeedback but u DO NOT look at a screen! instead u close your eyes - it’s very calming and i saw drastic results!) still doing that one for a bit more bcuz my prefrontal cortex is still messed up. finally im about to start field control therapy ($250 total for testing + drops) but i want to do this even if i didnt have mdds to remove toxin/molds from my body. the guy said and has seen 2 people with 3pd recover and then there’s 1 woman from minnesota that had mdds more severe than me that told me recovered her. also watched dr. yo’s videos/did breathwork - fear has been gone for months but i had to throw in treatment in order to budge mine more. i feel confident i’ll be resolved soon! 😊
im 2.5 years into motion wiping me out. action movies, video games, being a passenger, moving a bunch, looking at my phone while walking. zero motion allowed
I honestly don't know what I would do without Dr Yo. You have changed my life from being a horrible, dark, alone place to it being a little bit brighter and better . I feel like you are on my team and following me throughout my day . I listen to all your videos , when I'm cooking, when I'm cleaning the house and when I'm doing my eye exercises and stretches . In August this year I didn't want to live , the dizziness was that bad I chose to try and take my own life rather than stay on the boat a day longer . The NHS couldn't help me , my doctors didn't even know what pppd was . Then in September I found Dr Yo and thank goodness. I'm now at a 6 out of 10 which to me is amazing , yes I have very difficult days but I have hope now .❤❤
Hi there I’m in your shoes too🙂 pppd also…we can do this if u need someone to talk to im here
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@AJ88874 please let me know if I could message you occasionally ❤❤ but if not no worries at all.x
I haven’t even finished the interview yet and I feel so seen!! Been 5.5 years for me so far and started right before I turned 19. Can relate so much to the desperation of trying to find the medical cause. Especially the rollercoaster of trying different meds for a few weeks at a time and feeling horrible but drs being like “you haven’t reached the therapeutic dose”. That is something that is so traumatic in and of itself. And wow! I was seriously considering going to Mt. Sinai!! You’ve done it all! This video gives me hope. Also I am starting school for fashion design soon (another similarity I was struck by!)
Dr Yo, you are an absolute angel❤ Thank you for posting these videos and giving our so much free information. I was in absolute shambles last year with dizziness before I found your videos. With lots of patience and consistency anyone can recover, just have blind faith and you will get there ❤️ Life is too short to limit ourselves, don’t revolve your world around how you feel in the present moment, take baby steps,its not a linear recovery so there will be good days and bad. One day you will remember how bad things used to be and be so proud of yourself that you were strong enough to get this far 🙏
Do you have any advice for recovering?
@@stevie_89 Focus on trying to live your life the best you can. Do not revolve your life around your symptoms. I know it’s super hard but baby steps, go for walks, go out with friends and family, go to work, go grocery shopping. Focus on living life and even when symptoms are high don’t respond with fear. Recovery happens when you become indifferent to the symptoms and you just accept the moment as is. When you stop reacting with fear you will slowly gain control over your life again. Make other things more important in life and not dizziness. It’s very hard in the begging but with time it becomes easier I promise! And stop googling symptoms. Do breathe work when you are pushing yourself, the most important thing that helped me was truly focusing on other things in life so that way you train your brain that you are not in danger and it can stop sending you these signals(dizziness).
What you resist persists so go out there and live life no matter how shitty you feel in the moment!
@@plamidinkova8414 thank you 🙏
So brilliant to hear this!! I never get tired of hearing stories like yours ❤️
I am new to your channel and Nicole's symptoms are EXACTLY what I'm dealing with after having an episode of BPPV. I can say that for me two other red flags that I've had for years prior to this that 1) my pain tolerance was very low and 2) I would cry very easily even over small things. I say red flags bc they were indicative that my nervous system was over-taxed and over-sensitive and this dizziness I think is another manifestation of it.
I've watched this twice. It gives me hope. Thank you all for sharing. The part about getting a taste of feeling good then having a dip is where I am. It can be so hard to not be upset when that happens .
So hard. I have a video coming soon about 10 rules for how to handle dips. Stay tuned.
Try the “Allow for Now” approach to symptoms or sensations. Windows of Tolerance calm down the nervous system. I hope this helps someone. ❤
Wow Nicole, what an amazing success story. I am three weeks into Dr.Yo’s steady course and it has been great. I suffered concussions along with vertigo and like you, I have spent a lot of money. My biggest issue now is motion and nausea and really hoping that when this course is over , I hope I can have the same success story. God bless❤️
This is my story! Thank you so much for sharing.
Omg wow what an incredible interview! I’m at 5 years and I know I will heal. I’ve been doing Dr joes meditations but really considering doing Dr Yo meditations too. So happy I had the chance to watch this! Thank you sooooo much!
From the Netherlands I thank you so much for being there for us Yonith and team. I am a medical journalist over here and 3 years into chronic dizzyness after NV (one side) that showed op in testing. So I had a biological set off, but I did not compensate by the book. I now understand why:)
I found the Steady Coach early on but I did not pay attention to it/her because I was still in the medical testing and treatment phase.
I went through verry hard times (verry much like Nicole) and started the free course one year ago.
I am not there yet, but feeling much better and not afraid of the symtoms anymore (what a relief).
I give myself time now to recover (I did not before so 'it happend again' like you said in one of the videos).
I lost my job as a editor-in-chief of one of the biggest medical magazines in our country and I lost many other things out of my verry active life, due to this all. So I have some grieving to do, while I am picking up some work again and also gaining back several activities like driving, going into a shop, a restaurant, going out with friends/family etc.
Allthough I lost my job, my network among medical professionals and journalists (I was the president of the association for journalists in Holland voor 3 years) is still there and strong. So I use it now to spread the word on neural circuit problems. I wrote articles about this for a magazine for patiënts with hearing and dizzyness/vestibulair diagnosis. And I tell about The Steady Coach in FB-groups etc.
I also brought it to the attention of my doctors and physiotherapist who are interested (I think because they do trust my vision because I am known here as someone who is hooked on Evidence Based Medicine and I therefor am not some kind of threat to them).
Some day I hope to be on a successtory video myself.
Thank you for everything.
Your comment profoundly moved me. Thank you for all you're doing and I am deeply sorry for all you have lost. For what it's worth, I know that you will find meaning in what you have lost and find ways to make an impact on the world - you already are. Your trust means so much to me because I know these ideas can raise some skepticism in the mainstream medical community. Thank you again. Please get in touch at info@thesteadycoach.com if you ever want to share your story.
I will @@TheSteadyCoach. Maybe my English is not good enough for an (spoken succes story) interview online, but I think there are other ways to bring my story to your public. You will hear from me. And thank you so much again. Keep up the good work❤
Oh, Nicole, thank you so much for sharing the story. I’ve watched so many and I can honestly say that I 100% feel like I’m your twin. Finally someone is telling my story just the way I feel symptoms and all. Even though I haven’t been going through it as long as you have, I am just as tenacious and feel like I have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at it. And it’s this tenacity that keeps me in this loop that I am broken. You’ve helped me realize that my way of thinking I don’t need to feel shame about. I think I feel a lot of shame that I have brought this upon myself with my personality, being type a, People, pleaser, etc. But I love that you said you can still be all those things but you can go about it differently and be loving on yourself. I can’t help the way my brain works but realizing it’s not working against me, but wants to work with me to help me live a better life.. Anyways, I just wanted you to know how meaningful your interview was, and how much I took away from it. I had some questions about what you touched on in therapy because I am now seeing a therapist and I was hoping maybe you could give some clarification on what helped you the most.
I have totally the same Symptoms since 7 years. So grateful for thus Channel and your Work. 🙏 Thank you soooooo much❤ Greetings from Germany
Did you see our new exercises in German? More coming soon!! ua-cam.com/play/PLFf7T0374CmD7DuKLkN8vxKaeHebQRW-K.html
@TheSteadyCoach yes, I have. Thank you so much. A lot of people Here in Germany are suffering about Pppd. There aren't many doctor s who knows about that. Your Work IS so precious🙏 Sorry about my english🙈
I would love a part 2! I want to hear what Nicole did in therapy!
I love to hear success stories, thank you Dr Yo for all these. Even my neurologist says that your videos and programs are spot on.. I’m doing the free course now. I do wish that you his success story with someone over 70. I need to know that there is hope for us too!
Ron is 71! ua-cam.com/video/9sl-zYeX7OE/v-deo.html
Loved this. I'm so happy for Nicole. I'm so glad too that her mum and dad are onboard with this healing as well being in the medical profession.
To hear what your Dad is doing made me cry happy tears.
My only question is when you were healing in the last few weeks/days, did it just one day stop or how did it end?
By the way I think Nicole would make a great therapist.
Thankyou ladies xxx
Ooooh I don’t know the answer to that. I’ll ask!
@@TheSteadyCoachthankyou 🫶
Omg I’m so happy to hear the head pressure subsides as well!
Oh Nicole I am 9 years in and just joined the coaching group with Dr Yo. I’m so hopeful x
Can't thank you both enough for this❤❤❤. Everything is 100% on point.
All of the comments were also helpful. Loved, loved, loved this success story!! Thank you both so much!! HUGE shout out to Nicole’s parents too! For being knowledgeable,open and supportive!! They are awesome!!
Yes!!!! Shout out to mom and dad!!!
I’ve been waiting for weeks to listen to this interview!!! Though I’m always happy to watch the success stories, I often get discouraged because many seem to only have dealt with symptoms for year or two and I’ve been dealing with them for close to 9 years myself. More of these success stories with people who have been suffering for many years would be awesome!
My Symptoms started last yeah may but could work ,go shopping and Ect .This yeah January had worst dizziness ,vertigo and went to hospital was diagnosed with ear infection,couldn't sit still ,laying down felt like i was falling or pulled down or side to side samething as walking was bad for me 😢was very confused if doctors didn t check for everything they should .They did Eply Maneuver made my dizziness worse .I made UA-cam my friend and searched about Ear infection how the affect one And Anxiety stories .Wow i saw Megan's storie on Dr Yo's PodCast and listen to her interview made me cry and felt better,understood about verstibular system and right away i started her exercises and followed tips .To cut the story short end of February i started walking even though the road was bouncing,Marshmallow leg feeling,Unsteady but from bed to walking was greatful for that .Now I'm rating 70 percent progress And thanks to Dr Yo I believe in Nov to Dec I'll be 100% ❤
I can’t wait to hear more about your progress. Don’t be discouraged by the ups and downs -,they’re normal! Keep going!
Hi, did youbhave hyperacusis, i had a ineer ear infeccion but nowbody it was can't identify the problem. all started in january, i'm glad you are walking to recovery, sorry for mi ingles, i hope your reply.
Her timeline is just like mines. I’ve spent the periods from age 24 to 33 pretty much bedridden and unable to do anything while my friends are all married with children and stable careers. It really eats at you.
'Thank you' is a small word for all the great work you do Dr. Yo.. You are a god sent angel and you are my only hope to get better... I am into my 4th year of this neural circuit dizziness and hope I will get a chance to share my story too where I can say 'Yes, I am 100% recovered'.. Thank you so much Nichole for sharing your story and bringing hope that there is no specific timeline to get better.. ❤❤
You are so welcome. I think Nicole’s story is so important for exactly that reason. It can still get better even if it’s been years.
Thank you once again dr Yo for yet another great success story , always so relatable in many ways . Thank you Nicole , a light at the end of the tunnel . Dr Yo I think your name will be a HOUSEHOLD word in years to come . You have for sure been a lifeline to all of us out here ❤
Awww Denise! You're just too kind!
Swaying, rocking, brain zaps, visual disturbances, head pressure and headaches… all of these happening and I’ve been diagnosed with bilateral Ménière’s, which has ear fullness, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus! I think a Ménière’s attached triggered the neural circuit dizziness. Been listening to you, Dr Yo for months now. I’m 3/4’s of the way thru your course. I do find long periods of listening to videos a bit difficult! So I purposefully pace myself, so I’m not too saturated in my problems! I’m journaling and trying to change my emotional behaviour.
Great job! Kudos to the both of you Doctor and recoverer. God Bless the both of you.
Nichole Sis, you are a true inspiration❤Dr. Yo, you are our hope.. lots of love to both of you❤❤
Thank you so much for sharing! Your story is so encouraging and helpful! I can relate to nearly everything you talked about! I love these success stories!
"All in your head, you're making it up" was told to an acquaintance of mine with your same symptoms...and I was told mine, same symptoms, were all due to anxiety, which is jut another way of saying it's all in your head...
it is so sad that there is so much misunderstanding, blame and shame around this topic. People get offended because it sounds as if symptoms are imagined which they are not. All mind-body symptoms are real, including anxiety. Yet, it is true to some extent because they are just a product of your brain and not of a structural issue in the body....
@@j0e1s2s3 The neurologist I saw actually told me I did not have vestibular migraine in spite of being diagnosed with it by an ent doc and in spite of having classic VM symptoms for 6 decades that had been diagnosed as other ailments......he told they were due to anxiety..anxiety may have heightened my symptoms, but anxiety did not cause them...a vestibular disorder caused them.
@@dinahsoar6982 I found it really helpful to drop diagnoses along the journey and just consider everything as mind-body or TMS. Just do what you think brings you closer to healing.
@@j0e1s2s3 Thank you...that's my goal. Five years in now and unwilling to give up.
Nicole, thank you for sharing your story! I have been at this for 13 years now and have been all over the country like you. I have probably spent $300k+ out of pocket and way more if you count insurance covered procedures, testing, etc. I was really hoping you might be available to chat with me briefly sometime.
Started having these exact same symptoms after being in a car accident last month and then got covid, literally back to back. Covid left but the rocking remained. I can totally relate to the elevator dropping analogy. That's the worst part. Some days I feel hardly any symptoms and other days I feel them most of the day. I am definitely going to start doing the things Dr. Yo suggests. Thank you so much for the videos.
I'm in my 50s and its been 24 years for me, it's been a living hell. Now I have hope that my success will be not far away. Thank you so much for your sharing and all the information.
Yeah, for me it’s been 30 years in and off with different periods of complete non function. My biggest issue right now is vm. I hope this video will help me
20 plus years for me also, after labrynthitis.
Thankyou so much for sharing yet another amazing success story.
I would like to say I’m on the road to recovery following your videos and Shaans bye bye panic. Although still very much in think of it 😢. I really wanted to join your program but cost was too much for me with financial circumstances. So I joined the bye bye panic program and the information is very much the same.
However where I’m getting confused now is Shaan and the mentors encourage us to go out and do what brings on panic and symtoms (with the right tools in place) - I always had a second mind about this and now I hear this video of Nicole and she mentions how she would say no to going out and then go out the following week and shared about holding back on things that caused her more symtoms.
What are your thoughts on this? I feel like I’m stuck or perhaps I’m in the right track but because recovery is not linear it’s really hard.
I appreciate your time. ❤🙏
This was great. I have had my symptoms for 10 yrs and this last year with the help of DR Yo and this channel I am recovering!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
AMAZING, Alena!!!
My symptoms aren’t as severe as Nicole’s used to be but I could resonate with so much she said 😢 it’s so important to remember when you’re “cured” it’s normal to feel dizzy! Everyone feels dizzy now and again. Thanks for sharing.
This was unbelievably helpful and profound!
Just scaming the chapters this sounds so similar to my experience. Excited to listen!
Thank you for sharing this was a great interview. I have both severe pelvic pain with dizziness, but it was opposite with me my pelvic pain symptoms were what decided to increase and the dizziness is just kind of in the background more. Your trigger was the shower, mine is sitting. I'm really glad you got better. It helps for some reason to hear from someone else who had pelvic symptoms also, it validates that this is the why, and I can get better too. Year #4 for me of chronic symptoms, but I had short episodes of symptoms in the years leading up to it becoming chronic daily pain.
I am so glad this resonated with you! You’re not alone.
Thank you both for this interview
Thank you so much for sharing your story.
I can relate so much.
I totally relate to the head symptoms- the pressure, TMJ tension , neck and shoulder tightness
So inspiring .. I need to hear this so much .. thank you 🙏
Very very relatable story.. thank you both for this success story !!💙
The boat. That’s so exciting for Nicole!
Thank you so much. Signed up and cannot wait to get started
Wow, Dr. Yo! What an amazing success story to watch. Thank you so much for creating all the content that you do-it's been an incredible help to me. And thank you Nicole for being brave and sharing your story. Watching these success stories makes me feel less alone, which is huge! I’m curious about how to create an elevator speech. I sometimes still struggle to wrap my head around what’s happening to me. What would be a great way to simplify an elevator speech to help others understand? Thank you again for everything you do!
😊 wow! This was so relatable especially the symptoms and all of the different tests that she hide to endure during her process of recovery. I also find having to take a shower daunting because I experienced my symptoms worse feeling like I'm rocking bouncing going up and down... but I feel much better after I've accomplished that because water is really good for the nervous system. Very inspirational and a great reminder that when the world says give up hope Whispers one more try... and I also profoundly believed that there is a solution to this and I know that breath work and stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system is very helpful... also practicing Tai Chi and Qigong helps. The truth of the matter is overcoming the fear of the symptoms and just doing something that feels challenging or overwhelming because the achievements trigger a response of Rising above these obstacles. Yes it started like walking on marshmallows then a trampoline and then feeling like I was trying to balance standing on a canoe doing much needed daily tasks. Thankfully when I'm resting sitting down or lying down I feel much better... the side effects of so many medications and antibiotics are dizziness so I avoid pharmaceutics unless it is dire that I use them... Hands-On approach like Reiki acupressure acupuncture massage are all very helpful energetically. Being a nature is also very healing... thank you to you both for sharing this traumatic but inspirational experience🙏🏼 experience
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Thanks for this interview Dr. Yo. My situation is different, and I'm still looking for an interview with someone in the same realm of symptoms as me - unstable balance, constant blaring tinnitus, lightheadedness/heavy head, sharp pains behind my eyes, intense headache from the back of my head to the front, intense fatigue later in the day.
I got Covid in AUG 2022. In September, after waking in the morning, I had severe vertigo and could not get out of bed. After 10 minutes I was able to walk around. 30 minutes later while talking with my wife in the kitchen, vertigo hit me again and I went down.
Two weeks later, I had severe pain in my abdomen at 3:00 AM, so I got myself up and went to the bathroom. While standing over the toilet, I started seeing stars so I immediately at down and passed out. 30 seconds to a minute later I came to in a pool of my own urine.
Over the following few weeks, I was very unstable. Driving was terrifying, thinking I could get hit with vertigo randomly. Just riding in a car was like being on a boat on rough seas.
In December 2022, I saw my wife's ENT. She found no crystals or fluid in my ears. When I asked her if my symptoms could have been caused by Covid, she said absolutely not, then suggested a series of balance tests.
I went through the balance tests and never heard back from the ENT. So I thought she didn't find anything.
From here, I started down the rabbit hole of cardiologists and neurologists. That got me nowhere.
I then joined a Covid Long Haulers Facebook Group. Someone in the group seemed to have symptoms similar to mine and recommended a doctor in Alabama who had been specializing in post-Covid patients. Long story short, after sending him my blood, he analyzed it and said I have the same "micro-clots" that his patients have. His protocol was to go on blood thinners, then supplements to "cleanse" my blood of micro-clots. Since I didn't know what else to do, I went on three different blood thinners at the same time. I had to stop all activity because I didn't want to take the chance of falling and bleeding out, literally.
After almost three months on blood thinners and 13 different supplements, and not feeling any differently, I decided to stop.
I tried another neurologist who seemed to have a different mindset. But after my fourth visit and her recommending anti-depressants, I was done.
Fast-forward to six months ago. I went back to my wife's ENT because I had a sinus issue. During the visit, she looked at my records and apologized to me because nobody from her office reached out to let me know that I had lost 100% of the vestibular function in my right ear, based on the balance tests in December 2022. Apparently, this was the cause of my symptoms. She also now believes that a virus from Covid probably knocked out the vestibular nerve in my ear.
Upon the recommendation of my ENT, I started vestibular therapy, which I did twice a day for a few months. While this gave me something to work towards, it didn't improve my symptoms.
After going through the balance tests again three months ago with my ENT, she said that I only have a 60% loss of vestibular function in my right ear. Although, I didn't feel 40% better. My ENT suggested seeing a specific ENT specialist and said I should consider a "cortisone shot in my eardrum", which sounds absolutely horrible. Even so, I have an appointment scheduled for later this month. I'm actually dreading it.
Today, my symptoms are still present. I've learned to live with them, but they have altered my life, and not in a good way. I had to stop doing some of the things I love, like playing tennis. It has also affected my productivity at work. Sometimes I find myself in a dark place.
The one positive thing that I'm clinging to is running. Since I don't move side-to-side, and don't move my head around much, I can still run, even though it fells like something is holding my waist and moving me around in all directions. I haven't fallen, but I've come close.
I haven't continued with vestibular therapy because any spare time I have I use to run. I don't think I'm running away from my symptoms. Rather, I'm running towards something to give me relief or hope. At least running makes me feel positive, even though it can be tough.
Sometimes I feel the worst when simply walking through a museum with my wife. Sometimes I just need to sit down and lose it and then regain my composure so I can continue.
At 59, and have been feeling like this for almost three years. I see people talk about stress causing their symptoms. My symptoms have definitely caused stress. However, my trouble started with Covid. So at his point, my hope meter is pretty low.
This is about what happened to me almost 3 yrs ago when I woke up with horrid ear infection. I lost all hearing and balance screwed up too. Got the shots in my eardrum about a week after initial infection. Did nothing. I also did have Covid somewhere in there I believe tho did not get tested. It has been a long road and still is. Forced myself to go back to gym tho not like before. Do vestibular exercises. Some days it’s hard to function. I do this the brain rewiring may be helpful and am trying to work on that. I know what u are going through. Sometimes I feel like I am in a complete other zone than everyone else.
Hi there. I am sorry you’ve been through so much. A few things: what started your symptoms is not what keeps them going. Sure, symptoms themselves are a big source of stress and sometimes fear and focus on symptoms in the issue. But in many cases, people were caught in a vulnerable position- the nervous system was already set up to be hypersensitive and that’s what causes symptoms. I’ve been many people with post covid symptoms like yours and ear weakness who are able to overcome the symptoms. Please take the course if you haven’t already, it’s free. thesteadycoach.com/free-course
@@TheSteadyCoach Thanks Dr. Yo. I will!
Mines started right after catching Covid in June 2022 as well.
Thank you so much for sharing!
I have been in this journey for a year.
I don't have insurance, so it was difficult for me to do more tests.
I am a believer, so I keep feeling it was on my brain... that I needed to rewire my brain.
Again, because of money and no insurance, I kept researching, and one day, I found one of these coach videos .
Ever since then, I was able to stop taking dramamine it was the only thing that would help me.
I still have ways to go. Is there an order of your videos that I need to watch?
YES! Please take the course!!! 100% free!!!! It organizes all the videos for you! thesteadycoach.com/free-course
Hello Yonit, hello Nicole, this is so wonderful and I am so happy for you to come to the other side. I'm wondering how you knew what you needed to work on and how (see perfectionism, for example). I did a lot in the mind body way the last 4 months and I have left these visual symptoms which still scare me. I often think that I won't be able to figure out what the underlying problem is or I'm afraid of not "finding" it or doing the right thing. managing to accept it again and again for the moment and trust that it will go away. Despite this, I can still do everything well again: work, do sports, meet up with friends. Even if it still doesn't feel good most of the time. I'm still worring so much about this symptom and I know that could be the problem but don't know how to stop worring. Love Yanina :)
Hi Yanina! ❤️ there is no one thing that needs to be fixed. Your job is to work with the fearful parts of you that worry about things needing to be fixed.
thanks i am on almost 7 years and many diagnosis (more alternaitve med - cfs, mold, lyme etc). i very much relate to her
Had it in January after travel and have it again this month but do to massive stress. My first time having symptoms not tied to travel. I’ve been in remission several times over the past 10 years but want to be fully RECOVERED. I hope I can do it 😢.
Mine started after 3 consecutive years of having labrynthitis. I was told it was BPPV. I have had short spells of dizziness/vertigo a couple of times a year for many years lasting 5 to 10 days, as I got older, I'm now 60, and have had it for 10 months varying in severity. I am thinking it is possibly from vestibular damage caused by the labrynthitis many years ago. Definitely made worse by stress. Anti depressants have helped.
Hi Nicole thank you for this I can relate to so much, especially the head and sinus pressure and feeling better in a car. Did you have anxiety at all?
All of her symptoms sound almost identical to mine. Rocking/swaying.. only relief while driving or walking fast. I congratulate her on her success. Better late than never.
I literally have ALL these symptoms and have done for 3 weeks 😭😭
Thanks Dr.yo and Nicole for sharing!
I relate to everything Nicole went through and I am in the 4th year of this struggle and I really hope to be better soon.
How do you find a good somatic therapist and IFS therapist.My therapist/psychologist had no knowledge of my situation.
I just found one! My therapist and doctor had no idea of what I asking about. There is an IFS website that offers resources by state! I think some IFS counseling is offered via virtual also! Hope that helps! Both of us!
Thanks
Can you share the website
The official website is ifs-institute.com but please interview a few therapists! You need one who really helps you feel safe and able to experience tough feelings.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you ❤appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing!! Did you experience brain fog as well?
She did!
Amazing, many thanks!!
Here Manuel again! Thanks for everything, 3 months and 3 weeks here, I have many days with almost no dizziness but still have tinnitus and light sensitivity among other things. I’m working with somatic tracking around tinnitus but I feel like it’s making it worst, louder 😢 I’m not sure if that’s the way, is it? Many thanks… 🙏🏻 Cheers!
Yay Manuel! Well done! Try this with the tinnitus: LIGHT touch (don’t focus too hard) and also try to bring in a pleasant feeling at the same time. Notice the voices in your head that are reacting to it. See if they can relax a bit. This video illustrates: ua-cam.com/video/1bFcdKX5VAE/v-deo.htmlsi=ropck-cuxPblnouf
So the same with her symptoms as mine! Basically all
Of them except the waves have come and gone.
Yes those big waves were weird!
Yes heart race come and gone.
This is the craziest video ever. I feel like Nicole has my exact story, down to minute details. (The first half of her journey). The differences being that I did come out of an 8 year journey of debilitating dizziness without using this program, and was very healthy for 5 years. But have now gone back into a season of chronic dizziness and am back on the search for answers. I would love to know more about this and how I can start the program?
Most importantly please take the free course first! thesteadycoach.com/free-course and from there you can decide if you even need more help!
Love these videos and finding them very helpful. I am a bit concerned about the casual mention of Ativan as something that can help. It is a highly addictive drug that causes a lot of chronic symptoms and 'unexplained' illness in its own right. It suppresses the vestibular system and can lead to further nervous system dysregulation and is too often improperly prescribed for too long a period. This is a huge factor that actually led to my own illness because I was left on it way too long, went into tolerance withdrawal and my nervous system became extremely dysregulated and hypersensitive and no one in the medical community recognized what was happening. I began to improve only once I was off of it, which was a horrible process. It sounds like she used it very infrequently and short term, which is what you must do, but not all doctors know this, believe me. Just wouldn't want someone to watch this and go to their doctor wanting to try it without understanding the risks. It can really take you from the frying pan to the fire if you're not careful. Otherwise, I really relate to her symptoms and it's really helpful to see someone who has recovered fully. I healed greatly by first getting OFF of Ativan, then even more using mindfulness, meditation, yoga and walking. Now using emtional work, journalling, exposure and therapy to get the rest of the way there. Been a long journey but I feel very hopeful because of others who have gotten through it. Thank you!
A very important point and one that is very well made! These drugs should absolutely be used with caution!
Wow, what an incredible story! ❤ But what should I do if my symptoms seem to disappear when I leave my city for a holiday or something, only to return at about half intensity when I come back to the city of my permanent residence? And then, when a really stressful situation occurs, it triggers a full symptomatic reaction and everything then goes back to that horror again
This is my question too, I keep relapsing over and over
@@stevie_89 what I’ve heard, the reason your PPPD symptoms keep relapsing might be because, even though you work hard to fight the symptoms, you haven't fundamentally changed the way you perceive the world, yourself, and life in general. Without addressing these underlying thought patterns, the symptoms tend to resurface, catching up with you eventually, so it’s more about rewiring your brain and mindset
@@stevie_89 the question is how to correctly and fundamentally rewire ourselves so our nervous system doesn’t collapse again
Dr Yo
Your work is amazing ❤Indeed you are a God sent
What @recordsmanukrnet says. Stress bucket needs to be addressed. And symptoms going away and then coming back with stress or coming home from travels is likely a stress bucket issue too.
Dr Yo...I have a question.....listening to Nicole's story, she mentioned although she felt she swayed , she actually didn't.....I really sway and have many falls.....so would I have something else?
I would love to hear Dr. Yo’s thoughts on this as well.
My head actually does sway/bob side by side during particular symptoms. It’s not just a sensation o one can explain that either
I always get hung up on when do you push and when do you rest?
It's a continual gentle exposure, and that cycle is inclusive of the push/rest both. Trust in yourself. Perhaps an inner emotion (trust self) for you to check in with 😊
Did she have any visual issues or derealization or sensory overload?
Definitely! Visual symptoms were one of the biggest for her.
Hi Dr. Yo,
My name is Troy Banks and I have had a 67% deficit in my left ear for my vestibular system for the past two years now. I have achieved significant improvements since I started watching your videos and I am not nearly as bad as I was before I knew what was going on. I’ve used your techniques and they have helped me greatly. There will be many days where I seemingly have no problems and almost forget about it and then some days where I feel it but still do my best to accept it. I am just wondering when my eyes and pupils will stop bouncing and if that’s something that will ever stop with continuing improvements?
Thank you,
Troy
Troy that is fantastic to hear!!! Wow, fantastic progress! My experience with clients is that those visual symptoms can stick around for a while but yes they can get better. Keep going.
One question. Can this cause nasal issues like dryness and feeling like you can breathe out of one nostril although the ENT says everything is fine?
Dr yo can you explain how to somatic track with symptoms that are present all day?
Can you please link to those somatic tracking videos you use ?
ua-cam.com/video/pMNYwd3iMbU/v-deo.html all of them are linked in this video description!
Thank you! How long did you take to go from a 2 to a zero and be able to go back to work? Also you don't seem scared at all of it coming back - how did you get to that place?
Nicole may answer but I remember this taking time, under a year to go from 2 to 0 but I may be wrong. I think Nicole feels that the thing that made the biggest difference was experiential therapy.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you, I’m booked in to see a clinical psychologist who specialises in IFS here in Aus.
I am getting all of the classic symptoms of pppd. But somehow I just believe mine have to be worse then other peoples. I feel the dizziness in my whole body, everything is constantly pulled to the right, I feel heavy, half my body will feel like it’s sinking into the floor, almost like I’m having panic attack sensations in my whole body. Is this something you have heard of as symptoms?
Yes everyone thinks they have it worse than others because it is just so awful, it's like "How in the world have other people survived this?" And yes other people have those symptoms.
Thank you very much for this, inspiring stuff. I really resonated with the "I was a 2/10 until I used screens then it would go to a 5/10". Does anyone have any specific advice for helping get back to the use of screens (particularly working at a laptop)? Thank you!
Waiting for good help for this too. Struggling
That and fluorescent lights.
Hi Dr. Yonit n Nicole, where can i find the work Book and meditation you mentioned ? Please advice as i am now suffering really bad .
Which meditation videos did you watch? This is so helpful!!! 💛
thank you for this!! just wondering, does ashwaghanda work as a holistic approach to reduce stress?
Love success stories i had a concussion 11 years ago and i have suffered alot constantly dizzy off balance rocking feeling head and neck pain i have tried all meds Botox cgrp injections nothing has helped 😢 can you get better after a concussion? I was diagnosed with vestibular migraine
Yes! When there’s nothing physically wrong that explains the symptoms, post-concussion symptoms like yours can be neural circuit issues.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you so much for replying. Your videos give me hope after so many years of suffering it's honestly a nightmare 😢
I have been dealing this for 1.5 yrs now , working has been so difficult for me , I couldn't go on with simpler daily routine its so frustrating, currently i am at home just can't get out of bed , i really start feeling unsteady and imbalaned after sitting upright or being in public , how do i face this and be ok with feeling woozy
Have you signed up for the free course? There are lots of videos and they are in a good order for understanding and learning. You can get better from those shmptoms
Can you ask Nicole if furniture felt like it was wavy while sitting on it. Like your body feels bouncy on it.
I can’t speak for Nicole but I have had others describe this exact sensation, yes.
My dizziness and vertigo started 2019 February and was mild , tthen started to increase day by day , been to many ENT , Neurologist , physiotherapist and told i have peripheral vestibular disease , symptoms like lightheadness with dizziness, swaying , rocking, nausea, visual vertigo , tinnitus for more than 20 , when I walk on different surfaces I feel unbalanced and dizzy , I left my job and scared of travelling by plane or boats , only treatment advised by doctor is physiotherapy.
Same here. I was recently told that my condition was likely caused by my autoimmune condition, hashimotos and was told to adapt an AIP diet.😮
I had tests including an MRI and was told by an ENT that I had peripheral vestibulopathy and basically I could do vestibular therapy which did help me but doing Dr Yos course and watching videos helped me most. My symptoms started during the pandemic..big surprise. I believe my fear response went into overdrive as I was the one who went out into the world to grocery shop. We also had a cat at home who decided his sister was the enemy..so home wasn't stress free. I did power through things telling myself that it was fear talking and went on daily walks and meditated. It will get better..I am so much improved. In the past 4 years I have gone on plane trips including to Cambodia and Vietnam traveling on a river cruise!
@@moreenmurray mine also started during the pandemic. It caused my so much anxiety, the symptoms, that I thought I couldn’t travel or live a normal life again. The exercises from my physiotherapist helped a bit but now I’m being told that they were wrong as I was misdiagnosed. Inflammation is the culprit and I have to tame this with diet, exercise, etc. what a ride this has been!
Sounds like you’re on the right channel ❤️
I have been stuck at about 97% for a little while with a week I’ll feel great little to no symptoms and then they will come back, am I on the right track? I know these are dips I just feel like there’s something else I should do to finally get to 100%
From my experience... time, and living your life with joy and meaning are the ticket.
I did have a VM diagnosis and I think it's true but I also think that all symptoms are not from it. Is there a world where both are true , you can have vm and neural dizziness that is nervous system based
I view VM as a neural circuit issue as well. ua-cam.com/video/CPE6rcDZQ0k/v-deo.htmlsi=T758rqNDcCJX5bXE
I have both a diagnosis of PPPD and VM.
Is there a Facebook group for this community? I’m nervous to join most PPPD type groups because it’s almost all negative symptom talk.
There is a private community for my coaching group members if you want to interact with me, but if you’re just looking for peer support, search Facebook for The Movement Within
I would love to hear a success story from someone that was diagnosed with craniocervical instability.
Does anyone have symptoms of body pain? Like when you hold things or like Fibromyalgia pain with 3PD or with MdDS?
Absolutely. The more seemingly unrelated symptoms someone has, the more I suspect a neural circuit problem. Central sensitization has a tendency to affect multiple sensory systems.
@@TheSteadyCoachI started with chronic headaches at ten years old. I have a lot of chronic muscle tightness in much of my body. Sometimes one will flare up and sometimes the other.
"Dr Yo became a household name" same for my household 😆
Awwww May :)
@@TheSteadyCoach it's me Maya 🥹
This sounds just like me. I have exact symptoms for the same time period and same exact wild journey. I pray to get where she is one day. Is there a way to maybe speak if you're up to it? I would love to pick your brain if you have the time. Congratulations and I'm so happy for you. You are giving people much needed hope.
Yes!! I’d love to hear more about what kind of somatic work you did in addition to the IFS therapy. Nicole, if you are open to talking about it more, I’d love to have a conversation with you.
Does anyone else struggle to listen to success stories because the stories of th symptoms trigger you???
Do you ever fear that this will come back?
Pretty sure Nicole doesn’t spend much time thinking about it!
But it takes money to hire people to help...
Hi Janice, very true, the reality here is that people who don’t have financial resources are in a really tough spot. One of the many reasons why I keep putting these videos out there. ❤️
I have to agree with Dr Yo here 😬🩷 I had to hire peeps and it sucks 💵💵💵 but that’s what I needed to do to also get better faster (still not 100% but waaaay better).
@@kitkatwoznywhat type of practitioners really helped you?
@@phyllisdavis3403hi, just saw this! so there’s 3 (i did a lot but just listing the ones that helped me the most) and to be transparent ill tell u how much i spent: func neurologist ($80/session, 2x a month) - not 100% but got me to 80%. then i did neurogen ($175/session 2x a month. it’s like neurofeedback but u DO NOT look at a screen! instead u close your eyes - it’s very calming and i saw drastic results!) still doing that one for a bit more bcuz my prefrontal cortex is still messed up. finally im about to start field control therapy ($250 total for testing + drops) but i want to do this even if i didnt have mdds to remove toxin/molds from my body. the guy said and has seen 2 people with 3pd recover and then there’s 1 woman from minnesota that had mdds more severe than me that told me recovered her. also watched dr. yo’s videos/did breathwork - fear has been gone for months but i had to throw in treatment in order to budge mine more. i feel confident i’ll be resolved soon! 😊
im 2.5 years into motion wiping me out. action movies, video games, being a passenger, moving a bunch, looking at my phone while walking. zero motion allowed