I had my last Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy appointment
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by Nikki
2y ago
I had my last VRT (Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy appointment today. And it was partially successful. And partially not. Successful in some areas Habituation There are habituation exercises to help you make rapid head movements that I can now do. Like nod or look at someone while walking or look suddenly away... and these mostly do ..read more
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Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) assessment day
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by Nikki
2y ago
I had my assessment for Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy. It was a long but very thorough appointment to assess problem areas and set up exercises. The aim of course is to, well, stimulate the vestibular system so that it accommodates and adjusts to stimulus that is typically trigger symptoms. Stimulate means- shake the system up a ..read more
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Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) diagnosis
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by Nikki
3y ago
I was going to write a different post and earlier but I got a bit sick from my vestibular clinic appointment and it took a few days to recover from that. Anyway, they came up with a diagnosis. Sort of. It is a diagnosis of exclusion, as in they couldn't decide where I fit so ..read more
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April birthday and lifestyle changes
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by Nikki
3y ago
It is time for A Chronic Voice Link Up prompts! Prompts for April SpringingGroundingLuxuriatingDauntingSustaining Springing Spring isn't a thing here until April and sometimes even April can be 'finicky'. We just has an impressive March blizzard, for example, so that certainly was Not Spring-like. So April is a sign of Actual Spring. And while it ..read more
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When you love to read but have a vestibular condition
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by Nikki
3y ago
I'm an avid reader. Or I WAS an avid reader. I would consume books. NOM NOM NOM. Inhale them. I would read a couple a week or more. Sometimes a book a day if it was a good one. I am a very fast reader and I just love reading so much. Then I developed ..read more
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Chronic Illness: On pause
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by Nikki
3y ago
You might of noticed, or not, that I usually do a post for Thursdays. But, well, my health is rather unpredictable right now and as a result I can't predict a good time of day or a good day to write. My chronic pain is as it always has been. It is a bit more ..read more
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November A Chronic Voice Prompts: Spinning
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by Nikki
3y ago
Time for A Chronic Voice's prompt link-up for November! Prompts INCORPORATINGEXPERIMENTINGSANITIZINGLAUNCHINGWRITING Incorporating Funny story. I was trying to incorporate some physio exercises and exercise back into my life again but then my doctor adjusted my medication. And now I am so much worse I am back to extreme low functioning. Which will get worse as ..read more
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Meniere’s disease: Lifestyle changes
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by Nikki
3y ago
I believe I need to talk to my neurologist before I can confirm for sure this diagnosis. Not that I do not believe my doctor. I do. It is just specialists are the ones that usually diagnosis this sort of thing. Anyway, it has been a rough ride. I am pretty tired. It is hard ..read more
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Ménière’s disease diagnosis
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by Nikki
3y ago
I talked to my doctor today about my rather awesome response to the medication SERC (betahistine dihydrochloride) and she did tell me that it does mean I have Ménière’s disease because otherwise I would have had no response at all. Now is Betahistine effective for Ménière’s disease? This is a question! Because the research says ..read more
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Vertigo: I found a treatment related to Ménière’s disease
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by Nikki
3y ago
I have had vestibular issues for over three years now with constant dizziness, balance issues and episodes of violent vertigo that vary in duration and length between them- very unpredictable. And I did the ENT thing. I did the vestibular clinic thing. And in the end I was told I was undiagnoseable. I had too ..read more
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