Your Balance Is Critical To Healthy Living
Our goals at South Shore Hearing Centers is to help identify what may be causing your balance issues and develop a quick referral for an effective solution to return to enjoying your normal daily life with greater confidence.
Recognize The Symptoms And Causes Of Balance Issues
Motion sickness, instability, or severe vertigo while inactive may indicate pathology of inner ear structures. The cause can include various health conditions, like:
How Do Your Ears Affect Balance?
Complex components located inside your inner ear are involved in helping maintain your balance: the semi-circular canals, the otolithic organs, and the cochlea.
The fluid contained in these semicircular canals loops interacts with hair cells along their walls in order to transmit movement and signal your body to make the necessary adjustment to stay on your feet.
Diagnosing And Treating Balance Disorders
In order to diagnose and treat balance disorders, our team of experts takes a critical look at its root cause to make the necessary referrals
Labyrinthitis
Best treated with antibiotics to reduce inner ear inflammation.
Perilymph Fistula
Best resolved through bed rest or a targeted blood patch injection.
BPPV / MdDS / Vertigo
Best addressed with vestibular therapy to ease motion symptoms.
