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Vertigo Treatment

Find Stability,

Confidence, and Relief

Dizziness, vertigo, and balance problems can be frightening and disruptive—affecting your mobility, independence, and quality of life. At The Hearing & Dizziness Clinic, we assess and treat vestibular disorders using advanced equipment and evidence-based techniques.

We help you understand what’s causing your symptoms and create a personalized treatment plan that gets you back to feeling steady and secure.

Reach Your Local Hearing Clinic

Call Us: (519) 791-EARS

Find Stability,

Confidence, and Relief

Dizziness, vertigo, and balance problems can be frightening and disruptive—affecting your mobility, independence, and quality of life. At The Hearing & Dizziness Clinic, we assess and treat vestibular disorders using advanced equipment and evidence-based techniques.

We help you understand what’s causing your symptoms and create a personalized treatment plan that gets you back to feeling steady and secure.

Reach Your Local

Hearing Clinic

Call Us: (519) 791-EARS

What is Vertigo?

Vertigo is the sensation that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving when they're not. It may be accompanied by:

Loss of Balance

Nausea or Vomiting

Lightheadedness

Unsteady Walking

Sensitivity to Motion

Ear Pressure or Tinnitus

What is Vertigo?

Vertigo is the sensation that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving when they're not. It may be accompanied by:

Loss of Balance

Nausea or Vomiting

Lightheadedness

Unsteady Walking

Sensitivity to Motion

Ear Pressure or Tinnitus

How Can We Help?

Ruling out a vestibular disorder requires a series of complex and specialized tests. The vestibular test battery takes 2-3 hours to complete. Below is a summary of the tests we perform, however, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

The first piece of the puzzle of a vestibular disorder is a very thorough vestibular case history and questionnaires which allow our audiologist to gain valuable information about your symptoms. These documents help us to gain insight to your concerns and the ways that they affect you and your quality of life.

Secondly, we perform a hearing test. This test not only reveals the status of your hearing and may provide insight to your vestibular concerns.

Next we perform the Dix-Hallpike and Sensory Organizational Testing to check for involuntary eye movements due to specific changes in positioning. This test helps us determine if your vertigo is central or peripheral (i.e. in the brain or inner ear) and if peripheral, which ear is involved.

The next piece of the puzzle is a VNG, a Videonystagmography test. This test is used to determine whether your vestibular symptoms are caused by your inner ear. A VNG records, analyzes and reports your involuntary eye movements through the use of video goggles worn while you look or lie in different positions. There are four parts to this test: Saccade test – evaluates eye movements, Tracking test – evaluates your eye movements as you follow a moving target, Positional test – measures dizziness as associated with moving your head, Caloric test – measures the responses to warm and cold air in your ear canal.

The tests are then interpreted by our audiologist and explained to you. She will provide you with her recommendations, if any. She is more than happy to collaborate with your Physician and a detailed report can be sent to your Family Physician for your records.

What is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy?

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) is a program designed to promote central nervous system compensation for inner ear deficits. Vestibular lesions can be extremely debilitating by producing symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, postural instability and gait disturbances which may result in a fall. VRT can help with a variety of vestibular problems. VRT takes a look at all the aspects of balance – it looks at the vision aspect, the vestibular aspect (inner ear) and the sensory aspect. It is important to note, VRT does not actually involve a regeneration or treatment of the damaged vestibular organ itself. Instead, VRT works by allowing the brain and the central nervous system to adapt to opposing feedback coming from the vestibular mechanisms.

Why is VRT Needed?

Disease or injury can damage the vestibular organs resulting in the brain not being able to obtain accurate information about balance and motion, which can relate to symptoms of dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, double vision, and other symptoms. For many people their brain can adapt (a process called vestibular compensation) and they are able to recover from these symptoms on their own. Sometimes the vestibular compensation process is not successful. The big red flag for somebody that needs some vestibular therapy is someone that is falling, or experiencing spinning or dizziness or feels like there are objects that are moving that aren’t really moving around them.

How Can We Help?

Ruling out a vestibular disorder requires a series of complex and specialized tests. The vestibular test battery takes 2-3 hours to complete. Below is a summary of the tests we perform, however, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

The first piece of the puzzle of a vestibular disorder is a very thorough vestibular case history and questionnaires which allow our audiologist to gain valuable information about your symptoms. These documents help us to gain insight to your concerns and the ways that they affect you and your quality of life.

Secondly, we perform a hearing test. This test not only reveals the status of your hearing and may provide insight to your vestibular concerns.

Next we perform the Dix-Hallpike and Sensory Organizational Testing to check for involuntary eye movements due to specific changes in positioning. This test helps us determine if your vertigo is central or peripheral (i.e. in the brain or inner ear) and if peripheral, which ear is involved.

The next piece of the puzzle is a VNG, a Videonystagmography test. This test is used to determine whether your vestibular symptoms are caused by your inner ear. A VNG records, analyzes and reports your involuntary eye movements through the use of video goggles worn while you look or lie in different positions. There are four parts to this test: Saccade test – evaluates eye movements, Tracking test – evaluates your eye movements as you follow a moving target, Positional test – measures dizziness as associated with moving your head, Caloric test – measures the responses to warm and cold air in your ear canal.

The tests are then interpreted by our audiologist and explained to you. She will provide you with her recommendations, if any. She is more than happy to collaborate with your Physician and a detailed report can be sent to your Family Physician for your records.

What is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy?

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) is a program designed to promote central nervous system compensation for inner ear deficits. Vestibular lesions can be extremely debilitating by producing symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, postural instability and gait disturbances which may result in a fall. VRT can help with a variety of vestibular problems. VRT takes a look at all the aspects of balance – it looks at the vision aspect, the vestibular aspect (inner ear) and the sensory aspect. It is important to note, VRT does not actually involve a regeneration or treatment of the damaged vestibular organ itself. Instead, VRT works by allowing the brain and the central nervous system to adapt to opposing feedback coming from the vestibular mechanisms.

Why is VRT Needed?

Disease or injury can damage the vestibular organs resulting in the brain not being able to obtain accurate information about balance and motion, which can relate to symptoms of dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, double vision, and other symptoms. For many people their brain can adapt (a process called vestibular compensation) and they are able to recover from these symptoms on their own. Sometimes the vestibular compensation process is not successful. The big red flag for somebody that needs some vestibular therapy is someone that is falling, or experiencing spinning or dizziness or feels like there are objects that are moving that aren’t really moving around them.

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Amherstburg, Essex, LaSalle, and Windsor with personalized care since 2010. As a locally owned clinic, we’re committed to providing quality service to our community. Visit us today and experience the difference.

Call Us: (519) 791-EARS

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Don’t wait for symptoms to worsen. Early detection and treatment can significantly improve long-term outcomes. Schedule your comprehensive assessment today and experience the difference truly personalized care can make.