I named my dizzy spells Sarah, Mitchell and Debbie and I invite them to have a drink or a dance because otherwise I ended up in a full panic attack 😢😅😂
I love the “oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, …… if I experience those symptoms one more time, I just can’t stand it anymore, their just awful” ignoring and distraction description, on point 😂
It's honestly so tempting to ignore the dizziness when it's been going on for some time and no one seems to believe you because tests show you should be fine. For me the worst of it was always the brain fog. The dizziness comes and goes (mostly comes), but the brain fog is nearly constant. In the last few weeks, however, I've started seeing a decent therapist and watching your videos, and I've noticed I have less trouble remembering things. I'm still annoyingly forgetful and spaced-out, but where before it'd take me hours to remember what I'd meant to buy or where I'd meant to go, now it often takes me only a few minutes. It's so small an improvement I'm not sure it's significant, but it's there. I recently watched a young woman's video in which she talked about her experience with PPPD and she said that for her, she didn't notice a change day after day, but eventually months later she noticed she was symptoms-free and couldn't remember the last time she hadn't been. Is that your experience too? Can improvement be so gradual it almost seems nonexistent from one week to the next? In any case, thank you so much for doing this. This last year and a half has been so lonely for me, and in large part because no one seemed to believe that I'm struggling, since there's no visible evidence of it. Finding your channel has been a relief and for the first time in a long while I feel a little less hopeless.
I hear you! Brushing them off (ugh just go away already) makes sense when you’ve been suffering for so long. I hope one of the alternatives resonate with you. You are NOT ALONE! And yes, change is incremental and has lots of ups and downs. I discourage people from tracking progress via symptoms for that reason. A wise community member says he looks at his progress over months, not days or weeks.
I just adore you! Like an Angel on earth. Your videos have helped me so much Dr. Yo. So much healing and so many tears. Thank you for helping me push my soul, mind (brain) and system to move forward. It’s been 1 1/2 years and I’m finally stepping out of the danger mode trap. Xo I have So much Gratitude for you and all the people who shared their stories. Unbelievable helpful and connective. 🙏🏽☺️ Tearing as I write this (grateful tears)
Thankyou beautiful Dr Yo. Great video. Missing everyone in the community but just need to get through a few things before returning. I'm doing ok, still 24/7 but managing ok until the VM hits. Twice a month now and can very much differentiate between baseline and them now. You've helped so much get me to this point. I'm even flying home to see my Dad for Christmas. Will involve a lot of travelling but Im feeling this is another step in my recovery journey I need to take. Take care and I'll be back soon in the community with some updates of the puppies as well ❤
@@TheSteadyCoach Dr Yo I've travelled interstate three times now, no fear at all. Symptoms stop on the plane and for around 1 hour after getting off. No trouble on tarmac or in airport. Quite amazing really. I have more symptoms in my bedroom 😅
Thank you for talking about this, it really helps! My dizziness is always worst when i try to sleep. I can lie down looking at my phone and feel okay, but when i close my eyes everything start spinning. It’s like I cant feel it as much when i am distracting my self. Do you have any advice on how to calm down the dizziness before sleep?
You're an absolute legend imo. Thank you so much for the videos! I'm going to focus on doing more breathwork - like Wim Hof. Scary at first, but do feel some benefits from it x
Great video! Thank you for clarifying! What if you have vertigo that gets worse with walking so after a long walk and symptoms worsen, you do another exercise you enjoy to show your nervous system you’re ok, and you don’t need to let it force you to lay down? Is that not a caring enough response?
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions on here! It really is so helpful! It just gives me so much more confidence in how to handle things and move forward.
I can relate to everything you talk about in your videos doctor and im so grateful to hear your comforting words. Your videos on chronic dizziness have provided some relief just listening to you talk about that there is hope for these symptoms to disappear. Ive been suffering with chronic dizziness for over two years with no hope for recovering after seeing several doctors in my area. Im wondering if my symptoms are cervicogenic, PPPD or because i need to fill my prescription for eye glasses, plus im also going to need cataract surgery. I have too many stressors in my life and my brain is exhausted with this chronic dizziness 24/7. I will be very grateful for any input you can provide. God bless.
Absolutely brilliant ❤️❤️🙏. Thank you for this refreshing… refresher course. This the way out.. and back into our life with wholeness and wellness, body.. mind.. soul. Please… keep repeating yourself, 😊 I like it. ❤
Hi Dr. Yo ! I've been watching the videos for a while now. This was a great question , I was wondering about it myself I thought "What if I just try to ignore this ?". I had a question, if you can't answer it I understand but here goes. I've developed my issue soon after my son passed. After reading a lot, I feel that the grief and trauma initiated this although I was stressed before this happened. I began to trip over nothing, then it progressed quickly to feeling like walking on ice when I was on a slippery floor like tile or even concrete. I only felt safe on grass or carpet. Something that I called traction positive. I can walk ok with an assistive device even if it's a grocery shopping cart. Here's the question. If I am in an open space, I begin to get panic attacks and I lock up and freeze in place. My body wants to lower itself to keep from falling. I have to have something to hold onto like a person to get across where I am going. I can remember being at work when the very first panic attack happened, I think that might have been the very beginning. I know you can't diagnose but this panic attack thing, I can't find anything about it. I'm fine in confined spaces. I have a neuro consult pending scheduling . Just wondering if you knew about this. If you spoke about this in a video, I'm sorry. Thank you
Rest assured that what you describe is EXACTLY what many of the people here on the channel go through. I once had a client who would have panic attacks from looking at garage doors (because of the pattern of the doors) or going into malls. If medical stuff checks out, it is usually a nervous system over-response that is the result of the kind of stress you've undergone. I am so deeply sorry for your loss. It makes 100% sense to me that your body would respond in this way.
THank you! You helped me realise that one of my biggest obstacles to getting better is how I relate to myself - so much harsh judgement and inability to trust/let in nice gestures of others, constantly scanning for signs that they don't like me/judge me as much as I do. The fatigue and brainfog are just another reason to beat up on myself and it feels like such a whack-a-mole trying to get on top of that. Any tips on what helps you with stuff like that would be much appreciated!
Hey dr Yo!! i got pppd when i was 6 month pregnant it was mild and after birth it got so much worse is that normal!? also please help now that it has comen a bit down does that mean it can go hight again? and how to get over this fear ?
Dr. Yo. I've been suffering dizziness since 2016. I got every test done and I'm now convinced it's anxiety. Though I'm not anxious. I'm expecting my 2nd child next month and I want to be cured. I'm ready to spend any amount of money on your coaching. Kindly let me know how do I start your method please 🙏🏼
My first recommendation would be to take my free course on healing thesteadycoach.com/free-course. You can view the services I offer on my website thesteadycoach.com/. There is hope!
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you Dr Yo. I've completed my free course and there's a lot of new things I've learnt. I will keep moving despite the dizzy spells and not pay attention to it.
Hi Dr Yo. Loving your videos. Quick question, is it possible to have PPPD and also have a 90% paresis in one ear? . I have chronic unsteady/ balance issues for the past 2 years following a very stressful bike ride in hot weather. It resembled vertigo at the beginning which I was treated for . I also had MRIs which are all clear. After referral to ENT and completion of a caloric test, a 90% paresis was noted. ( 95% noted on a repeat 12 months later) I was also treated for vestibular migraine as headaches is also a very persistent symptom. Can a neurological/ nervous system fault explain a paresis in one ear?
While the weakness is often a physical issue, the symptoms aren't necessarily chronic because of that issue. I've personally worked with many people who have diagnosed weakness on one side. th-cam.com/video/y6UQmNSnVFo/w-d-xo.html
Recovering from what was initially diagnosed as Labyrinthitis, 8 months since initially diagnosed. Not fully checked out yet. MRI a week Sunday. Many of my symptoms have been made worse, come back with stress or anxiety. ENT gave me Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises and I’ve been following your Somatic suggestions and other balance exercises. I didn’t get much Tinnitus as a symptom over the past 8 months but suddenly this morning had very loud Tinnitus and my hearing in the affected ear has dropped significantly. Lasted a couple of hrs and the Tinnitus appears to be disappearing and the hearing slowly coming back. Is this also possible with PPPD ?
Thank you so much for all your helpfull content and for the free course on your website. I really felt much better since I joined your course. However: symptoms are getting a little bit worse since the last two weeks (not nearly as bad as the where) and I think I know why. Is there a video in your programme that specially adresses the subject of backfall after doing better/well? That would be helpfull for many of us, I presume. Love from Holland. Keep up the good work❤
Hello Dr Yo. I’ve been doing really well for such a long time but struggling lately. My symptoms manifest as a short, sharp dizzy spell and within a nanosecond second my fight flight response kicks in and I get that huge lurch in my stomach. As my symptoms are so quick to start, and end, I’m struggling to understand how I should respond in the moment, as before I have any control, the moment has passed.
Hi there , had a vertigo attack for the first time a couple weeks ago and no cannot stop thinking about being dizzy and looking out for it cause it felt so scary . I understand what’s happening, prior to this I had problems with open space and close space / dpdr weird vision, do u have any videos on that? Thx
Hi Johny, yes, I do have videos on visual symptoms th-cam.com/video/o0F6n_QB4iU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=If8A22_-uKAahUh8 and th-cam.com/video/MsWYyDWuu_s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rYpqOJpR8KNugIDO
Had to travel a bunch recently and was dreading it. Would my symptoms worsen on the flight? What if I experienced full-blown vertigo? I employed the "bring it on" approach and it worked. Not only that, it boosted my confidence with regard to my symptoms. My only lament is that I wished recovery was a bit more linear. Still, tracking where I was from where I am now is remarkable. Thank you.
Thank you Dr. Yo, as always we dizzy warriors continue to learn from you! And I do have a question, do you have a video on POTS or Dysautonomia? And, I do have BPPV and I believe I am in the middle of a flare, feels like true vertigo to me, therapist is going to check for me tomorrow. How do you know if its truly PPPD or BPPV? Thank you
I have a chronic Lyme infection along with two co infections. The presumption is that this is causing many of my visual and balance disorders. Even after treating these medically I keep having symptoms. Would your work be applicable to me, given that an emotionally stressful event caused these dormant infections to trigger?
Even if a physical cause set off initial symptoms, what you need to get better is for your nervous system to learn that the triggers are not sources of danger. In other words, the oversensitivity of the nervous system is usually what leads to chronic symptoms, so yes, this is applicable.
Hi Dr. I hope you can help me. I've had this dizziness for more than 3 years, it's like you're on a boat that's moving. It only started when I had a panic attack after a few months after my mother died. I've been to many doctors, my laboratory said it's normal. The ENT doctor said to me It's anxiety and the neurogist doctor said it's either psychological because he can't see me moving while my eyes are closed, he put me in a water view, he said I have sinusitis, I've taken a lot of medicine, food supplements, and anti depressant but none of them had none effect I did not follow up check up with the psychiatrist..
You are not alone, Johnarlon. I would highly recommend checking out my free course. All of my techniques and recommendations are included in this course and over 6,000 people have gone through it thesteadycoach.com/free-course
Here are the links for my workbook depending on the country you are buying it from thesteadycoach.com/2023/01/02/healing-chronic-dizziness-the-workbook/
thank you so much for your amazing content it’s always so helpful and encouraging! I recently came across an Instagram account that talks about vestibular issues and she mentioned PPPD being something that you are able to heal from however if you have VM or Menieres there’s no cure for that and you usually just have “periods” of remission or you can keep your sensations “tolerable”. I struggle with VM and constant vertigo and I found this to be very discouraging. What are your thoughts? This has spiked my anxiety quite a lot :(
I disagree when it comes to VM. It's a neural circuit issue like PPPD. See Vanessa and Rachelle's recovery stories. Meniere's is different, but most people with PPPD do not have Menieres.Video on that here: th-cam.com/video/20eS_sXTXBA/w-d-xo.html
Hello, first of all, let me say I really appreciate your videos and understanding of a very complicated problem. i'm in the healthcare field as a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. I have a complicated case of sleep apnea, which caused me to have brain injury due to the saturations at night, I have been able to fix the problem, but I'm left with chronic dizziness and vision issues like you have described in some of your videos. i'm not sure what my exact diagnosis is at this point although I have seen vestibular physical therapist and I did have a complex evaluation at Ohio State University. I have an appointment with a vestibular physician in a few months.. I would love to be able to talk with you and see what you think about my current symptoms . If that's possible, please let me know how to proceed. Thank you, Ron, Hopkins
Hi Ron, very sorry you're going through this. It will be most useful if you reach out after you've seen the vestibular specialist. Since there is potential brain injury, we need to know if that is the cause of symptoms, or if that doesn't explain them. This is a really useful video to watch for guidance on how to approach the medical exam. Asking point blank if you have medical clearance is a really important component. th-cam.com/video/oEI087rsOPA/w-d-xo.html
I was hoping you would say something about how to know when to stop doing the exercise or being in the triggering environment and when to just keep on with the activity. What you did cover was helpful, though!
I have another one about that, but this is truly an art form- I’ve been trying to crack the code on how to teach people how to do this, but it’s so individual. Here’s what I’ve come to so far: your goal ultimately is to learn how to communicate with your own nervous system, kind of in the way you might become attuned to a beloved child or a pet. There is no black and white answer about when to push and when not to. Your goal in recovery is to learn to attune to your own nervous system so you know when to push and how.
Thank you for this video! I've had dizziness for 4 years (as if the floor is swaying) but for the last 3 weeks I've been getting severe vertigo in my head (before it wasn't with head movements, turning etc, now it is). I have worked on myself a lot over the last few years and have actually felt more stable apart from an anxiety disorder and chronic fatigue. I'm now wondering if it can be caused by grinding my teeth because I also have a lot of neck problems as a result. Do you know if there could be something to it? Or maybe vestibular migraine due to tmj? I'm surprised that it's worse than ever at the moment and it's hard for me to identify with pppd because I've had it so badly for 3 weeks without a break or trigger. I would be very interested in your opinion, your videos have given me a bit of support over the last few weeks.
All of the syndromes you mentioned are often neural circuit symptoms. The more symptoms someone has that are medically unexplained, the more likely it is that they all have a single common cause- mindbody disorder (aka neural circuit symptoms). I see lots of TMJ issues and neck pain as well as migraines among my clients and all of those issues get better when they start addressing the root cause- stress/emotional distress, etc.
I have a lot of unblancement all day ringing in the ears my head is in a fog very lathargic Seen numerous doctors but no answer I honestly am over this I can't live like this anymore 😢
@@TheSteadyCoach Addressing by feeling the feelings? I love your somatic tracking!! :) But I've been working on myself so much, somatic experiencing, parts work, meditating for years. It is as if something is missing..
I kind of see it as an aware ignorace. Like i still try to push through my bad days "ignoring" my dizziness and other symptoms but at the same time reassure myself that it will pass and its just a bad day and im actually safe beacuse its so easy to instantly think "i new it sometimes really wrong with me" the second i think that the symptoms get worse too. So breath deep and carry on. ❤
Hi Dr. Yo! Thanks for everything you do. I was wondering what your thoughts are regarding recovery when being stuck in a stressful situation that is out of your control. Is recovery still possible in such a situation?
@thesteadycoach I need more help with vestibular migraine please. Please please. How to tell what is neural circuit vs some real biological trigger. And do you have any comments about the book called Rock Steady? And thank you for doing this channel
Thank you! Would this also apply to symptoms related to screens? I never had problems with screens until I had a brain injury in June of of 2019 but the screen problems didn’t start right away. But maybe not because my husband started a relationship, filed for divorce made some really emotionally traumatizing decisions, then Covid hit and we had to sell our house during Covid. And lots of other stuff happened. Interesting if I had no dizziness or screen trouble AT ALL for the 3 months I lived with my brother and his wife who live on an island by the water and they supported me. Everything g has been bad for more than 18 months now. And now I am on disability. I’d like to “I qualify” myself. Thanks
Since I haven't found help ....I have overcome the anxiety when I felt nonspinning off balance and the off balance....and have continued to live life and work with my neck stiffness and off balance that comes and goes
@jackier9144 im Sorry .......I know what your going thru......and while all this is going on ...I have to act normal especially at work since I'm in management
@@sanchez4500 That's just really hard I felt really lighthearted and sweaty a while ago went away but still swaying fullness in ears and ringing What do U do in helping yourself
I get dizzy spells mostly while driving and in rich visual stimuli, what i usually do is i try to put on a good podcast or an informative video in order to surf through symptoms so that im not paying much attention to them, and once the exacerbate i try to calm down through breathing. I have to drive literally 5-6 hours daily because of work. Dr.Yo is this approach right? Or is should do something else.
That sounds like a reasonable approach. I'd also spend some time trying to work on why your nervous system is so sensitized - there are probably stress/emotional factors that are contributing.
If I’m sitting down I will be fine and then I get suddenly dizzy if I get any type of stimulation unexpectedly including emotional. I get a weird pressure in my ears and head and then my heart starts racing too.
@@TheSteadyCoach I have been to so many doctors and they say they don’t know why I’m experiencing this aside from dysregulated nervous system from toxic mold exposure and thyroid removal.
My fear of going to gym. Can you please make a video. I get super dizzy after chest press or lats. I'm usually dizzy during the day time especially after school runs. I'm on SSRI but it's hardly helpful. I'm not anxious or get fearful thoughts in general. I'm just afraid if I'm inviting a stroke when working out.
I find it very difficult to not ignore symptoms to some extent because computer use is a big trigger for me...and no matter what I do I do have some symptoms when using them. If I don't ignore, then I will not be able to work.
That makes a lot of sense. There are absolutely times when it’s necessary and appropriate to ignore symptoms. It just shouldn’t be the overarching strategy.
Ferritin levels out of the norm can cause dizziness, but the person who can definitively answer this question for a specific person would be a doctor- what’s normal for one person may not be normal for another.
Hi Dr Yo, wondering if my spontaneous MdDS is because I have a tilted pelvis, .07cm leg difference so not much difference as its under a cm. When I limp half the time depending on how my hips are that day and my body being on an angle when walking sometimes could this be y my brain isn't coping properly as its trying to compensate with balancing issues? I understand it's from a lot of stress too because of leg pain etc too.
If it's post concussion syndrome, everything I say here applies to him. If he has physical tissue damage from TBI, the methods here may not apply to him because the symptoms have a physical cause.
I am soooooooooooooo confused. Do I talk to myself? I was doing ok on stress but this video confused me and I’m stressed out. Do I pretend or not pretend. This is sooooooooooo complex. How does a person without a social science degree do this. It seems there’s no room for error and I need to get this right. It’s so easy to see why many people feel suicidal. Mark, tampa
If I have mdds like symptoms (can drive fine , hv issues standing or walking or sitting), can stopping driving temporarily retrain the brain to get back to normal ?
@@TheSteadyCoach does mdds symptoms happen instantly after a long car ride, or boat ride ? Or can it start a few weeks after the ride ? I ask coz my symptoms started around 14 days after a trip to New York where I drove 4.5 hours driving nonstop to Niagara and also went to the maid of the mist boat ride .
Got that feeling of swaying or being on a boat last Thanksgiving. Been a year and I only get relief when driving a car. Had 3 episodes of nystagmus throughout the year that only happened when waking up and turning head while laying flat.(super dizzy) Other than that I dont experience intense spinning, aside from the nystagmus moments. Just swaying. Did a balance test and they said I scored above average for my age. Wonder whats causing it.. my doc said ear crystals. bppv. But from what I hear it sounds like pppd. Sure would love to get off of this ride. Great videos btw. Very hopeful.
It's fairly easy to check for crystals and the treatment is pretty straightforward if you can find someone who knows what they're doing. My VR therapist does it all the time (to other patients, he's really not great at privacy) and they're always vertigo-free within 10 days. You might want to check for it anyway, it might be part of the problem even if it's not all of it.
@@michaelmorgan9009 I live in France so idk how to go about it in the US, sorry. It seems at least some ENTs are trained to do it? Maybe your doctor knows, or you can try looking up something like "bbpv in [my area]"?
I woke up this morning with a muffled feeling in my left ear like it’s plugged. Is this normal. I’m trying not to worry about this but it’s hard. Any advice would be very appreciated
Ear muffling is very common with NCD. There are some medical things that can cause it of course, like fluid in the middle ear, but often it comes and goes with neural circuiy issues.
I named my dizzy spells Sarah, Mitchell and Debbie and I invite them to have a drink or a dance because otherwise I ended up in a full panic attack 😢😅😂
I love this approach.
I thought I was the only one ! When I’m dizzy I talk to them, Peter, Steven, and Luis 😂
Mine are Louise. 😂
I love the “oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, …… if I experience those symptoms one more time, I just can’t stand it anymore, their just awful” ignoring and distraction description, on point 😂
It's honestly so tempting to ignore the dizziness when it's been going on for some time and no one seems to believe you because tests show you should be fine.
For me the worst of it was always the brain fog. The dizziness comes and goes (mostly comes), but the brain fog is nearly constant. In the last few weeks, however, I've started seeing a decent therapist and watching your videos, and I've noticed I have less trouble remembering things. I'm still annoyingly forgetful and spaced-out, but where before it'd take me hours to remember what I'd meant to buy or where I'd meant to go, now it often takes me only a few minutes. It's so small an improvement I'm not sure it's significant, but it's there. I recently watched a young woman's video in which she talked about her experience with PPPD and she said that for her, she didn't notice a change day after day, but eventually months later she noticed she was symptoms-free and couldn't remember the last time she hadn't been. Is that your experience too? Can improvement be so gradual it almost seems nonexistent from one week to the next?
In any case, thank you so much for doing this. This last year and a half has been so lonely for me, and in large part because no one seemed to believe that I'm struggling, since there's no visible evidence of it. Finding your channel has been a relief and for the first time in a long while I feel a little less hopeless.
I hear you! Brushing them off (ugh just go away already) makes sense when you’ve been suffering for so long. I hope one of the alternatives resonate with you. You are NOT ALONE! And yes, change is incremental and has lots of ups and downs. I discourage people from tracking progress via symptoms for that reason. A wise community member says he looks at his progress over months, not days or weeks.
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you for your reply! I'll keep that in mind.
I just adore you! Like an Angel on earth. Your videos have helped me so much Dr. Yo. So much healing and so many tears. Thank you for helping me push my soul, mind (brain) and system to move forward. It’s been 1 1/2 years and I’m finally stepping out of the danger mode trap. Xo
I have So much Gratitude for you and all the people who shared their stories. Unbelievable helpful and connective. 🙏🏽☺️
Tearing as I write this (grateful tears)
Caroline, I am so happy to hear of your progress! This message brings me so much joy ❤
This is why CBT is so critical for recovery.
Thank you for this.
Your chanell is a blessing. As a chronic dizzy person for 1 year, i feel understood 🙏🏻
Just found your channel, I have already dived into PPPD so not everything is new but still your content is a great source, many thanks!
Welcome, happy to have you here, though I'm sorry you are dealing with PPPD.
Why is my body making me dizzy at perceived threats? How would making me dizzy help me in a threatening situation?
Please watch the basics video to understand this! th-cam.com/video/4QDFGvHGURc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xLVthKxX00abAJeS
Dr. Weekes speaks through you😆👏👏👏 Very helpful video. Thank you.
I can think of no greater compliment than that!
I thought the same. This is how we get rid of anxiety, too.
Thankyou beautiful Dr Yo. Great video. Missing everyone in the community but just need to get through a few things before returning. I'm doing ok, still 24/7 but managing ok until the VM hits. Twice a month now and can very much differentiate between baseline and them now. You've helped so much get me to this point. I'm even flying home to see my Dad for Christmas. Will involve a lot of travelling but Im feeling this is another step in my recovery journey I need to take. Take care and I'll be back soon in the community with some updates of the puppies as well ❤
Miss you, Cherie! ENJOY your travels!!! Can't wait to hear all about them!
@@TheSteadyCoach Dr Yo I've travelled interstate three times now, no fear at all. Symptoms stop on the plane and for around 1 hour after getting off. No trouble on tarmac or in airport. Quite amazing really. I have more symptoms in my bedroom 😅
Thank you for talking about this, it really helps! My dizziness is always worst when i try to sleep. I can lie down looking at my phone and feel okay, but when i close my eyes everything start spinning. It’s like I cant feel it as much when i am distracting my self. Do you have any advice on how to calm down the dizziness before sleep?
So hard. This video might help. All about sleep! th-cam.com/video/UIsjYdrAFgs/w-d-xo.html
You're an absolute legend imo. Thank you so much for the videos! I'm going to focus on doing more breathwork - like Wim Hof. Scary at first, but do feel some benefits from it x
Breathwork practices can be so powerful! Consider the cold exposure too, it really helps build nervous system resilience.
@TheSteadyCoach wow, I didn't know that. Thank you so much! 🙏❤️
What about ozone therapy/oxygen tanks? Should I do those too?
Great video! Thank you for clarifying! What if you have vertigo that gets worse with walking so after a long walk and symptoms worsen, you do another exercise you enjoy to show your nervous system you’re ok, and you don’t need to let it force you to lay down? Is that not a caring enough response?
That’s a wonderful and caring response! I love that!
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions on here! It really is so helpful! It just gives me so much more confidence in how to handle things and move forward.
Thank you . Such valuable information. Hope is spreading through your channel.
Thank you! I see from the comments how much it’s helping and that’s why I keep going.
sometimes I can push through the dizziness, and sometimes I can’t I’ve been so stress,
I can relate to everything you talk about in your videos doctor and im so grateful to hear your comforting words. Your videos on chronic dizziness have provided some relief just listening to you talk about that there is hope for these symptoms to disappear. Ive been suffering with chronic dizziness for over two years with no hope for recovering after seeing several doctors in my area. Im wondering if my symptoms are cervicogenic, PPPD or because i need to fill my prescription for eye glasses, plus im also going to need cataract surgery. I have too many stressors in my life and my brain is exhausted with this chronic dizziness 24/7. I will be very grateful for any input you can provide. God bless.
I’ve been dizzy for a week. I’m not sure why. I’m 52 and seem to be getting dizzy more often. I’m not sure what to do or how to get better😢
Absolutely brilliant
❤️❤️🙏. Thank you for this refreshing… refresher course.
This the way out.. and back into our life with wholeness and wellness, body.. mind.. soul.
Please… keep repeating yourself, 😊
I like it. ❤
Thank you, Eileen- at least I know one person doesn’t mind it! 😂
Hi Dr. Yo ! I've been watching the videos for a while now. This was a great question , I was wondering about it myself I thought "What if I just try to ignore this ?". I had a question, if you can't answer it I understand but here goes. I've developed my issue soon after my son passed. After reading a lot, I feel that the grief and trauma initiated this although I was stressed before this happened.
I began to trip over nothing, then it progressed quickly to feeling like walking on ice when I was on a slippery floor like tile or even concrete. I only felt safe on grass or carpet. Something that I called traction positive. I can walk ok with an assistive device even if it's a grocery shopping cart. Here's the question. If I am in an open space, I begin to get panic attacks and I lock up and freeze in place. My body wants to lower itself to keep from falling. I have to have something to hold onto like a person to get across where I am going. I can remember being at work when the very first panic attack happened, I think that might have been the very beginning. I know you can't diagnose but this panic attack thing, I can't find anything about it. I'm fine in confined spaces. I have a neuro consult pending scheduling . Just wondering if you knew about this. If you spoke about this in a video, I'm sorry. Thank you
Rest assured that what you describe is EXACTLY what many of the people here on the channel go through. I once had a client who would have panic attacks from looking at garage doors (because of the pattern of the doors) or going into malls. If medical stuff checks out, it is usually a nervous system over-response that is the result of the kind of stress you've undergone. I am so deeply sorry for your loss. It makes 100% sense to me that your body would respond in this way.
You’re so amazing 🙏🏼♥️ your videos help tremendously!!!
Aww, thank you! It truly is my privilege to be able to help share this information.
You have beautiful blue eyes Dr. love your channel ! ❤
THank you! You helped me realise that one of my biggest obstacles to getting better is how I relate to myself - so much harsh judgement and inability to trust/let in nice gestures of others, constantly scanning for signs that they don't like me/judge me as much as I do. The fatigue and brainfog are just another reason to beat up on myself and it feels like such a whack-a-mole trying to get on top of that. Any tips on what helps you with stuff like that would be much appreciated!
Mine did go away after ignoring it (which made me less anxious) for 8 months. But now 13 years later it's back.
Hey dr Yo!! i got pppd when i was 6 month pregnant it was mild and after birth it got so much worse is that normal!?
also please help now that it has comen a bit down does that mean it can go hight again? and how to get over this fear ?
Dr. Yo. I've been suffering dizziness since 2016. I got every test done and I'm now convinced it's anxiety. Though I'm not anxious. I'm expecting my 2nd child next month and I want to be cured. I'm ready to spend any amount of money on your coaching. Kindly let me know how do I start your method please 🙏🏼
My first recommendation would be to take my free course on healing thesteadycoach.com/free-course. You can view the services I offer on my website thesteadycoach.com/. There is hope!
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you Dr Yo. I've completed my free course and there's a lot of new things I've learnt. I will keep moving despite the dizzy spells and not pay attention to it.
@@TheSteadyCoach I have ordered your workbook copy from Amazon
Hi Dr Yo. Loving your videos. Quick question, is it possible to have PPPD and also have a 90% paresis in one ear? . I have chronic unsteady/ balance issues for the past 2 years following a very stressful bike ride in hot weather. It resembled vertigo at the beginning which I was treated for . I also had MRIs which are all clear. After referral to ENT and completion of a caloric test, a 90% paresis was noted. ( 95% noted on a repeat 12 months later) I was also treated for vestibular migraine as headaches is also a very persistent symptom. Can a neurological/ nervous system fault explain a paresis in one ear?
While the weakness is often a physical issue, the symptoms aren't necessarily chronic because of that issue. I've personally worked with many people who have diagnosed weakness on one side. th-cam.com/video/y6UQmNSnVFo/w-d-xo.html
Hello. Have you ever encountered someone who had 24/7 symptoms for three years? I feel hopeless.
Very good video another layer of understanding!!
Recovering from what was initially diagnosed as Labyrinthitis, 8 months since initially diagnosed. Not fully checked out yet. MRI a week Sunday. Many of my symptoms have been made worse, come back with stress or anxiety. ENT gave me Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises and I’ve been following your Somatic suggestions and other balance exercises. I didn’t get much Tinnitus as a symptom over the past 8 months but suddenly this morning had very loud Tinnitus and my hearing in the affected ear has dropped significantly. Lasted a couple of hrs and the Tinnitus appears to be disappearing and the hearing slowly coming back. Is this also possible with PPPD ?
Thank you so much for all your helpfull content and for the free course on your website. I really felt much better since I joined your course.
However: symptoms are getting a little bit worse since the last two weeks (not nearly as bad as the where) and I think I know why. Is there a video in your programme that specially adresses the subject of backfall after doing better/well? That would be helpfull for many of us, I presume.
Love from Holland. Keep up the good work❤
❤️❤️ Why chronic dizziness symptoms come back & what you can do to prevent recurrences
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Great advice on what to work on. ❤
Hello Dr Yo. I’ve been doing really well for such a long time but struggling lately. My symptoms manifest as a short, sharp dizzy spell and within a nanosecond second my fight flight response kicks in and I get that huge lurch in my stomach. As my symptoms are so quick to start, and end, I’m struggling to understand how I should respond in the moment, as before I have any control, the moment has passed.
You are truly awesome. I needed this today and here you are. I thank you for what you do. Better than any therapist I've been to. Thank you again
That means a lot to me, Susan. I’m glad it helped. ❤️
Hi there , had a vertigo attack for the first time a couple weeks ago and no cannot stop thinking about being dizzy and looking out for it cause it felt so scary . I understand what’s happening, prior to this I had problems with open space and close space / dpdr weird vision, do u have any videos on that? Thx
Hi Johny, yes, I do have videos on visual symptoms th-cam.com/video/o0F6n_QB4iU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=If8A22_-uKAahUh8 and th-cam.com/video/MsWYyDWuu_s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rYpqOJpR8KNugIDO
1.5 months into vestibular neuritis. Can I also make use of the techniques like somatic tracking or fighting back when I feel symptoms?
Had to travel a bunch recently and was dreading it. Would my symptoms worsen on the flight? What if I experienced full-blown vertigo? I employed the "bring it on" approach and it worked. Not only that, it boosted my confidence with regard to my symptoms. My only lament is that I wished recovery was a bit more linear. Still, tracking where I was from where I am now is remarkable. Thank you.
Fantastic! You are doing it!
Thank you Dr. Yo, as always we dizzy warriors continue to learn from you! And I do have a question, do you have a video on POTS or Dysautonomia? And, I do have BPPV and I believe I am in the middle of a flare, feels like true vertigo to me, therapist is going to check for me tomorrow. How do you know if its truly PPPD or BPPV? Thank you
I just interviewed Manya (success story- recovery from POTS) and have an upcoming video with a neurologist in December!
Thank you Dr. Yonit, I will look at that and look forward to your video with neuro in December@@TheSteadyCoach
I have a chronic Lyme infection along with two co infections. The presumption is that this is causing many of my visual and balance disorders. Even after treating these medically I keep having symptoms. Would your work be applicable to me, given that an emotionally stressful event caused these dormant infections to trigger?
Even if a physical cause set off initial symptoms, what you need to get better is for your nervous system to learn that the triggers are not sources of danger. In other words, the oversensitivity of the nervous system is usually what leads to chronic symptoms, so yes, this is applicable.
Hi Dr. I hope you can help me. I've had this dizziness for more than 3 years, it's like you're on a boat that's moving. It only started when I had a panic attack after a few months after my mother died. I've been to many doctors, my laboratory said it's normal. The ENT doctor said to me It's anxiety and the neurogist doctor said it's either psychological because he can't see me moving while my eyes are closed, he put me in a water view, he said I have sinusitis, I've taken a lot of medicine, food supplements, and anti depressant but none of them had none effect I did not follow up check up with the psychiatrist..
You are not alone, Johnarlon. I would highly recommend checking out my free course. All of my techniques and recommendations are included in this course and over 6,000 people have gone through it thesteadycoach.com/free-course
Hello Dr. Yonit, I couldn’t find your workbook on Amazon, where can I find it?
Here are the links for my workbook depending on the country you are buying it from thesteadycoach.com/2023/01/02/healing-chronic-dizziness-the-workbook/
if probemes in my life is what might cause me my head symptomes how do i deal with my broblemes so they wont cause me my head symptomes?
Lots to say about this, detailed in the course. It is completely free. thesteadycoach.com/free-course
thank you so much for your amazing content it’s always so helpful and encouraging! I recently came across an Instagram account that talks about vestibular issues and she mentioned PPPD being something that you are able to heal from however if you have VM or Menieres there’s no cure for that and you usually just have “periods” of remission or you can keep your sensations “tolerable”. I struggle with VM and constant vertigo and I found this to be very discouraging. What are your thoughts? This has spiked my anxiety quite a lot :(
I disagree when it comes to VM. It's a neural circuit issue like PPPD. See Vanessa and Rachelle's recovery stories. Meniere's is different, but most people with PPPD do not have Menieres.Video on that here: th-cam.com/video/20eS_sXTXBA/w-d-xo.html
Hello, first of all, let me say I really appreciate your videos and understanding of a very complicated problem. i'm in the healthcare field as a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. I have a complicated case of sleep apnea, which caused me to have brain injury due to the saturations at night, I have been able to fix the problem, but I'm left with chronic dizziness and vision issues like you have described in some of your videos. i'm not sure what my exact diagnosis is at this point although I have seen vestibular physical therapist and I did have a complex evaluation at Ohio State University. I have an appointment with a vestibular physician in a few months..
I would love to be able to talk with you and see what you think about my current symptoms . If that's possible, please let me know how to proceed.
Thank you, Ron, Hopkins
Hi Ron, very sorry you're going through this. It will be most useful if you reach out after you've seen the vestibular specialist. Since there is potential brain injury, we need to know if that is the cause of symptoms, or if that doesn't explain them. This is a really useful video to watch for guidance on how to approach the medical exam. Asking point blank if you have medical clearance is a really important component. th-cam.com/video/oEI087rsOPA/w-d-xo.html
I was hoping you would say something about how to know when to stop doing the exercise or being in the triggering environment and when to just keep on with the activity. What you did cover was helpful, though!
I have another one about that, but this is truly an art form- I’ve been trying to crack the code on how to teach people how to do this, but it’s so individual. Here’s what I’ve come to so far: your goal ultimately is to learn how to communicate with your own nervous system, kind of in the way you might become attuned to a beloved child or a pet. There is no black and white answer about when to push and when not to. Your goal in recovery is to learn to attune to your own nervous system so you know when to push and how.
Thank you for this video! I've had dizziness for 4 years (as if the floor is swaying) but for the last 3 weeks I've been getting severe vertigo in my head (before it wasn't with head movements, turning etc, now it is). I have worked on myself a lot over the last few years and have actually felt more stable apart from an anxiety disorder and chronic fatigue. I'm now wondering if it can be caused by grinding my teeth because I also have a lot of neck problems as a result. Do you know if there could be something to it? Or maybe vestibular migraine due to tmj? I'm surprised that it's worse than ever at the moment and it's hard for me to identify with pppd because I've had it so badly for 3 weeks without a break or trigger. I would be very interested in your opinion, your videos have given me a bit of support over the last few weeks.
All of the syndromes you mentioned are often neural circuit symptoms. The more symptoms someone has that are medically unexplained, the more likely it is that they all have a single common cause- mindbody disorder (aka neural circuit symptoms). I see lots of TMJ issues and neck pain as well as migraines among my clients and all of those issues get better when they start addressing the root cause- stress/emotional distress, etc.
I have a lot of unblancement all day ringing in the ears my head is in a fog very lathargic
Seen numerous doctors but no answer
I honestly am over this I can't live like this anymore 😢
@@TheSteadyCoach Addressing by feeling the feelings? I love your somatic tracking!! :) But I've been working on myself so much, somatic experiencing, parts work, meditating for years. It is as if something is missing..
I kind of see it as an aware ignorace. Like i still try to push through my bad days "ignoring" my dizziness and other symptoms but at the same time reassure myself that it will pass and its just a bad day and im actually safe beacuse its so easy to instantly think "i new it sometimes really wrong with me" the second i think that the symptoms get worse too. So breath deep and carry on. ❤
Great approach!
Love every single video you do, your helping so many people its amazing ❤
Hi Dr. Yo! Thanks for everything you do. I was wondering what your thoughts are regarding recovery when being stuck in a stressful situation that is out of your control. Is recovery still possible in such a situation?
This video is for you! th-cam.com/video/LodqWgKvUvw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=G9WMHR9WNrPwdyyO
@thesteadycoach I need more help with vestibular migraine please. Please please. How to tell what is neural circuit vs some real biological trigger. And do you have any comments about the book called Rock Steady? And thank you for doing this channel
Your sensitivity to biological triggers is also a neural circuit. This video clarifies! th-cam.com/video/StYWlDFkFjM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! Would this also apply to symptoms related to screens? I never had problems with screens until I had a brain injury in June of of 2019 but the screen problems didn’t start right away. But maybe not because my husband started a relationship, filed for divorce made some really emotionally traumatizing decisions, then Covid hit and we had to sell our house during Covid. And lots of other stuff happened. Interesting if I had no dizziness or screen trouble AT ALL for the 3 months I lived with my brother and his wife who live on an island by the water and they supported me. Everything g has been bad for more than 18 months now. And now I am on disability. I’d like to “I qualify” myself. Thanks
Thank you so much for this video! A great reminder for me! 🙏🏼
You're very welcome, Sofia!
Since I haven't found help ....I have overcome the anxiety when I felt nonspinning off balance and the off balance....and have continued to live life and work with my neck stiffness and off balance that comes and goes
I’m very sorry to hear you’re suffering. My course is free so if my approach resonates, you can take it and get betters thesteadycoach.com/free-course
I have the same I just can't put up with it
@jackier9144 im Sorry .......I know what your going thru......and while all this is going on ...I have to act normal especially at work since I'm in management
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That's just really hard
I felt really lighthearted and sweaty a while ago went away but still swaying fullness in ears and ringing
What do U do in helping yourself
Great Gideon Yonit! So clear and practical x😊
Practical is my middle name! Oh wait.. no it's not :D
@@TheSteadyCoach fragile!🙄❤️
I get dizzy spells mostly while driving and in rich visual stimuli, what i usually do is i try to put on a good podcast or an informative video in order to surf through symptoms so that im not paying much attention to them, and once the exacerbate i try to calm down through breathing. I have to drive literally 5-6 hours daily because of work.
Dr.Yo is this approach right? Or is should do something else.
That sounds like a reasonable approach. I'd also spend some time trying to work on why your nervous system is so sensitized - there are probably stress/emotional factors that are contributing.
Very insightful. Thank you
If I’m sitting down I will be fine and then I get suddenly dizzy if I get any type of stimulation unexpectedly including emotional. I get a weird pressure in my ears and head and then my heart starts racing too.
Sounds like very common neural circuit dizziness symptoms but it is important to have medical issues ruled out first.
@@TheSteadyCoach I have been to so many doctors and they say they don’t know why I’m experiencing this aside from dysregulated nervous system from toxic mold exposure and thyroid removal.
My fear of going to gym. Can you please make a video. I get super dizzy after chest press or lats. I'm usually dizzy during the day time especially after school runs. I'm on SSRI but it's hardly helpful. I'm not anxious or get fearful thoughts in general. I'm just afraid if I'm inviting a stroke when working out.
You may be interested in this video th-cam.com/video/Jkp49oB3-CQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=J199mCi1iEQSzlmq
Thank you!
I find it very difficult to not ignore symptoms to some extent because computer use is a big trigger for me...and no matter what I do I do have some symptoms when using them. If I don't ignore, then I will not be able to work.
That makes a lot of sense. There are absolutely times when it’s necessary and appropriate to ignore symptoms. It just shouldn’t be the overarching strategy.
Have you seen that a ferritin level of 40 could cause dizziness? I have issues upon standing and positional changes.
Ferritin levels out of the norm can cause dizziness, but the person who can definitively answer this question for a specific person would be a doctor- what’s normal for one person may not be normal for another.
Hi Dr Yo, wondering if my spontaneous MdDS is because I have a tilted pelvis, .07cm leg difference so not much difference as its under a cm. When I limp half the time depending on how my hips are that day and my body being on an angle when walking sometimes could this be y my brain isn't coping properly as its trying to compensate with balancing issues? I understand it's from a lot of stress too because of leg pain etc too.
Unlikely to be from tilted pelvis. Many people have similar issues and do not have dizziness.
My Son has a TBI and has dizziness, Migrane what are your thoughts on helping his dizziness and I believe it's something to do with Gravity as well
If it's post concussion syndrome, everything I say here applies to him. If he has physical tissue damage from TBI, the methods here may not apply to him because the symptoms have a physical cause.
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Thankyou for your reply
This is great!
I am soooooooooooooo confused. Do I talk to myself? I was doing ok on stress but this video confused me and I’m stressed out. Do I pretend or not pretend. This is sooooooooooo complex. How does a person without a social science degree do this. It seems there’s no room for error and I need to get this right. It’s so easy to see why many people feel suicidal. Mark, tampa
Hi Mark, the course is the right place to start. It organizes this information for you. Ignore the newer videos until you've done the course.
If I have mdds like symptoms (can drive fine , hv issues standing or walking or sitting), can stopping driving temporarily retrain the brain to get back to normal ?
Some neurologists recommend this but there is no clear evidence that it helps. On the contrary, from what I see, fear/avoidance make things worse.
@@TheSteadyCoach does mdds symptoms happen instantly after a long car ride, or boat ride ? Or can it start a few weeks after the ride ? I ask coz my symptoms started around 14 days after a trip to New York where I drove 4.5 hours driving nonstop to Niagara and also went to the maid of the mist boat ride .
Got that feeling of swaying or being on a boat last Thanksgiving. Been a year and I only get relief when driving a car. Had 3 episodes of nystagmus throughout the year that only happened when waking up and turning head while laying flat.(super dizzy) Other than that I dont experience intense spinning, aside from the nystagmus moments. Just swaying. Did a balance test and they said I scored above average for my age. Wonder whats causing it.. my doc said ear crystals. bppv. But from what I hear it sounds like pppd. Sure would love to get off of this ride. Great videos btw. Very hopeful.
It's fairly easy to check for crystals and the treatment is pretty straightforward if you can find someone who knows what they're doing. My VR therapist does it all the time (to other patients, he's really not great at privacy) and they're always vertigo-free within 10 days. You might want to check for it anyway, it might be part of the problem even if it's not all of it.
@@catIing Thanks for the tip. Where does one find a VR therapist?
@@michaelmorgan9009 I live in France so idk how to go about it in the US, sorry. It seems at least some ENTs are trained to do it? Maybe your doctor knows, or you can try looking up something like "bbpv in [my area]"?
Agee with the recommendation to see a vestibular therapist! Dizzy.com has a directory of well trained vestibular therapists.
@@TheSteadyCoach Thanks Dr Yo, appreciate all you do on here
I woke up this morning with a muffled feeling in my left ear like it’s plugged. Is this normal. I’m trying not to worry about this but it’s hard. Any advice would be very appreciated
Ear muffling is very common with NCD. There are some medical things that can cause it of course, like fluid in the middle ear, but often it comes and goes with neural circuiy issues.
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Got a concussion can I get better
Thanks! What do you recommend for tmj arthritis and vertigo, and vertebrae artery occlusion? Which doctor to visit!?
Neurologist!
Please, and what if the neurologist doesn't know and can't help (as I am told), what next.
There is no vertebrae occlusion. Thanks!
How in Gods name do you ignore your spouse?
😮 so spot on yr amazing
Aw, thank you Caroline, so glad it helped!
Dear Dr. Yo, to be or not to be. If we don’t ignore what should we do? I
See the video for my recommendations! It’s timestamped so you can find them
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