My Head is Spinning! Vertigo and Dizziness…

Mot of us take the ability to stand upright for granted. In fact, we can stand still without needing to hold on to something for support.

Notwithstanding specific impairments, the human balance system allows us to do this.

However, not everyone’s systemic balance allows for the ability to walk with ease. Vertigo or dizziness are terms used to describe the effects of the impaired balance system. Though these feelings have differences, I will use the terms interchangeably since the root cause is the same.

We’ve all felt dizziness and had vertigo at some time in our life. Be it from sailing in bad waves, driving on a dusty road, traveling to a high altitude or even having a few too many at the bar (I could tell you some stories).

Luckily for most people it is only a temporary situation that quickly blows over and no solution needs to be sought.

There are people who don’t have the luxury of knowing the feeling is temporary. They will be afflicted with chronic vertigo or dizziness every few months or even every day.

The balance system or rather the impaired balance system is the culprit for this chronic condition.

Below are the three balance systems we all have

body sense eyes ears

Luckily, we can still go about most of our activities even if one of the balance systems is not functioning properly.

We need to exercise all three systems though, because we are not so fortunate when more than one of our balance systems is experiencing problems.

How can we improve our balance system?

Stress or muscle tension surrounding the eyes, ears or upper body is responsible for vertigo or dizziness the majority of the time.

Ear impairments will cause you to view your surrounds slightly differently than the balance system in your eyes do.

The brain is then trying to process a variation of information coming from the two perceptions. This results in a dizzy feeling.

Having your eyes dilated is a good example of this occurrence.

A perfectly functioning balance system in the ears and body would help you continue functioning when the eyes are not up to par. However, normally, dizziness still occurs because it just is not likely that both of the other systems will be in perfect balance.

If the muscles tied to each balance system are loose and strong though, you can function properly.

You do not even have to do this perfectly. If you only bring each of these systems to 70% function, that is enough for you to never feel dizziness or vertigo again. That is exactly what my natural vertigo and dizziness program does.

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