Home Vestibular Exercises
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Dr. Cho shares his knowledge on a variety of home vestibular exercises.
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I got diagnosed with Vestibular neurities in 2019. I started feeling extremely dizzy and suffered frequent vertigo attacks. I could not even do simple tasks. I felt my life was about to end. I am a software engineer and by that definition I have to spend long hours infront of computer screens. I suffered from massive brain fog and at times i felt confused and even forgot simple things.
I took several tests like VNG, EEG, Caloric test, Stabilometry. All came back near normal. I took audiometry test and it came back normal. The ENT doc said my inner ears were structurally fine even after that viral attack. Both my auditory nerve and vestibular nerve are probably fine yet i was still feeling dizzy. So the final diagnosis was PPPD (persistent postural dizziness). He said that it is most likely caused by anxiety and depression due to that vestibular episode i had suffered earlier.
I started with vestibular exercises. It took me 6 months to feel a little better. Then I started morning walks with a friend. You need to get accustomed to the outside environment so that your brain gets habituated to motion. I then started watching comedy almost every night. Try to surround yourself with positiveness and good vibes. You need to feel secure. Also a very important thing is avoid in-the-ear headphones and start using over-the-ear headphones. You are unknowingly damaging your inner ear. Avoid too much coffee and tea. I found out that reducing these substances really helped me a lot. Interestingly i don't feel dizzy inside moving cars and buses which some people seem to suffer from. Try to change your circadian rythm by sleeping early and waking up early. I have cut out on the consumption of junk food, alcohol etc. I consume more vegetables and fruits now.
After 2 years, today i am perhaps at 90%-95% . I have started hitting the gym, lifting weights, doing cardio, running, jogging. Do i get vertigo attacks now? Nope. Do i feel dizzy now? Yes sometimes, when i didnot get a good night's sleep or i have consumed too much coffee (yes i am a programmer and sometimes coffee is all you need :P ). I believe vestibular disorders are manageable and people get much better once you take control of your life.
And what tests were taken to confirm that you had pppd?
Thanks for sharing, I needed to hear this Today, May God bless you
@@luissalinas6309 hi Luis! usually there is no test for PPPD. This disorder is considered as a diagnosis only after your ENT doc confirms that there is no structural problems,hearing loss or balance issues with your vestibular system. Also if you have anxiety or had been suffering from it and suppose you get infected with vestibular problems like vestibular neuritis (viral infection like common cold) or labyrnthitis (bacterial infection) then chances of developing PPPD post that episode increases.
Wow! Thank you so much for posting this. It truly gives me hope. Approx. 3 weeks ago I suffered vertigo attack. Since then I have been experiencing lightheadedness, headache, and dizziness. I need something to help with the dizziness! It’s to the point I feel so sick and nauseous I don’t want to move.
@@knellfamily45 Hi! I pray to God for your fast recovery from this episode. Hope you have consulted an ENT doc for medical opinion. Please don't worry too much. You will get better. Our bodies are fantastic and our brains have a concept called neuroplasticity. It will adjust on its own. Stay strong. Keep going.
As a Vestibular Neuritis sufferer from some years now, my best advise is don't underestimate these exercises. They do actually work and are elemental to recover sensorial and mental peace but be careful not to overdo them if you're just starting your recovery. I've spent literally weeks of panic attacks and bad headaches/brain fatigue, insomnia for trying to do them as fast and prolonged as possible. Start with short, light sessions. It may not feel as much but will make your brain work a lot in the background. Consistency will give you relief.
Does the back of your head feel heavy and like it's full with this after the chronic dizzy phase where your just off balance?
@@donttalkwet1 hi, I mostly feel it in the forehead, the heaviness you describe. But it could be different for you, a lot of symptoms are sensorial and are very very varied.
i have had vestibular neuritis since january this year and ive been doing the exercises since then ,things are getting better but not as normal as before ,does it ever get any better as time goes by ?? and are there tips you could share with me about recovery ??
Would you be willing to talk about your symptoms with me , I have suffered with dizziness for over 2 years now , got all the medical tests done already so I’m healthy medical wise but still dizzy
@@stacybrenda157 I can tell you things get to a point where it's not even noticeable. But try your best to do the exercises, recovery gets slower as you advance, just as you were learning a new skill.
Im a 15 year old diagnosed with an rare ear disease called cogan syndrome. Its still hard and ive been struggling with it for a while. I almost cant go to school because i have to go to the hospital every week. The doctors say that this disease did something in my ears so for that reason i almost can’t walk normally, play basketball, ride a bike and even watch tv. I started with these exercises today and ill keep y’all updated!
Good luck, hope it's helping. 🙏
Any updates?
Where's updates?
Good luck, hope things improve!
Updates?
1 have one attack of vertigo 1 month ago but after that I have dizziness and balance problem and I am glad to say that these exercises are really very helpful and I am seeing much improvement after doing these exercises.
i have same problem
can you plz help me out
Are you okay now?
How long do you do this exercise to get better?
@@melmel9763 I think 2x a day for two weeks to see improvement
I’ve just started working with a vestibular physical therapist. It’s good to watch this video and see additional exercises that might come in down the line. I like the woman who was performing the exercises and seeing how she did it. Thanks for posting this.
I’ve had a cerebral hemorrhage at age 18 and was sitting a lot, but now that i can walk I’ve been feeling dizzy. My therapist said that’s normal and now I’m training to get better as fast as possible. I think these exercises will work well. Thank you very much
thank God for videos like this
Dr. Cho provides some of the best advice available on UA-cam regarding vestibular concerns. I wish he were in Michigan so I could see him.
Praise God this can help me a lot better
I gonna do this exercises
Thank you Dr Cho 😇
I first got vestibular neuritis about 2 years ago. It eventually improved with exercises similar to this, they really helped. However about 4 weeks ago I received some distressing news and I got another bad attack. I'm working on these exercises again as I feel it's the only thing that works.
It does work of me always
Thank you for these excellent exercises! They work!
I'm a healthy young man who gets seasick easily, and I'm challenged in judo class by becoming nauseous after as little as two recovery rolls. Thanks for these exercises, I'll try them in different combinations with spinning while standing (and possibly later rolling repeatedly) to try to train my balance from healthy to great.
I'd love to hear more about how I can find out about more challenging exercises, since I started from intuition by spinning in place and then doing the final (walking) exercise.
Thank you for your videos, your knowledge and influence helps others as far away as the Philippines. Maraming Salamat Po.
Thank you so much. Using this after my acoustic neuroma surgery. Only went through this twice so far and it does seem to help.
After Acoustic neuroma surgery, how are you now? does dizziness came back or it stops?
My gratefulness is incredibly immense. I cannot thank you enough for the well explained exercises.
My problem with vestibular neuritis originally began with a serious B12 deficiency diagnosis. My symptoms were tachycardia, intense fatigue, dizziness, and mental confusion, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, skipped beats and landed me in the ER twice in 3 weeks. After I began B12 injections twice per week and my levels rose to around 700 PG/ML, I started treating my vestibular symptoms. To note untreated B12 deficiency can cause vestibular issues. My vestibular treatment was the following: Anti-Viral 500MG x 2 per day, Dr. Cho's exercises in the morning, and 50MG Meclizine x 2 per day. It took me 3 -4 days worth of morning exercises replaying this video. He's right you have to work up to all of them from beginning to end, pacing yourself. I can now stand on 1 foot for 10 seconds each foot but when I first started I could only do 2-3 seconds each foot. I'm also drinking tons of water throughout the day. I'm 1 full week into the above treatment, including everything written above, and I'm feeling about 85% healed. I even ran on the treadmill and did the stair climber. 1,2, or 3 months ago, actually even 2 weeks ago, none of it would have been possible. I was laying in bed crying most of the time. Afraid I was having a heart attack and dying. Thank you Dr. Cho for being part of my recovery.
very helpful, thanks very much for the good advice.
Thank you House Institute, this helped a lot, even on the first attempt.
thank you Dr Choi, it works! like magic..
Thank you dr . You are very helpful.
This is the best visual summary of the exercises I was given by my ENT for vestibular therapy, hands down. The written directions can be slightly confusing to understand, but watching it done makes it easy. Thank you!
Are they working for you?
@@rickfascinato5758 Yes! They worked very well over the course of my treatment.
@@thebookwyrmsclaws fantastic. .thank you
How often you have to do these exercises once or twice a day?
@@zahraabbas8946 When I am experiencing symptoms, I do them twice a day till they resolve.
Great help! Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you for this.
Thank you for your advice.
Thankyou for this Doctor! I had Acute Vestibular Neuritis hit me Thursday AM. First time. After a 9 hour visit to the ER, MRI, CAT Scan, EKG and blood work. Then the Chiropractor the next morning, then to the ENT which led to hearing frequency tests... I was determined to have VN. This was truly terrifying! It is now Saturday, I’m on a corticosteroid protocol and now starting Vestibular Exercises like in your video. I am hoping and praying I don’t have to deal with this again.
Matthew Heath did you improved ?
@@lorenamore1489 I’m completely better now
@HappyShowTV completely
Did this get better for you because of meds or excerises ?
@@matthewheath01 are you completely healed because of the exercises and after how long of doing them did you notice? How often did you do? Hope you’re great!
Thank you I am starting exercises tomorrow
Thank you for posting this. I was diagnosed with a right peripheral vestibular disorder about a year ago, and these exercises really do help!
It's going away fully
It’s curable? U went to therapist or did urself at home
Kevin I got left peripheral vestibular disorder
It’s is curable?
@@Rolex45863 I was told it was a chronic disorder, but that therapy would help. I originally went to a therapist that was prescribed by my doctor, but time constraints and distance from where I lived made me cancel the therapy sessions. I've been using this video and other vestibular rehab exercises I found online since then, and it has helped a lot. I still get a little bit of brain fog and tire sometimes but it's MUCH better than before I had done the exercises. Hope this helps.
Thank you so much it’s very helpful
Have been doing this for almost 1 week, can feel improvement on my dizziness, Thank you doctor
How many times a day do you do this?
Thank you so much for this video. This helped me tremendously overnight. I will be continuing these exercises daily until my symptoms go away. 🙏🏼
These Excersises are Amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank goodness, after 3 months of viral labrynthitis no one told me till recently that these exercises would help.Thank you so much Dr. Its working!
How are you now? Vertigo completely gone?
Any up dates
how’re you now? i’ve had labyrinthitis for 2 months and no improvement
The exercises are incredibly helpful. I've had Vestibular Therapy twice - both times because of concussions - and these are the exercises my Vestibular therapist has done. Therefore, I can attest that these are incredibly helpful. I'm now on another round of dizziness - this time due to BPPV - and these are helpful as well as my vestibular system is not working as well as it should. I look forward to the improvement I know I will get from these exercises.
I have dizziness due to BPPV, beside take this exercise, do you take any medicine? I have been doing this exercise for 4 days and I think it helps however I want to know if I still need to take any meds.
Thank you so much! You were helpful to film this for us!!
the only instructions I was given was the head exercises of looking at the pen, up and down, side to side. You give many more exercises to do and work on. I'm almost at 4 weeks of doing nothing because of the dizziness. Thank you.
how are you feeling now?
Been 4 months suffering from bppv pls help.me
I’m in the same boat.
these exercises work slowly so be calm and go a head .these exercises really help u
@@deltaecho1 It's funny how not many people reply to replies to their comment. It's a common thing on youtube.
Very helpful thank you Blessings
My ohysian, chiropractor and physio therapist all were useless. So I will be doing these and see how I get on. Many thanks!
Worked?
j'ai un VPPB est ce que je fait cet exercice avec EPLEY ou non?
thank you very much I'm suffering from vertigo for many years this helps me a lot thanks
for many years? why? I am also suffering from vertigo
@@rafatbadar7629 does your vertigo goes 24/7 when moving your head? I have been suffering 1 1/2 years now
i feel dizzy while walking ,turn my body, and move my head
@@marrymirza8883 how are you feeling, taking meds
@@marrymirza8883 are you better?
These exercises are almost the same my ear doctor gave me. I suffered massive dizziness symptoms few years ago and unfortunately the dizziness is back. After four brain MRI, heart scans and a caloric test doctors came to conclusion that it's my inner ear that has the problem. Anyway gotta keep doing these exercises regularly again.
Joel mikkola what is caloric?
How did it return? No fucking way it could return again...
@@marioavila9021 Google Caloric Reflex test or something like that.
@@chrisjlee2013 No idea really, it could be something else too, however not brain related though, since I had MRI last august. Could also be poor muscular balance in neck and back, passive office work you see.
@@joelm5509 How are you now? Did this video help you? I'm thinking of giving this exercises to my father.
I think it’s important to note that if you’re lifting one leg and then the other you have to shift your weight into the standing leg to raise your other leg otherwise you won’t be able to because your body has not shifted the weight into the solid standing leg I think that’s super important I’ve been working on re-engaging my balance for the last year with vestibular migraines through vestibular pt and now Pilates But I did get that weight shifting track through an MS neurologist because I also have multiple sclerosis which has nothing to do with this at all
oh my goodness, so helpful in even the first session, thank you :)
Do you ever feel temperature affects like heat bright sun
@@MonaGlam10 yes it does
So helpful thank you!
Thank you for this video. How often do you have to do these exercises?
Thanks for your valuable information
Really helpfull!!!
Thank You! it helped me!!!
Thank you
Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Thank You.
Thank you. It is very helpful
Helped a lot - thx!
How can I print out the instructions?
非常感谢 ！
Excelente! Grato!!
Hi, i am from Mexico, 2 weeks ago the doctor told me after a ear study, that i have a RVR Reduced Vestibular Response in Left ear, 33%, Question?, this kind of excersises work for my health problem?
Great video!!!
Great exercises, and a great video.. I have had Vestibular Neuritis for the past month and a bit.. and I feel these exercises are really helping my recovery. Thank you.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
tkank you sr it is very helpful
Thank you really!
I’m finishing 2nd week of this , before I couldnt stand on one leg with eyes closed even 4 seconds , now I’m able to do 2 times 10 seconds .. even if I fail I keep doing it until I reach 10 seconds
may i know the relationship between the shoulder shrugging exercise and vestibular system? how it helps ? thank you.
After my ear drum surgery I have balance problem , is this helpful ??
Thank you Doctor for posting these exercises which are comfortable for me to do. i have an attack of vertigo every year. Last time which was 3 weeks back was bad. I have not got my balance back fully n feel slight dizzy. I feel it's due to my middle ear problem. I pray these exercises will help me.
Did they diagnose you with anything?
@@margaretmccomb3672 I feel it is from my right ear
@@sagarikaguha9213 but any diagnosis? Mineres? Vestibular?
Hi Sagarika, Kenekua val paise ne atia?
one time per day for each set???
Thank u sir it is really a nice video .
Outstanding
How long do we do each exercise?
Many thanks for the useful exercises. Can i know what is the recommended frequency ? Daily? And if so how many times per day? Thanks for advising.
Hello, by bring some one from sitting to standing position,you definitely will induce more dizziness or vertigo, so how can this exercise improve?
Are these exercises effective on vestibular migraine?
can the instructions be printed
i notice i get dizzy while doing the pencil exercise. i had a whiplash accident thanks to a young lady distracted while driving. i have balance issues and visual issues and a bit disorientation after the accident.
How often are you supposed to do these exercises?
Thank you so much i have Vestibular Disorder and this is the best video to help me thanks again.
Christine cullinan what else were you told
What kind of disorder do you have
Thanks🙏, very useful and clear explanation.
Thank you! I was just diagnosed with MDDS. It feels like I have been motion sick on a boat for over a month now. This gives me hope! I will start doing these every morning.
How is the result
I've felt the same way for a month. I just started doing these exercises. In your experience have you gotten any better?
@NoStressZone I can attest to these exercises, they do work! I went to PT after experiencing vertigo and vestibular migraines for nearly 3 years, many tests with no answers or relief, until I found this method. I went to PT 3x a week for 6 weeks and did these seemingly stupid exercises everyday at home as well, and by week 3-4 had major relief. It's been another 4 years since then and I'm just now starting to get the vertigo coming back (which I was told happens). I looked up this video for a refresher so I don't have to pay to go back to Physical Therapy. At first the head and eye movements can make you feel sick and worse, but keep at it everyday and do what you can... it absolutely worked for me.
@@same3103 taking any meds
@@marioavila9021 no meds, nothing worked for me but these exercises. And I can attest that the vertigo that seemed to be coming back has gone away again after only a couple days of doing the exercises. Try it. It won't hurt you. Cheers!
Thankyou so much, its work
How do I get a copy of these exercises? I could do them on my own. I have done them once with a P T.
I have a symptoms of dizzyness for more than ten years.. so went for eye check up and took madicine feel better for months however, its come back...i went for ENT check up also and i took medicine feel better for a months and then suffer again , now i dont have any idea of treating my massive dizzyness....
Can this helpful for vestibular migraine
Simple and effective
Do u know any exercise for vertical heterophoria
Great information. Thank you
I HV BPPV for 1 1/2 mths ady. May I know when I do diagonal eye movement when I turn my head to my left or right, I feel extra dizzy? Am I suppose to continue?
Thank you for an excellent video. Can you advise on how many times a day these exercises should be done?
2 times a day works best for me
Thank you, very clear
When i focus on the pen and turn my head to the side to side i get some double vision and the objects around appear in front of the pen.
Hi! I was having the same problem and turned out I needed prism glasses for BVD ...check into it
Thank yo so much
Is this okay for virtigo?
Most definitely, but there are some alternate exercises specifically for BPPV for instance
Why are there is sitting and standing excercises which are basically the same. If one can go though the standing excercises why do the sitting ones ? Do they complement each other in any way ?
How long it took to work?
Trying to get in the Vesticular PT and there is a 3 month wait. I will do these first.
I was recently diagnosed with Vestibular Migraines and I am in the same boat as you. No idea when I'll be able to get into PT and so I'm going to start here. Did these exercises help?
Hello, has anyone had vertigo & also tinnitus at the same time. I’ve had two bouts of vertigo, 2019 & 2022 with tinnitus in the week preceding. Wondering if there is a connection?
Thanks
How long does it take to feel relief?
Heel herkenbaar! Alsof je in een schip loopt in volle zee, de grond golft onder je voeten, je wilt je ergens aan vasthouden, de wereld draait en golft.
in french is possible ? :-(
Took my first shot of Pfizer vaccine 2 weeks ago. Felt fine until I had puffy eyes on the 10th-13th day and sensitivity to light. Today, I felt so dizzy even in sitting position and that's how I got here.
Me too. It has been 5 weeks with these symptoms since the vaccine.
Hi did this all pass now? I’m curious
@@DECDEC1220 ?
@@DECDEC1220 did this all pass
@@margaretmccomb3672 no it did not. Still dealing with it