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What are the symptoms of a balance disorders?
If you have a balance disorder, your vestibular system might be damaged. The vestibular system includes the parts of the inner ear and brain that help control balance and eye movements. It could be damaged by a disease, by aging, or by an injury. You may not walk straight, you might stagger, or teeter or fall. Some of the common symptoms include:
- Dizziness or vertigo (a spinning sensation)
- Confusion, Imbalance and special disorientation
- Blurred vision, Vision disturbance
- Falling or feeling as if you are going to fall
- Lightheadedness, faintness, or a floating sensation
- Difficulty walking straight or turning a corner
- Clumsiness or difficulty with coordination
- Difficulty maintaining straight posture
- tendency to look downward to confirm the location of the ground
- Head may be held in a tilted position
- Tendency to touch or hold onto something when standing or to touch or hold the head while seated
- Sensitivity to changes in walking surfaces
- Difficulty finding stability in crowds or in large open spaces
- Vision Trouble focusing or tracking objects with the eyes
- Objects or words on a page seem to jump, bounce, float, or blur or may appear doubled
- Discomfort from busy visual environments such as traffic, crowds, stores, and patterns
- Sensitivity to light, glare, and moving or flickering lights; fluorescent lights may be especially troublesome
- Sensitivity to certain types of computer monitors and digital televisions
- Tendency to focus on nearby objects
- Increased discomfort when focusing at a distance Increased night blindness
- Difficulty walking in the dark
- Hearing loss; distorted or fluctuating hearing
- Tinnitus (ringing, roaring, buzzing, whooshing, or other noises in the ear)
- Sensitivity to loud noises or environments
- Sudden loud sounds may increase symptoms of vertigo, dizziness, or imbalance
- Difficulty concentrating and paying attention
- Easily distracted
- Forgetfulness and short-term memory lapses
- Difficulty following speakers in conversations, meetings, etc., especially when there is background noise or movement
- Mental and/or physical fatigue
- Psychological Loss of self-reliance, self-confidence, self-esteem
- Anxiety, panic, social isolation
- Depression
- Nausea or vomiting
- Motion sickness
- Sensation of fullness in the ears
- Headaches
- Slurred speech
- Sensitivity to pressure or temperature changes and wind currents
- Pain, pressure, or other symptoms with certain dietary changes (e.g., high sodium)
Not all symptoms will be experienced by all patients. An inner ear disorder may be present even in the absence of obvious or severe symptoms. It is important to note that most of these individual symptoms can also be caused by other unrelated conditions.
Compiled from : vestibular.org
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