For people with bilateral vestibulopathy (damage to the vestibular system in both ears) walking requires constant attention to avoid a fall. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Vestibular NeuroEngineering Laboratory have shown they can facilitate walking, relieve dizziness and improve quality of … [Read more...] about Implant Improves Balance and Quality of Life for People with Bilateral Vestibulopathy

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce our recently posted article on Perilymph Fistula. Perilymph fistula is an opening or tear in one or both of the membranes separating the middle and inner ear. This opening lets perilymph leak out of the inner ear and into a nearby area like the … [Read more...] about Perilymph Fistula Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce our recently posted article on Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA). The vestibular aqueduct is a narrow tube that runs from the inner ear to deep in the skull. It contains the endolymphatic duct, which connects the inner ear to a structure called the … [Read more...] about Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce our recently posted article on vestibular paroxysmia. Vestibular paroxysmia is an uncommon disorder that causes short, recurring attacks of vertigo. Each attack can last from less than a second to one minute. People can have episodes of many attacks in … [Read more...] about Vestibular Paroxysmia Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce our latest article about vestibular disorders. This one is on CANVAS syndrome. CANVAS syndrome is a neurological disorder, which is a problem with the brain, spinal cord and/or nerves. It usually starts in adults over 50 and slowly gets worse … [Read more...] about CANVAS Syndrome Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce our latest article about vestibular disorders. This one is on labyrinthine infarction. And here is a list of our latest articles: CANVAS Syndrome Labyrinthine Infarction Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) Ménière's disease Persistent … [Read more...] about Labyrinthine Infarction Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce the eleventh article in our series planned for 2019/2020. This one is on autoimmune inner ear disease. Normally, the immune system protects us from germs like bacteria and viruses. But in autoimmune disease, the immune system attacks the body's own … [Read more...] about Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce the tenth article in our series planned for 2019/2020. This one is on Secondary Endolymphatic Hydrops. Secondary endolymphatic hydrops is a buildup of fluid in the inner ear. This can cause vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus and feelings of ear blockage … [Read more...] about Secondary Endolymphatic Hydrops Article

Balance & Dizziness Canada is proud to announce the ninth article in our series planned for 2019. This one is on motion and cyber sickness. "The most popular theory is that motion and cyber sickness are both caused by a sensory mismatch or conflict between the signals the balance system is sending … [Read more...] about Motion and Cyber Sickness Article