How to heal from chronic dizziness or PPPD (first steps!)
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If you suffer from chronic dizziness or persistent postural-perceptual vertigo, you may have been told many discouraging things by people you've gone to for help. You may have been told there's nothing wrong with you, or that there's no treatment for your symptoms. Both of those things are not true! Watch to learn more about why you may have chronic dizziness, and to learn the first steps to take to heal. DISCLAIMER: Please note that Yonit Arthur, The Steady Coach and any of our other guests are not acting as an audiologist nor offering audiology or medical services services or advice on any public videos or on any other content. This channel provides wellness education and personal opinion only, and are not meant to be a substitute for medical or mental health instruction or intervention. Use any tools discussed at your own risk.
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Googling symptoms has been my biggest enemy I’d say. Unbelievable amount of anxiety. There’s nothing worse than being inside. Your own head sometimes
Definitely a common issue.
googling is literally the worse thing for people with anxiety issues.
I agree. I can fully relate to that
Definitely it helped me ,i love your explanation ,you’re right i am a person who thinks of the worse and it seems it’s all in my brain and i sense what’s going on ,it triggers and i have the feeling of anxiety .You’re such a great audiologist I’ve been looking for exercises that would help me fight this and i found you,so the moment i saw this i followed you and i felt relief i believed and i agree in all what you discussed or-explained you’re God sent ,thank you very much ,i started tonite and i’ll do it again ,all the things you said hit me bec i have nervousness and i am coward but hearing what you said i understood everything and the first time i did the exercises they worked for me ,i learned how to do deep breathing!Thanks a million .!I felt better ,thank you again😊
I agree, one search on Google, and we think we have all types of disease
It's a relief to find people who "get it" and are offering explanations and possible solutions for the thousands (if not millions) of people who may experience this at some level.
What you're experiencing is 100% real and you can get better, Paula. I will have a new video out this weekend explaining a method people can use on their own to start their treatment. Thank you for your kind words.
SOLVED …. So I had all the symptoms of PPPD. I’m male, 50 years old. Spend long hours in from of computer screens. Symptoms started about 2 years ago. Feeling of confusion, brain fog, unable to concentrate, poor memory. Then mild dizziness when walking especially corridors and the supermarket. Symptoms got worse, depression and very emotional. Jaw pain at my TMJ and incredible neck pain. Had MRI, CT, ear pressure test, eye test, changed glasses, dental checks etc. All cost me a small fortune. Tried stretches, yoga, meditation etc. nothing worked. THEN… by chance I had reason to close my ears with my fingers… symptoms reduced. So I wore earplugs and …. Symptoms reduced. Kept them on 24/7 for a week to get through the day. I still didn’t know why symptoms reduced. Took the ear plugs out it was like letting the devil back in. With the earplugs in whilst driving and pressed down on the plugs and symptoms reduced even more. Was convinced it was ears. So I watched a video on doing ear massage and stretching. When I pulled and stretched my ears, away from my nose line, and held them there for a minute, it was quite sore, the symptoms had reduced massively!! The pain in jaw / cheek had gone but my inner ear was very sore as I kept doing this all day. The next day all symptoms had gone by 90 percent but has very sore inner ears. I am now on day 3 and no dizziness etc but still quite sore inner ears and haven’t stretched them since. Please try this and reply if this worked for you. Go easy on the ears tho. Very gently pull and stretch them away from the side of your head. Please do reply if this works or not.
Earplugs actually really do work- they reduce nervous system overload. They are only helpful for the short term though- it’s important not to avoid sound for a long time. I’m glad the massage helped. it seems like maybe there was some kind of physical tension contributing to your symptoms- unfortunately not the case for most people with PPPD.
Thank you for all you do Dr. Yonit! 💕
Aw, thank you, Megan! It’s my privilege!
2+ yrs post concussion (or what ever they call it now) and still working on my constant dizziness + elevated nervous system which I believe roots from my eyes and neck instability. Have improved but still in need of tracking down what exactly is going on. Simple exercises like this and charismatic teachers like yourself truly give peeps like me more confidence and direction...especially when we've tried all of the PTs and doctors out there.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into making this helpful and informative video.
You’ve answered so many of my questions, THANK YOU! 🥺
I am so glad! You're very welcome!
Love the use of the cards! Went thru balance rehab. Your use of cards is so much easier and more simplistic. So glad I found your channel!
Katherine, I am so glad you like the cards! To make things even more challenging, I sometimes have people use photographs or busy images and have them pick out details while they are doing the exercises.
The best explanation ever. Thank you
You're very welcome!
You are awesome, I have watched everything I could since 4/2/21 unfortunately. You are truly amazing thank you.
I know it's been a very long year for you. I really hope these methods help. I also just released a course (free) that explains how to use these techniques in more detail. If you'd like to check it out, visit members.thesteadycoach.com/free-chronic-dizziness-course
Thanks for providing your expertise here, I’m looking forward to trying your system. I’ve battled this stuff for years and am always looking for good info to try 👊🏻
Enjoy it, Hunter! I’ve been getting great feedback about it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm so happy you felt compelled to make this information (and these rehabilitation techniques) accessible. To say these are mind and life-saving is not an exaggeration. You've made a significant difference in the lives of people who need it.
Thank you so very much for the kind words. There are many people who are suffering and even if this just reaches a few of them, I know it will make a difference in the world.
Thank you for your amazing clear and precise video , it is making a big difference . 😊
You're very welcome, Dee! Thank you for trusting me with your healing! ❤
Your knowledge and explanation always amaze me appreciate your sincerity in helping the needy 👍
I feel very glad I can help!
Very helpful. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
This was super helpful. Thank you so much! Chimes ver much with my experience.
You're very welcome, Karen!
It’s so good to know I’m not alone in this omg what an awful decease thank you so much
You are not alone! There is hope! ❤
This might be the best explanatory and educational video about pppd all over the internet. Thanks doc!
Murat, I’m so glad you found it helpful! I had no idea when I put it out that it would gain the traction it has. I’m so glad to have a way to share this information with people, because far too many are suffering.
Got great relief after starting exercise staring one card at a time, didn't try saccades yet to try. Thanx for your great great efforts putting here on TH-cam for betterment of humans. God bless
Thanks for caring and sharing.
You're very welcome, Thom!
You may not belive how helpful this video was to me. God bless you. Thank you very much.
So glad it helped. You're not alone.
I Love You! You are helping me a lot
Thank you!! You are so welcome!
i love the intro explaining why. I've had tinnitus and vertigo for years before being diagnosed with pppd and ging to PT for it. Im very happy now that i can do my balance exercises and optokinetic videos also helped me as far as walking in busy areas like grocery stores and for driving. i appreciate you.
You're very welcome, Rasheedah! I am so glad this was helpful!
Super helpful, thank you so much.
You're very welcome, Kel!
Thank you so much. I am starting to try these and feel relief. You should be blessed back with health and life for all that you have offered for humanity!
🙏 it is my privilege to be able to help people.
Excellent explanation. Thanks
You're very weclome!
Hello there I need to tell you that watching your videos helped me tremendously and you don't even know it but you helped me survive through the symptoms and it made me able to still finish my masters degree while I had VN in February and afterwards pppd. I was very anxious before I found your videos and they helped me pull through it and work on my internship. Thank you so much your work is very valued and important 🥰
I am so, so so happy to hear this! Congratulations on your masters degree! It moves me deeply to know that you're out there living life again. I am grateful to have been part of your healing in my small way.
Thank you, I will follow your advice, I am sure that I will get better soon.
Wonderful, I wish you speedy healing!
My PPPD, VM, MDDS started 3 years ago and VRT didn’t work for me. Now thanks to you I know why. Thankful I’ve found this channel
I am so glad that you found this channel too, Sam!
Blessings steady coach🎉🎉
Thank you, Oshane!
Thank you, I just ended up in an ambulance and the er twice in 3 days. This has been going on for almost 2 years and this exercise helped immensely. Thank you thank you thank you ❤ Randy from Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
I'm new to your channel, I'm experiencing undiagnosed scary dizziness, off balance , depersonalization etc 5 years already, but I'm taking the opportunity to say that you are very beautiful and listening to you can calm my symptoms down, thank you, Doctor ❤
this makes so much sense, to do breathing in between, so the brain/body isn't feeling overwhelmed. I have been doing my therapy one after the other and always feel horrible afterwards. This is the first time I actually feel relaxed after. Thank you!
You're very welcome, Lee Lee!
Thank you doctor...your videos are very reassuring for those of us with these vertigo and dizziness symptoms..they are very complicated for normal and healthy people to understand
I am glad that you found this channel, Kiran ❤
I'm a Medical Exercise Specialist and Pilates Instructor for seniors predominantly and have done some of the same, but will be adjusting a few techniques thanks to your very good explanation. The way you explained this is perfect for those that are completely green to this. Thank you.
Georjia, wow, thank you for your kind words! It is humbling to me when others find my ways of explaining things helpful for their own clients. Together, we can all be more and more effective at making many people's lives better.
From Switzerland : I appreciate the exercices, very efficient to calm down my chronical dizziness. Would appreciate to have more exercices of this kind to practice, please show more ! Thank you. Elena.
Thank you! You are a godsend!
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thankyou so much..thankyou for making this video🥺..I'm gonna be doing this exercise thrice a day
There are tons of other resources on the channel for you as well! I'm sorry for the late reply, for some reason YT flagged it as spam!
Fantastic thank you!
Thanks so much Dr.Yonit for the very practical medical exercise to start treating mg recurring BPPV.
Hi Aida! These exercises aren't very good for recurring BPPV, but the technique of breathing and grounding between exercises is VERY good for anything that is recurrent or chronic.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I have been dizzy n dealing with vertigo for months. Since June.
So glad it helped, Melinda.
Love your attitude! Have had PPPD for 6 months now. And yes, I’m dancing it too 😁 not cured but not scared
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Thanks a lot.I ve been suffering from 3pd for 20 years non With years of complete stop of the symptoms and moments of severe dizziness. I m French and here nobody puts words on this illness. I m so grateful to have found you and a French physiotherapist who understands my dizziness issues. For the moment the most I practice exercices the dizziest I feel but I reckon it' s normal at the beginning of the healing? Just 3 days now...
Anne, thank you for sharing your story. You are absolutely right, many people don't understand this condition and they're quick to tell you it's all in your head. Remember this: "The brain can't fix what the brain can't see." If your exercises cause some dizziness, that is the first step to your healing. What other exercises has your physiotherapist shown you that have been helpful?
Thank you doc for this video. I’ve been experiencing non spinning vertigo since mid October and it’s been scary. I have high anxiety and PTSD. This has happened to me in the past but it only lasted about a week each time. I also had a 9 day headache about 4 years ago that “magically” went away when I got the MRI results back, which of course was all clear. Finding your videos has helped me so much. I am scheduled to see my doctor on the 11th but I think I’m on the right track!
You're very welcome, Jamie! I am so glad that you found this video at the right time.
Hi! I am currently taking your course. Thank you for offering this course and dedicating so much to this cause!! So far it has been very helpful. I have been chronically dizziness for a year and a half…chronic for me is everyday all day long except when I am sitting or lying down. Hoping this course can give me some relief! I have been to multiple doctors are had many tests performed…everything coming back ‘normal”
I am so sorry you are going through this, Janay! I am glad you are going through the course! You are not alone!
@ Janay...YOU are not alone ! I have the swooping, walking on a Trampoline, etc. Dizziness from the second I put my foot on the floor in am till I get in bed in pm !!! Going to PT& Waiting for my MRI appt but Neuro Dr. said she feels it is pppd ! An ANSWER FINALLY!! I have started the exercises with MUCH HOPE !!!
your videos are such a blessing. I have been using somatic tracking to heal for quite some time and it has worked for my migraines and chronic muscle tension. Over the summer dizziness started to pop up and that brought some fear. A lot of the Mind Body books don’t mention in detail about dizziness even though I know from my own research it comes from the brain. Thank you so much for confirming this. Sometimes just hearing somebody else make the connection makes me feel not so alone and brings a little safety to my brain. I will continue to do your meditations and somatic tracking and add in these ideas. I know my
body will release when it feels safe. I am even having my students meditate and breathe at the beginning of each class. I am a middle school teacher and I have been in chronic fight or flight throughout Covid. This year the classroom is much simpler but I believe the exhaustion has set in and is keeping my nervous system in high alert. I think we could all use reminders to trim the volume dial down I appreciate what you do💜
Christina! Thank you for sharing your experiences. How incredible to hear the way mindfulness and somatic tracking have helped you with tension and migraines. Dizziness operates on the some of the same brain circuitry as pain, and some of us (especially people who get migraines, people who are “go getters”) are especially prone to developing dizziness as a symptom. Dizziness is particularly scary because it automatically triggers the fight or flight response. You are not alone! And yes, just understanding it can take away the fear (which is a big part of the fuel). I have had a few patients have a significant reduction in their dizziness JUST from talking about this ONE TIME! Keep me posted! Wishing you health and some time and space to breath. Thank you for the hard work you put in as a teacher.
I've had dizzynes 2 years then dtmoch pain then hitus hernia now constant shoulder pain 2 years started in my throat globus Clair weekend good book to read
Thank you so much for this video! I think I may have PPPD, and the parasympathetic breathing exercises helped me a lot. I’m hoping to consistently do the exercises and look at your other videos as well!
You are so welcome, and thank you for your generosity. It is my privilege to be able to help you- your support means a lot to me. I don't know if you've taken the free course yet, but it synthesizes the info from my channel into a logical order. thesteadycoach.com/free-course
First had PPPD back in 2008 finally got to see ent in 2011 and could not find anything so I had to just deal with it. The feeling ebbed and flowed since then, I dreaded going into some shops with the fear of going dizzy and then getting anxious about it all, people don't get the it when I say that I feel disconnected all the time. It has been bad the past month but I'm glad I stumbled upon this channel, at least I know what it is now and shall do these exercises which I hope will improve my current state. Thanks so much.
Have they been working for you?
Just started watching today. I going to try these external exercises today. I am also going to change my diet, internal changes, to lessen my stresses/anxiety so my brain doesn't shut down or disassociate.
Please take a look at the other videos on my channel! This is one of my older ones and I have tons of good information on the other stuff you should be doing.
Great video, thankyou
You're very welcome!
Thank you Dr Yonit for all your videos that explain so well the PPPD case.Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking the time to do it.Even my family doctor never heard of it. I had to wait a long time before I got a diagnosis.I hear that CBT might be helpful.Whad do you if it .
Grateful to have found your channel.
God Bless you🙏
Hi Maria, I don’t usually recommend CBT because I have found emotionally focused approaches are more effective. I talk about this in the free course- you are welcome to sign up! Thesteadycoach.com/free-course . That said, CBT has been studied and has been shown to help PPPD. I don’t object to it, I just think it’s not as effective as it could be.
Is mindfulness approach similar to the one you talked about in your course ?
I am diagnosed with autonomic dysfunction, I suffer with pots, dysfunctional breathing and pppd. It all feels never ending, my hrv is permanently low and I've tried everything to improve my health. I'm going to try all of these exercises and hope for some improvent. Thankyou for this video I feel like I understand the the condition much more if nothing else.
Sara, I am so sorry to hear what you've gone through. It is common for my clients to report other strange symptoms, especially related to their nervous systems. If this video made sense to you, PLEASE take my course. It combines all the videos on my channel into a step by step process that can help you get your nervous system re-regulated and it is completely free. members.thesteadycoach.com
This really helps that I'm not going crazy 😜 but it drives me crazy so thank you for yr help n having compassion to help others going through this torture ❤😢
Thank you so much for all your information on your videos. I have been going this since last July. It was the audiologists and balance testing after seeing an ENT that got me some answers. Now in PT and they have me doing these exercises now. But I am going to use the breathing techniques as well. Also lots of walking has helped me a ton as well. I was basically bedridden for about 5 months from this awful crap. I am excited to hopefully get to drive here soon again. Life has been pure hell with this. I was told from loved ones that nothing was wrong with me and it was all anxiety and in my head. Thank you so much for letting people know this is so real! God bless you for real!
Also vitamin D has helped and also SAMe vitamins and going to start lithium as well to see if it will also help.
Absolutely not just anxiety and not just in your head!! But thankfully a brain processing change that can be reversed as long as your medical tests have shown you’re healthy.
Your a genius ❤
Hi Dr. Yo, this has been very helpful and am getting some relief. What is the next step after this video? Thank you for your work, Kim
Hi Kim, I would recommend taking my free course if you haven't already done this. My recommendations and techniques on healing chronic dizziness are condensed into this course and it is 100% free thesteadycoach.com/free-course
Thank you so very much ❤️❤️❤️
You are so welcome!
Hi dr. Yonit! Your videos have been a blessing. Have had dizziness since December and I’ve been cleared by doctors as nothing physically is causing my dizziness. When I finally accepted that this is neural circuit dizziness - my anxiety about it has gone down drastically. It hasn’t disappeared completely yet but am doing ur free course and meditating, going back to working out and I feel a lot better about myself. Confidence is slowly building and I know the dizziness will go away in time. Thank you again for doing what you do! 💖
You're very welcome, Gex! You got this!
How r j know @gecgarica
Hi how are you??? Fine? Better?
I have no physical cause for my vertigo. My doc says stress is causing it, so I think these may be the answer for me. How long does it usually take for vertigo to disappear with exercises?
Thank you!
Barbara B
Hello! My dizziness is gone and I am 100% back to living normally again. I honestly believe that slowly going back to doing the things you love plus exercise is incredibly empowering and the brain will slowly tell itself that it’s safe and it doesn’t feel the need to focus on the dizziness anymore. Meditation and working out helps A LOT and there are some days I can feel it coming back and I know I’m stressed, I recognize that and just try to relax - it goes away. Just keep telling yourself that you have control and it will slowly get better. I promise you it will go away.
Combining tracking and balancing drills with parasympathetic breathing has been an absolute boon. In just 3 days the difference has been incredible. I've been dealing with mild balance issues for roughly a month after some significantly stressful moments in my life. Also, your empathetic approach really comes through. That alone alleviated so much of the stress surrounding chronic dizziness. It feel almost claustrophobic but your insights and guidance are showing us a way out. Thanks so much.
Thank you for your kind words, Kash! I am so happy to hear of your progress! It is truly my privilege to be able to help.
@@TheSteadyCoach My main frustration at this point is that progress is not necessarily linear (was checked out by 2 docs who also mentioned chronic stress as a source after it began about a month ago after 3 loved ones were hospitalized for various reasons). I'm still able to workout (run, lift, HIIT) and have now had days when it's all but gone. Also, the foggy headedness, slight sense of imbalance is almost always gone by the evening but is always worse in the morning (cortisol spike perhaps?).
Hiii what you do can you please tell
@@sharmarahul0607 I first got checked out by two docs. I've experienced BPPV before and thought maybe that was the culprit. Once you can rule out an actual physical ailment to a reasonable degree, you realize just how much chronic stress in all its various guises - grief, anxiety, frustration - is the main culprit as @TheSteadyCoach insists. For me, going through balance exercises alongside parasympathetic breathing helps boost my confidence which - in turn - reduces my stress. I'm also makng a concerted effort in addressing the roots of my so-called chronic stress. I can pinpoint almost to the day when my sense of imbalance began to occur and it coinciding with some incredibly significant and stressful moments in my life. It's still a process but the more I address the various stressors in my life contributing to these vestibular issues, the easier it is for me to see the connection. And once you can really see the connection, it seems to become easier to address in a meaningful way. I can see with confidence that I've now had days with minimal to no issues. Just remember, progress is not linear. I had the three great days followed by a setback. That's all part of the process of healing. Godspeed.
@@kashg.5973this has been my experience as well. I’ve been dealing with this since October. In the morning I can immediately tell if it’s present. Usually evening is better for me but when I workout I find I’m very dizzy after. It’s been a nightmare but I have a doctor appt coming up and I’m certain I’m on the right track with PPPD or migraine. Best of luck to you!
Im glad i found this. I just started having dizzines after caught an influenza a. The dizziness wont go away.I can't do things normally things ,coz its so annoying. found this I know i will get better. thank You so much❤︎❤︎❤︎
You're welcome!
I’m very happy I found this channel and I’m also happy to learn it can get better. I’ve been going through this since January 2022. I had horrible migraine like headaches from Covid and then gradually these swaying feelings came on. I’ve seen a lot of specialist and had multiple imagining and they are all normal. I’m not longer afraid that the source is something serious but it’s annoying and I want it to go away. I’m going to begin these exercises right away.
I am so happy you found us too! You can heal!
@@TheSteadyCoach How much time taken to heal
Another covid believer :-/
Dr.Yonit Please l only found your channel 2 weeks ago ,l already feels a big relief , you're certainly an angel sent by God Jehovah , the doctor gave me prescription l felt that was making me fell even worse , thank you for loving heart. May the Almighty bless all your loves one and your followers who suffer with that very dangerous disease .
I am so glad that you found my channel too! ❤
Hello! I'm really glad I found your channel! I've been suffering from PPPD for 2.5 years now and have been very slowly, but surely recovering. I'm excited to watch through your videos and learn more about PPPD and ways to treat it. I do have a question. When doing these exercises, can I listen to calming music or asmr to help me relax? Or do I need to totally focus on the exercises? Thanks!
You can 100% listen to calming music or whatever else you enjoy!
3yrs now thankyou for understsnding as no one else does
Great video
Interesting about 360 degree breathing
Usually when people tell you to breathe diaphragmatically they focus only on the tummy going out and in
Thanks for the tip 🙏
This is so great! I still have occasional dizziness from long COVID. I'll try these.
Bouts of occasional dizziness are terrible- sometimes even worse than dizziness that comes and stays. Next week I'll be posting a video on fluctuating dizziness and why it's so hard to heal from it, and I'll have a COVID-19 dizziness specific video after that one! Stay tuned!
Covid nonsense.
I've been going through this constantly, apparently caused by Meniere's disease, since June of 2021 and it's becoming worse every day. I'm too young to live the rest of my life like this... I'm glad I've found you because, even though the doctor showed me a series of vestibular exercises and I'm taking some medicine (bethaistine), the breathing part before practicing the exercises was never on the list and the exercises are not helping me anymore. Now I know why! It makes sense, since anxiety is one of main issues we all go through as well. Thanks so much!
I've heard all exercises are not appropriate for everybody and they should be personalized. Do you agree with that!?
Absolutely, these exercises are just the basics, and the best way to get an exercise program is to go to a vestibular therapist. But the general technique works for all triggering activities.
Merci merci je ne trouvais plus de solution et ne comprenais plus mon état, je vais m'exercer tout les jours 💪💪💪
Super! Je suis si content, Thimote!
I’m still in the diagnosis stage and I still don’t have a label for what I have! This makes a lot of sense though, I do feel my mood and anxiety level play a massive part in the severity of my symptoms. Thank you for putting these videos up!
You're welcome, John! You are not alone!
Almost 8 years of dizzy with balance problem and I refuse to give up so I'm searching for help every day...just listened and did exercise with you and will do this daily now...thanks much, praying it works....it will be nice to be "normal" again soon. Was diagnosed with Vestibular Migraines...by the way.
Hi there, it is a treatable and curable condition. Please consider taking the free course for FAR more guidelines on recovery. thesteadycoach.com/free-course
My 41 y/o dtr diagnosed with VM. Been dealing with chronic vertigo for 2+yrs. Can't drive. On 1mg klonopin. Helps a bit. Did vestibular rehab, botox injections in neck/head, had MRI/CT. All other tests. Allegedly normal. Drinks 12 diet coke per day, smokes 1.5 pk cigarettes, poor diet, poor hygiene. Idk if these are factors. Aspartame is not healthy. Desperately want to help her
how u doing now any solutions
Bless you ❤ The worst thing about this illness have been the gaslighting by the Norwegian doctors and neurologists for years now!
I truly believe they try their best but don't have the understanding or the tools to help people. You are in the right place!!!
A huge thank you for your dedication to helping people, it`s not often easy dealing with multifaceted Symtoms of Vertigo and get usefull material to do sth against it. Your chanel is more than noteworthy.
Question: When my head is on a soft pillow, or when i am sleeping and my Gf rolls over in her sleep - i have a lot of huge disturbances, when my Head gets a little bit in motion, but i didnt do this movement by myself - it´s worse if my eyes are closed. Do you thing this exercisses will work here too? Thanks a lot
Hi there, these exercises are just the most basic ones for people who are starting to get better. These aren't the best for the situation you described because they don't involve much movement. I'd suggest checking out the course- it's 100% free- I have an entire example exercise program in Step 4. members.thesteadycoach.com
Thank you so much.
You're very welcome!
Got checked for b12 deficiency.. I got my dizziness symptoms relieved after getting b12 shots although continuing with these exercises daily!! Greatly benefitted
Really bro! What were exact symptoms. I am having 24 hrs imbalance. Pls reply
Thanks so much for sharing this context, it's so helpful! I wonder if you can advise how to go through a day apart from these exercises. Is it all about bringing the nervesystem to calm? Can I watch TV if its not really bothering?
Thanks!
Hi David, so glad you found this helpful! To sum it up- avoid as little as possible, be as active as you can, and know that your brain is just making an error. Here are a few videos I made about daily routine: th-cam.com/video/0WA0adxmb70/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/B6YupLfhbiw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you that was such a great explanation which instantly helps put my mind at ease regarding symptoms experienced 💙
You’re so welcome, Natalie!
Am going to keep try this execise because i have dizziness proplem
It's a great step to healing, Tammy!
I think that my issues seems like PPPV. It is exact symptoms I have. @
weeks ago I went to the ER thinking I had Coveid-19 so the Doctors ran
labs test MRI etc and Covid test was negative. Well, they though I had
another Stroke and was admitted overnight until my Doctor (Neurologists)
said no I didn't have another stroke. They think I have BPPV but until I
saw you video explain what a PPPV is I released here I go that exacting
what I feel. So far I its been 3 weeks since I started feeling this
and at the same time I got a very bad cold. Thank you for sharing. I am
going to start doing the exercises. Thank you!
So sorry you're dealing with this now, Dave! Make sure they do check you for BPPV- because sometimes BPPV and PPPD occur at the same time!
The one change that helped me the most was incorporating allergy shots into my regime. I truly believe giving the diagnose of PPPD does a disservice to the patient. ENT's literally have no clue and all the have to offer is drugs that probably won't help much. IMO. I literally went to three ENTs and got three different diagnoses. I recommend adding an allergist immunologist into the mix. See if you have food or environmental allergies.
I’m glad that helped you. The PPPD diagnosis is often a disservice, I agree with you there. For some people it is comforting, though.
Hey guys! Wanted to comment on this video and say that I did this routine for two months straight and it helped me so much! Keep going ♥️
❤️❤️ thank you! It is truly a privilege to be able to help! Thank you for trusting me in your healing!
PS LISTEN TO THIS LADY!! She has gotten so much better!!!!
So happy for you! How long did it take for you to see improvements? I am on my day 10 of VRT and It‘s getting better than coming back than better. Like a rollercoaster. Makes me discouraged. Thank you!
@@sagigxxx hi I have only just seen this! I don’t have notifications on. So sorry 😅 it took me 2 months of doing VRT to feel improvements
Thank you!!!! I started this right away and cannot wait for relief. Any help for tinnitus?
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I would love a consult with you regarding vertigo I’ve experienced for over 2 years. This is the first video that seems to be on target!!!
Hi Connie, please check out my free course which has my recommendations and techniques condensed within it thesteadycoach.com/free-course. I also offer further support and coaching and you can find out more about these services on my website thesteadycoach.com/services/
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Hello! How long should we do these exercises for? Also, are we suppose to switch them up or continue to do the same ones? Thank you so much! I love your videos, you’re truly a blessing!
Hi Rebekah! These two exercises are just a few of the many different exercises I use with clients. They usually advance them by standing up, standing on an unstable surface or even walking or moving while doing them as they get better at them. I would do them for about 30 seconds in each direction (horizontal/vertical) or until your symptoms go up 3-4 points from baseline (if tolerable), then stop and ground. They're usually done 2-3 x a day. As they get easier, make them tougher. But most importantly, anything can be a vestibular exercise if it provokes symptoms. Think about anything that triggers your symptoms, and break it down into something you can do as an exercise. I explain this process more in my video "How to treat your own chronic dizziness." I have plans to have more videos on specific exercises in the future as well.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you so so so much.
Hi! I have just found your channel. I suffered with my first ever episode of bad vertigo last Nov after a short haul flight and it lasted 2 months before it subsided 😞 I have just done that same short haul flight and the vertigo is right back, as bad as it was before. I don’t seem to have any ear issues & all the tablets I’ve been prescribed don’t seem to work. I’m struggling to work out if it is BPPV, cervical vertigo or PPPD (which I hadn’t heard of until I found your channel) I’m hoping it’s the latter and that my brain has now remembered the pattern after flying before. Will keep watching!
Hi Yonit I have just come across your channel and find it so informative ! Everything you say makes sense and I can relate to !
After diagnosed with vestibular neuritis I am left with this lightheaded /whooshing feeling when moving! I have done VOR but slightly different to your exercises which I am also going to try 🤞
Thanks again for sharing!
Hi Karen, I am so glad to hear my videos have been helpful to you! Many people who have vestibular neuritis are left with some residual dizziness. These particular exercises are just where I start people off, and the way you’ll know if they might be right for you is if they bring on any of your symptoms. Then, you’ll ground by breathing. That’s what will teach your brain not to keep the danger signal going.
😊 thank you 🙏 dr Yo
You're very welcome, Helene!
good exercise
Hi!! I am so glad to hear that. Not the only one who's going through this. I've been starting to question my sanity. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I have major anxiety!! I got diagnosed with a vestibular disorder in 2011 I did physical therapy for a few months and acupuncture and it went away. But since 2011 it comes and goes and just recently I got diagnosed with PPPD. As of right now I've been dealing with the symptoms consistently for about 5 years now. I can't drive, I don't like to be around too many people, it's affected my vision, it's pretty much affected my entire life. I can't work, I can't drive a car, I can't go on walks or even be a passenger in a car for too long because the movement triggers it. I'm desperate! I just want to be normal again!! 😭😭😭
You're not alone, Deysi! I know it's horrible and turns people's lives upside down. But they really can get better.
@@TheSteadyCoach Where do I start? I don't even know where to begin.
How are you?
Hey, I've been going through it for about 7 years now. I take lexapro to try help calm the anxiety and nothing seems to be helping 😭
Thank you for this video! I’ve been suffering this type of dizziness and imbalance since April 10th! My life has been turned upside down. And yes the fatigue is real! I will gladly try this out.
I am so sorry to hear you've been suffering with this! Unfortunately it's not something that many medical professionals know how to deal with, but you CAN heal from it! Just understanding how our central nervous system can go haywire can help you find tools to help. Have you found anything so far that seems to help with your symptoms?
my boyfriend has been suffering from this the exact same day as you and still now. he doesn’t have anyone to talk to about this that feels the way he does. is there a social media you have i can give him from you so he can ask you questions and not feel so alone ?
@@faithruiz9275 yeah drop his @ for anything and I’ll add him
@@faithruiz9275 amosc 👻fuegostus
Hi Faith, i am just seeing this comment, he’s welcome to find me on IG @coachdryo or email me at thesteadycoach@gmail.com !
I believe that this PPPD thing has some cervical component instead putting to much focus on vestibular system, eyes are related with visual stimuli indirectly secondary to the neck position output to brain, in fact eyes are compensating neck position error all the time that makes them very tired, neck muscles and eyes as an outcome make you feel heavyheaded or lightheaded given the feedback information to the brain. This issue almost always induce anxiety or happen after anxious situations. What I suggest is that, it is simply due to the neck muscle spasm (continuing weeks), constricting it too much, make the bloodflow decrease, squeezing nearby structures and effecting eyes and neck position feedback to the brain. Almost all recommended exercises in youtube which make you feel better is somehow related with neck movement. Try to unlock the spasm in neck with scientific manner first and then if it is not working, try more complicated things.
Hi Ahmet, any of the three systems involved in balance can be incorrectly integrated by the brain and lead to PPPD symptoms. The neck and proprioceptive system in general can be the the primary one, and I totally agree that a neck spasm can lead to altered proprioceptive input and therefore to dizziness, but in my experience, addressing the neck spasm is still addressing the symptom rather than the root cause. WHY is someone having a spasm? That's why it's important to understand the role of the nervous system in this process.
Kiitos,thank you 🙏💖
You're very welcome, Marizello!
Really helpful videos. I never even knew what PPPD was until I got required to take a booster shot for school. These exercises along with meclizine and claritin helped me recover in a month. I hope I never have to experience this again. I feel terrible for people suffering with this condition. It really is horrible and mine was probably very mild compared to what others have since about half of the day I would feel normal.
So glad to hear you're better! It is a horrible experience. Fortunately, having a short episode (though it felt like a very long time, I'm sure) means that it's less likely to ever happen again.
How did the claritan help?
@@SHTFACE83 it helps for long covid/longhaul from vaccine because your immune system is overreacting. Antihistamines are your best friend and both meclizine and claritin are antihistamines. Meclizine worked better because it targeted the specific issue while also being an H1 antihistamine. Claritin was an H2 blocker and is not the most effective antihistamine. But its still good because you can take it during the day. Meclizine at night got me tired.
@@543cooljon and you felt better in just one month?
@@543cooljon I was prescribed an ssri and I don’t want to take it. I’m concerned with the side affects. I want to try to do it by myself. But Claritin and meclizine is just over the counter, I would try that for a short period.
Thanks Dr Yonit. I was diagnosed by ENT doctor a few weeks ago with 3PD. It is nearly 6 months and is better than at start...i have a constant feeling of 'floaty' head when walking forward...started after my 2nd covid jab (astra zeneca) which drs agree reactivated a previous virus i had ben exposed to...whatever it was an acute vestibulaf neuritis lasted 4 days. I felt as though everything was draining from top of my head and the nausea and worst of spinning head had settled. I couldn't understand why i kept feeding dizzy lightheaded like I had drunk alcohol on empty stomach. I would feel like the feeling was reducing very slowly...i walk a lot and keep my tai-chi, yoga and light dancing exercises up....doc thinks it will go eventually and am waiting for exercises from physiotherapy in the clinic but i will try your exercises with the playing cards as there is still something there....it fluctuates due to all you talk about. It has all been very strange...and can sympathise with everyone who has this.
Hi Ann, what a miserable experience you have had. I am glad you were at least given a diagnosis- that really helps. The best thing you can do for yourself right now is to keep active the way you have been. These exercises in the video are very basic ones and if they don't feel challenging, that is because of how active you are! In physiotherapy, they should give you exercises that challenge you and bring on some of your symptoms. That is the key to getting better- being challenged, and then managing the symptoms as they happen. Yes, it is a slow recovery, but I know you can do it!
Hi Ann. Really appreciate if answer. Did you have the feeling of floor shifting when walking? Like walking on the walkways at the airport. Or walking on the boat.?
you are amazing!I would like to ask you what can i do if dizziness comes while driving and i can't pull over?
thank you in advance
greetings from Greece!
This is very very tricky! Having lots of skills around working with the dizziness in general means that you'll have the best shot at know how to deal with it if you can't stop what you're doing.
Hi Yonit, Thank you so much for all your guidance. I have been diagnosed with PPPD and VM after many years of consultant tests/visits. Can I ask if these exercises still ok to do if you have both PPPD and VM? Also, My work means I use a computer daily (at home fortunately) but really struggle with symptoms that are triggered by the screen. Would you recommend any ways of coping? Thank you 😊
Hi Julie! They are ok to do but in general if you don’t have issues provoked by movement (just screens), exercises won’t be the most effective way of working through that. There’s a lot to say on my recommendations- highly recommend you take the course, it’s 100% free and it explains everything! thesteadycoach.com/free-course
I went through a month ordeal getting CT scans and visits with a Neurologist and ENT for my dizziness and headaches. Everything was normal. So now I'm left to rehab my PPPD, which was the final probable diagnosis. Two months later I'm 50% better simply by walking outdoors an hour a day. A week ago I tried the treadmill for 10min and as soon as I got off I was dizzy intermittently for the next 12 hrs. I will try these exercises from this video before getting back on the treadmill. Thank you for these exercises!
Best wishes on your healing, Rolando! You can do it!
Hi Ronaldo. Really appreciate if answer. Did you have the feeling of floor shifting when walking? Like walking on the walkways at the airport. Or walking on the boat.?
@@Rose-gc8og I feel like I'm walking on a boat. It's like a drunken feeling
@@rolando1981 I feel exactly the same. Hasn’t gotten better? Do you know what can help more? It’s been 6 months I have this feeling when I walk
@@Rose-gc8og Taking 200 mg of magnesium helps me a lot. It takes away the dizziness. Theanine helps with my anxiety. Anxiety triggers my dizziness. Also vestibular therapy exercises helped reprogram and recircuit my brain, eyes and ears. This definitely reduced my imbalance and unsteadiness
What are your thoughts on doing this while on medication? I’ve been using a calcium channel blocker to control my dizziness for 5 years and after watching I want to start training myself. I know the medicine numbs/changes some chemistry so I’m trying to decide if I should start this and dc meds. I only take the meds for dizziness, I do not have high blood pressure
Thanks!
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Wow thanks so much for this video and Julie’s story! It’s been HUGE for me to know where I am in my recovery and there is one! For that i thank you! Is there any more exercises after the cards or do we continue these? Thanks again
Hi there, I have an entire vestibular rehab program in my free course at members.thesteadycoach.com
Thank you so much for this video. I suffered an acute attack.of vertigo 4 months ago causing extreme dizziness and sickness for 3 days. After finally going to the doctor and being diagnosed with BPPV I have tried many maneuvers and exercises but still suffer from symptoms mainly when driving and going walking with my dog. Your explanation finally makes sense of the vision sensations I have been experiencing. Day one of the exercises but I am feeling very optimistic. Do you have any additional advice as I have now also recently developed tinnitus.
I am so glad that you found this channel! I would recommend checking out my free course as my recommendations and techniques are included in this course thesteadycoach.com/free-course