Our Clinic Audiologist, Ellie Brooks discusses balance issues and how potentially Vestibular Rehabilitation can help.
Do you ever feel dizzy as though the room is spinning around you like you are on a merry go round? Dizziness can affect us at any age. It can effect your daily life, making simple activities like walking or standing feel uncertain. If you’ve been struggling with dizziness or vertigo; vestibular rehabilitation may help you improve your symptoms.
What Is Vestibular Rehabilitation?
Vestibular rehabilitation is a specialized type of therapy designed to help people with balance disorders. The vestibular system, located in the inner ear, plays a crucial role in maintaining stability alongside your vision, brain and muscles to keep things in focus when you move your head. When something disrupts this system—whether due to injury, aging, or conditions like labyrinthitis; dizziness and imbalance can follow.
Through guided paced exercises and movements, vestibular rehabilitation helps retrain your brain to process balance signals correctly, reducing symptoms and improving confidence in your day to day life.
How Does It Help?
This therapy focuses on three key areas:
- Improving Balance: Targeted exercises strengthen your ability to stay steady on your feet.
- Reducing Dizziness: Techniques like gaze stabilisation help your eyes and brain work together to minimise dizzy spells.
- Habituation: Movement-based training teaches your body to adjust and react more smoothly.
Most people find that vestibular rehabilitation makes daily activities easier—whether it’s walking in a straight line, bending down to grab something, or turning your head without feeling off-balance. Over time, it helps the brain adapt and compensate, so symptoms become less disruptive.
Who Can Benefit?
Vestibular rehabilitation is particularly useful for people experiencing:
- Vertigo
- Dizziness
- Labyrinthitis or Vestibular Neuritis
- Balance issues related to aging
- Recovery from head injuries such as BPPV
- Vestibular Migraine
If these symptoms sound familiar, speaking to Ellie Brook who specialises in vestibular rehabilitation can help. Please contact our reception team if you would like more information.
If you or someone you know is struggling with balance problems, exploring this therapy might be the key to feeling more confident and reducing those symptoms.
Ellie is available on Wednesday afternoons at the Clinic, please contact us to discuss how Rachael can help you.
