Balance Treatment and Rehabilitation

Once a diagnosis is determined, a range of treatments has been proven safe and effective in controlling most of the disorders underlying dizziness. Some conditions can be controlled with medication, others with diet and some require surgical intervention. More recently, physical therapy and exercise have been added to the treatment options for dizziness.

Treatment program can include:

• Desensitization training/habituation exercises designed to develop the body's physiologic adaptation process to decrease symptoms.
• Compensatory strategies which include orthopedic and/or postural influences to increase functional levels.
• Eppley Maneuver, a series of positional maneuvers to decrease the symptoms of BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo).
• Serial testing with VORTEQ to help quantify VOR (Vestibular Ocular Reflex) improvements during vestibular rehabilitation therapy.

Each program is individualized according to the patient's diagnosis and prognosis. Success is varied but many patients' symptoms are alleviated or at least lessened in the majority (90%) of cases of peripheral vestibular lesions and benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo (BPPV). Statistically BPPV is the number one cause of dizziness in adults aged 60 years or over and accounts for nearly 50% of dizziness in this population. It is typically characterized by brief vertigo with change in head position. Fortunately, it is easily treatable. The Doctors of Audiology at Sonus have the ability and experience to properly diagnose and treat this common condition.

Contact the Doctors of Audiology at Sonus in Pennsylvania to bring balance back to your life.