Is your neck causing your chronic dizziness? How to deal with cervicogenic dizziness

[@Homeandchild]

My neck instantly starts to tense up and stiffens up when I am anxious. I can immediately feel the tension in the back of the head and neck.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Excellent illustration of the fact that we feel emotions in our bodies!

[@WaterSong144]

I can so relate!

[@tedlahm5740]

SCM muscle on the neck. possible location ?

[@wapochannel]

Me too ✋️

[@dianejones6103]

My first episode started back 8 years ago. After doing a neck stand in a yoga class. Then a year later, I was closing the blinds, looking up I had my 2nd episode. So I have been avoiding neck movements as much as I can.

[@BryceRehder]

Thank you for continuing to post content about dizziness. There are a ton of us out there suffering and its a very complex issue.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

It's my privilege, Bryce!

[@yendryrojas]

How are you

[@79birdsong]

Excellent information, thank you. Mine is stress related because I have constant neck and shoulder pain, headaches and jaw pain.

[@t.berryman2551]

"What causes it to perpetuate and become a long-term problem are psychosocial factors" and "it's this fear/stress cycle that fuels neural circuit dizziness in general." I am so grateful to find your video and come across your channel. As someone who has a history of fear/stress incidents, I'm thinking this could possibly be exacerbating the dizziness I've been experiencing for three months now. Thank you!

[@realityoflife1940]

Helo from India ! I can relate to your comment as Mom is having Dizziness vertigo for last 7 to 8 years now. I have been to many ENT DOCTORS NEUROLOGIST But it all had gone to vain.. Some has identified it as BPPV and some with others and asked us for surgery either which I was not agreed for. I always wonder myself what it is causing vertigo to my love my heartbeat MOM My observation she get stiffness at backside of neck and pain over there ..then she says if I move down my head towards ground or looking up then she end up with dizziness and sometimes she fell down abruptly .. Kindly please shed a light of solution on it.. Thankyou for your reply KZbin.com/t.berryman2551 Thanks

[@cashier6]

any better? thanks

[@Johnalbinm]

How did it go?

[@MonicaAllen-m3m]

This is exactly what is going on with me - cervicogenic dizziness along with TMD. My head feels wobbly/heavy, with unilateral ear pain, neck stiffness, and tugging on my jaw which all cause balance issues. Thank you for your post! I'm getting mindbody treatment so I know that this can resolve, but this is the best explanation for my symptoms that I have ever heard. People (including physicians) just don't get it. Thanks again!!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You're very welcome, Monica! It is truly my privilege to help share this information!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Ofc the dr doesn’t get it They don’t care unless they’ve gone thru it It’s all academic otherwise

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Gosh I hate vertigo Watching u made me dizzy I get dizzy laying in bed even

[@virginiahorenbrasov9435]

Thanks thouzand times Today is 11 Feb 2024 and I am 80 just today 🙏On 3 Oct Oct 2023 I got dizy suddenly and nobody ( doctors from ER or Family or chiropractors,told me such clear explanation understanding more being an RN -retired, ) You are exceptional Doctor !!!I wish to live in your city to come to your office and help me to heal !!

[@virginiahorenbrasov9435]

BTW.please where you are working ? What state ,which city ?

[@seonmuls]

i'm living with chronic dizziness for almost a year now. every day, 24 hours. it all started with occasional vertigo and ended up with chronic dizziness and visual snow after i had 6 vertigo attacks in two days. the fact that it got chronic i fear makes it harder to turn to how i was before. i did everything. mri's (brain, neck, thoracic spine...), nutritional blood tests, manual therapy, quitting a stressful job...the only thing i noticed is that my pillow triggers vertigo if it's too high....i hope someday i will be back to my normal self.

[@jackiegroden416]

This is me too! My neck feels so weak and hurts so bad by the end of the day… and my dizzy sensations are at its highest in the evening… thank u for all you do!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Jackie! I’ll try to get that nighttime video out to members this week! I know you’re waiting for it!

[@jackiegroden416]

@@TheSteadyCoach appreciate all u are doing

[@lientonnu5618]

@@TheSteadyCoach can you please post the link?

[@LisaPelaprat]

I had a car accident with whiplash about 30 years ago.. a cervical hernia 20 y ago. I've had a lot of neck pain andheadaches, like I've been hit with a baseball bat at the base of the head. It's developed into dizziness and tinnitus and spoiling my life! Muscle tension and stress is making it worse. I will try these exercises and am due for eye tests in 2 weeks. I've had all the relevanr inner ear tests, whci are only 19% negative. Thank you for all the work you are doing on the subject. I am now a loyal follower!

[@LookUpp-2024]

Ive seen dozens of docs. Never have i ever heard such clear and precise information and CGD criteria

[@aggressiveboomer88]

I just recently went to my first pt session and they had me doing the basic VOR exercises. My dizziness is at least 60% GONE. One session. I cannot tell you how depressed and hopeless I was before that, and am both excited and baffled by the fact that this was all I had to do! Of course I have many more sessions ahead of me, but wow. Life changing video here! 😃

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Wonderful!!!

[@realityoflife1940]

​@@TheSteadyCoachHello from India ! I can relate to your comment as Mom is having Dizziness vertigo for last 7 to 8 years now. I have been to many ENT DOCTORS NEUROLOGIST But it all had gone to vain.. Some has identified it as BPPV and some with others and asked us for surgery either which I was not agreed for. I always wonder myself what it is causing vertigo to my love my heartbeat MOM My observation she get stiffness at backside of neck and pain over there ..then she says if I move down my head towards ground or looking up then she end up with dizziness and sometimes she fell down abruptly .. Kindly please shed a light of solution on it.. Thankyou

[@thom6746]

So much good information! Thank you so much. I'm glad you brought up anxiety. Fear/worry about these episodes is triggering anxiety, so now I have two problems to deal with.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You're very welcome! This anxiety feeds your danger mode. Once you start working on your fear of your symptoms, your danger mode will come down.

[@judiwelch7053]

I also had a car accident that was a head on with a drunk driver. I was in a neck brace and have suffered since. I have 2 fused discs high in the neck ( c2/3). I get dizzy if it gets stiff. I can’t look up or down or tip my neck or thing spin. It is awful. Drs all said it is from the ear ! It is only in recent years that PT understand cervical dizziness and train to understand it. I found one here in LA. It is wonderful to be with someone who understands and doesn’t want to send me to an ENT! Try to find a PT trained in this condition……it truly is a Godsend!

[@awill3992]

I’m a 5’11 wildlife photographer. Constantly leaning over because of my height for 15 years has really done damage to my upper back and shoulders. Within the last month I’ve started getting dizziness, and occasionally feeling like I’m floating. I travel to a lot of countries where the bed is stiff and the furniture is cheap and uncomfortable and now it’s done some damage. I head back to America next week to see a chiropractor 🤞🏾

[@juliapeixoto8341]

Amazing Information. Your video was extremely beneficial

[@hilarycole878]

So helpful . I told my Dr I was dizzy and she prescribed tablets. I didn't take them. Instead I found neck eye exercises which helped alot . Your excercises are great . Thank you . I have Bells Palsy which has contributed to this dizziness .

[@James.1_2-3]

So is your issue due to what

[@laurenperrotta3759]

this video is great. i’ve been dealing with vertigo for 7 years or so & while i do believe my insanely tense neck muscles from poor posture are the cause - the anxiety is insane. even when im not having vertigo flare, my anxiety alone can cause dizziness ugh. it’s so frustrating!!!!

[@cookiewhite5807]

I am an 81 year old and have been giddy for 15 years. i was originally diagnosed with vestibular neuritis but after a brain scan was diagnosed with Cervical stenosis and vestibular migraine. I am working my way through your videos. I have seen a chiropractor who has helped a lot but I can't afford to go every week. HELP. What do I do? PS I work a lot-but like it.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Cookie, my recommendation is to go through my free course. It has all my techniques and recommendations condensed into a self paced course and it is 100% free. thesteadycoach.com/free-course

[@DIBOUCHER]

Excellent info!!! I lost my hearing two years ago, and my balance has never been the same. My vestibular is so messed up. My stress and anxiety is always in my neck, upper back shoulders.

[@susanp2349]

So helpful. Love the distinction. Fear and stress. Thank you

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You’re so welcome, Susan!

[@anacanon8939]

What a BLESSING your channel is!!

[@chrisvalery3678]

Sternocleidomastoid syndrome has many of the symptoms mentioned here..and disorientation in addition to dizziness. Sore throat and pressure in the ears and congestion presently. SCM muscles very tight and tender. Many trigger points along the muscle bands. Degenerative disc s at c5-c7.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

SM syndrome is another symptom-based diagnosis that merely describes symptoms without explaining a root cause. Degenerative discs in the neck are normal in upwards of 70% of people 30 and older. From my perspective, this is a similar neural circuit disorder.

[@devendraparmar7068]

Thank you for your valuable Guidance. I have been suffering from balance issues since 2 yrs only while i walk and it increases if I lift something heavy. Will surely try these exercises.

[@GaryClark-xh5st]

Thank you so much for this! My dizziness stems originally from a neck injury which i have been treating with phsysio but hasn't made much difference to the dizziness, i get it now how the fear of an attack just keeps the whole cycle going, really do need some brain rewiring!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I'm so glad this resonated with you!

[@taimoorahmad2510]

How is it going?

[@girltwin22]

Hi!!! Love, love this!!!!! My 17 year old daughter is in her 3rd session this week at the Loma Linda Neuro-Vestibular PT outpatient therapy. EVERYTHING you described is what they are working on with her!!!! It took me a year to find the right therapy for her!!! Praying this helps her. We will keep following you and can also share her data from some of the machines she was tested on. I can also share her baselines with you if you want to keep in touch! I’m excited to hear more from you. Many blessings and thanks for posting this!!!!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I am so glad to hear this is right in line with what she's working on in PT. Please make sure she knows about the stress reduction components. The exercises help, but reducing the fear is important. I did not go into it in this video but that is an absolute necessity to get better, especially when someone has a lot of anxiety and fear about symptoms.

[@rileysmith1539]

How is she doing ? Where is this place located ?

[@lientonnu5618]

Yesss!! Please make a video for balance exercises. Thank you, Dr Yo.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

This one has them! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKK3Z418ndZ4Zqs

[@Gray-Today]

What you say, about doctors not being of one mind on this, makes sense. It is not uncommon. That's why I became my own doctor. I've had cervical spondylosis for years. Dizziness was only occasional until a recent high-stress event. I will now do what doctors do. I will try a particular group of exercises and see if it works. After all, I am intimately acquainted with the patient's history. ;-)

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Taking charge of your own health is a huge message of safety to your nervous system

[@stevebrown-bz5ry]

I don't have pain around neck...but..from anxiety am very tense...think I've caused a trapped nerve which causes a n awful fuzzy, woolly head.

[@crispycaptures]

What about military neck? Or when the curve is straight, would that have anything to do with dizziness/synptoms? or is that a normal abnormality?

[@andgozz]

What is the best way to sleep with this? I was using a cervical pillow (a roll) for the past days and i noticed that when i wake up, the pressure in my upper cervical is insane and the dizziness gets worse and is also affecting my ears.

[@EdmundD1962]

Hello. Does severe "forward head posture" possibly factor in with chronic dizziness?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Not in my opinion.

[@Ajaykumar-wm7os]

Same happened for my cousin, he got this dizziness post doing lot of yoga poses forward bending and back bending. Is it related to something with the neck region, cervical region.

[@traceygreen6633]

Im looking forward to trying your exerciaes. I want my life back

[@GaryAvakian-q8v]

Currently in PT for Cervicogenic dizziness but I now think there is neural circuit component. The same thing happened 6 years ago with this rocking and tipping feeling follow an anxious event. High blood pressure seems to be symptom to me during this danger mode and a tilted neck.

[@heatherbhana7795]

Thanks doc this is really informative and helpful

[@pattylagasse]

What kind of dizziness would cause you to feel every movement through your body from your head to your toes almost like you can feel every nerve? Causes leg to ache neck pain very off-balance in the head feeling like you’re going to fall over pass out, but you can feel it through your whole body.

[@threeputt3642]

Wouldn't trigger points in the Sternocleidomastoid muscles also cause this? I can sometimes duplicate my symptoms by squeezing these muscles. Would you have any suggestions on how to address this?

[@rachellehodge8427]

Thank you so much for your videos! My vestibular therapist has mentioned stress and anxiety being related to my chronic dizziness though I also have neck issues. You do a great job at clearly defining what is going on. Im connecting to a lot of your content and am trying the class with the workbook. I do have a small lesion on my brainstem in the Medula (no others) which one doctor said I might just have to deal with this dizziness because of that but I have a lot of hope trying these things out.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You can do this, Rachelle! I am so glad your vestibular therapist set you on the right track!

[@ahmdnaube3745]

I say there is no use of putting a disclaimer upon starting these helpful videos saying always show to a physician! Because physicians do not know a thing related to these types of difficulties. I have been showing to medical drs for years but have not find any relief only that my records file is getting bigger and bigger. What they only do is prescribe anti pain medication which is full of chemicals and not good for long term use. Then the next thing they do is put a hot pack on the neck and do some stretching. So i say watching a KZbin video like this is way better than wasting your time going to a medical professional.

[@saulreyes2976]

I think it's two things with me, I can lift my heals and come down on my heals I fall as if the muscles seize up in my back ever if I turn my head while sitting I get dizzy

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Physical triggers can be due to tissue damage or injury, OR they can be the result of a neural circuit.

[@austinb5063]

What are the tests for cervicogenic dizziness? How is it diagnosed vs a hypo function?

[@franlager7413]

I went to a chiropractic cervical spine specialist. My C1 was at a 7 degree angle putting pressure on my brain stem. C2 and C3 were misaligned. Taken months but getting better however the anxiety and fear of having a vertigo attack and wrecked me!!! These videos are helpful. Make sure the chiro is part of NNUAA…. Special training is required for these types of chiropractors, and they never pop or crack your neck ever! They can do x-rays and run tests. Mine was caused from an accident 31 years ago.

[@jimpeterson8993]

My symptoms seem cervicogenic but haven't responded to PT focused on stretching and strengthening the neck muscles, and VOR exercises don't make me dizzy. But doing things like looking down to look where I'm mowing the lawn, washing and drying my hair and looking under the bed as examples all make the symptoms I experience 24/7 worse. Does this sound like actual cervicogenic dizziness or more of a PPPD? I've been living with this 24/7 for a year and a half.

[@vanessae.]

Hello Yonit, I have had several whiplash injuries and falls on my neck and my chronic 24/7 dizziness and neck pain started after a maneuver of the cervical spine by a chiropractor 9 months ago. I can not provoke my dizziness when I turn my head and it´s less when I´m in the car or moving/sports. But it´s always there sometimes more, sometimes less. So is it only cervigogenic dizziness when I turn my head and get symptoms? I am thinking constantly about my neck because every doctor I tell my story they believe it´s coming from my neck or cervical instability. My images are all fine but doctors really frightened me and I am really confused. Thank you so much.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Cervical instability without any specific abnormality is just a description of what’s happening and is not a “cause” but rather an indication that your brain is not talking effectively to your neck. It’s kind of like going to the doctor and saying my hand hurts, and the doctor saying “Aha! That’s because you have Hurting Hand Syndrome.” Cervical instability that is medically unexplained- from what I’ve seen- is not the CAUSE of dizziness, rather a co-occurring issue that seems to be related to danger mode in the brain.

[@sanchez4500]

Great information love your videos!! ❤

[@loveyourlifewithlianne]

Thank you for this. I had my first upper cervical chiropratic adjustment yesterday as I have been light headed and couldn't stand very long without feeling dizzy for 2 years. I have hopes it is my neck causing it, I have also had neck pain and crunching when I turned and the xrays show a misalignment. Your videos are so well informaed 🙂

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I hope you are feeling better soon!

[@loveyourlifewithlianne]

@@TheSteadyCoach thank you 😊

[@mr.perfect3815]

@@loveyourlifewithlianne how are you now sister?

[@taimoorahmad2510]

You ever got it resolved?

[@loveyourlifewithlianne]

@@taimoorahmad2510 @mr.perfect3815 hi sorry I just saw this now. I am much better than when I started this journey and still have more healing to do. I have heard that many people take a few years to fully recover when its due to a neck subluxation so my nucca said its about a month recovery for every yr out of alignment, so for me its 40 yrs which equals 40 months. I'm almost there and don't have the chronic dizziness when just sitting anymore. The key with nucca treatments is to not give up because the body will take time to heal

[@phyllisgoldstein6651]

I’m Not sure if I have this diagnosis , , I have been tested for many things . I had a Chiro adjusting which I had for years, I could use some help

[@carync131]

My chiropractor does non force applied kinesiology. Mine is from neck & or eye. C2 is usually tilted on me. Also, extreme tension in my neck causes it. When i was 1st diagnosed diagnosed i saw neurologist. I had been suffering from panic attacks & agoraphobia. He felt thats what brought on my vertigo

[@Missleo15891]

Thanks for sharing, I’ve had a cervical injury for years (20) i feel getting to work one morning in August,I felt pain but kept moving I fell on my left side my arm kinda braced me my neck, left leg and shoulder blade started hurting, in October I was on the interstate driving everything started spinning I saw halo lights a bad anxiety attack hit I felt like I couldn’t breathe it was horrible if I try to drive now anxiety kicks in when I’m going over a bridge or driving over 30 minutes PLEASE HELP ME THANKS IN ADVANCE 😢😢

[@kimikazikola]

What about craniocervical and atlantoaxial instability? I feel like I can’t get past this 😢

[@ozzyalejo]

When I get up from a laying down position I get a rush of fast spinning. What I found interesting is that when I focus on a single point like a small light from my television set, I seem to be able to diminish the spinning. There's something in your information that''s helping me narrow down what happened to me. I also suspect that VR sickness and motion sickness could be the cause since I've been using that quite a bit.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Interesting! Visual fixation (focusing your eyes on something stationary) does help override whatever brain signals exist re: your inner ears.

[@ozzyalejo]

@@robertwilliams5618 I'm starting to think it might be coming from my neck cause I have forward head posture and headaches. I also know that stress can you keep you in a state of fear that makes it worse. Good sleep, is helping, chiropratic care is helping along with stress management via music, comedy and creativity.

[@harrisonclark4382]

I damaged my collarbone bench pressing too much weight years ago, and I think I’m experiencing dizziness from this injury. Pain in my shoulder and I can’t sleep well.

[@survivor48]

Great video! Every time when I look down to urinate I start wobbling, swaying. What would recommend Dr Yonit? Thanks!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Looking down can be a challenge, and especially when you're looking down into a target that doesn't fully contrast with the environment (the colors are similar). The simplest way is to first practice looking down without trying to look at something specific. Do repetitions of this like you would an exercise. Then change the exercise and look down at specific things. Basically, you are practicing for real life.

[@bradstein8776]

Who diagnoses cervico dizziness? You are the best!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Usually it's a diagnosis of exclusion, so you basically get the diagnosis when you have neck pain/stiffness or neck movement related dizziness that's otherwise unexplained by ENT/neurology/physical rehab physician.

[@bradstein8776]

@@TheSteadyCoach Thanks 😊 🙏

[@bradstein8776]

Hi Yonit, If we wanted to get a proper diagnosis, whether it's cervicogenesis dizziness or neural circuit, Who would the our best bet to go to? Audiologist, PT, chiropractor, ENT? I did the whole vestibular rehab with the physical therapist, Who kept down playing and not paying attention to my upper cervical. I did five weeks with her and eight months on my own with very, very little results. I have forward head posture and none of them ever mention it, except my tmj dentist. Thank you very much 😊

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Brad, I discuss this in more detail in step 1 of my free course thesteadycoach.com/free-course. I recommend specialists with expertise in dizziness disorders. These providers may include neurologists, neuro-otologists or otolaryngologists. If you have direct access to a vestibular audiologist, sometimes going there first can get you answers faster.

[@bradstein8776]

@@TheSteadyCoach The vestibular audiologist is What I thought, thank you so much. 💓

[@jcharris8821]

What are your thoughts on atlas misalignment as a cause of dizziness?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I am not a physician so I cannot tell you that this never causes dizziness, but frequently what's being blamed for the dizziness is just a normal abnormality that is not directly responsible.

[@PJG1710]

So here we are 11 months later and I'm still dealing with my situation With my situation which has been going on since August 2023, I move my eyes and or my head left to right, right to left no issues. I move my eyes up and my eyes down no issue. I move my eyes and my head up and down. That’s when I have the issue. No one seems to be able to get me to the next level. I've seen 2 VPT therapist on two different occasions they have helped. Though I’m still dealing with the issue. So based on how I understand your video, my situation is VOR. ??? Thank you

[@TheSteadyCoach]

This video may describe what you have: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoKnd3qsfayIiMU

[@rebiaahmed154]

Very informative video

[@jessicamaresca6123]

Hello, really thank you thank you for this video. As usual, you are very pedagogical and clear in your explanations. I have had several whiplash in my life. but neck pain did not appear until after the dizziness. I therefore think I belong to the second category ... well I think so. It is true that I am afraid of doing the exercises with head movements because they increase the pain and dizziness ... but if I have understood correctly they are essential for progress? I am followed in France by an American chiropractor who comes from california and who is interested in neurology. I will talk to him about all this during the next meeting. you give me hope to be healed .... thank you with all my heart.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You are so welcome. I see this sometimes- the brain has a "pattern" for pain that it activates when it senses danger, even if the body part has healed. Going through the movements of your beck is essential for progress. But you don't have to rush, and you can start slowly and work your way up while taking breaks for breathing. The most important part is understanding that you won't cause yourself damage by moving.

[@jessicamaresca6123]

@@TheSteadyCoach Ok. I will try to do the exercices slowly. I am reading the Book of Dr sarno talking about SMC which talk about this. I wish i will get better soon. Have a good day.

[@jessicamaresca6123]

@@TheSteadyCoach how Can i Know that my neck is heal? It crack and pain all over the day...

[@TheSteadyCoach]

@@jessicamaresca6123 the problem is that even MRIs and CT scans on people's necks can be "abnormal" but not cause symptoms. You did mention you have had examinations and that they have been normal- that is a good indication that the pain is not from the neck, rather it's from the brain. The other way you can tell is using the list I have in the course about neural circuit dizziness. It's under Step 2. If the pain follows those patterns, that is a very good sign it is not because the neck is damaged.

[@rileysmith1539]

I hurt my neck on a roller coaster. Felt a pop and burning sensation like a pulled or ripped a nerve. Later that evening I felt like I had a concussion. Was so dizzy went to ER . Had a MRI of neck and head. Everything came back ok. I do have back issues. C1-c2. But never had dizziness or headaches. I have headaches in the back of my head below skull but above neck just to the right of center. Some days I wake up and feel great. Some days I wake up and dizzy after a few minutes after getting up. I noticed caffeine, coffee in the morning makes it worse. Sometimes I get weird pressure headache in Back of head that makes symptoms worse. Also I noticed my left eye twitches sometimes. Been to specialist doctors say inner ear problem ect. Symptoms went away for a couple months about 3 weeks after initial injury. But this winter they have came back. Also noticed after a hard day of work or a workout in the gym symptoms are worse. I have crunching sound in my neck when I turn my head up and down or left and right. Ive done the head exercise with no help. I’m thinking prolotherapy injection is my only hope. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I will pay any amount of money. I’m a young father of 3, baseball coach, basketball coach, race car driver and home builder. This has made my way of life absolutely terrible. I also have pretty bad anxiety which makes It worse. Thanks !

[@TheSteadyCoach]

The inconsistency in your symptoms tells me that they are almost certainly neuro plastic. Please please read the mindbody prescription or healing back pain by Dr John Sarno. You will see yourself on every page. If you’re open to those ideas, I am convinced you can recover fully from your symptoms.

[@lisakring511]

I know this is an old video but I thought I would give it a try. I do have anxiety but I also have ongoing issues with my neck from injury several years ago. It really exists on one side, eye blurry and pressure, ringing in the ear (pulsatile) and head heaviness. I've had scans done for my ear area. I have stenosis, degenerative disk disease as well as arthritis. A lot. But being it's all on one side it's confusing

[@leticiamartinez1295]

Ever since I got Bell’s palsy I am not the same. I can’t drive on the freeway. The other cars moving next to me give me anxiety. I know my nerves are not rewired the way I use to be…. Help what can I do?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I am so sorry you’re going through this. The answer is very similar to what happens when people have isolated inner ear weakness: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2e4gqCEiNOJfNEsi=Pj3sZMtZkQWoUeUf

[@bobroston9474]

I have neck pain with dizziness. I had an accident where I fell I my face. Do you have patients who visit your office so you can provide them with specific exercises to eliminate them. I have detailed audiology records for you to review from UCSF. Where is your office?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Bob, I currently work with clients virtually. You can find out more about my services at my website thesteadycoach.com/services/

[@blanebostock]

o Lord, this just helped me SO MUCH!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Awesome! So glad it helped!

[@blanebostock]

@@TheSteadyCoach I have so many conditions now at the age of sixty five it is hard to determine what is causing my constant dizziness. Prostate cancer (fatigue from radiation), emphysema and a brain injury (fell onto the back of my head when an inversion table broke.) I had some severe vertigo around 2014, then a steady stream of dizziness w nausea and occasional bad headaches. I've had inner ear infections for years prior to my vertigo and consequent testing w audiologist and neurologists. Vestibular migraine is the diagnosis from neurologists and hearing loss in both ears. They claim they have no way of imaging my inner ear due to its encasement in "bone", give me nortryptaline for TBI and vestibular disorder, but even after a year of vestibular PT I am still reeling and feel like I've lost control of my body in space. I have the sensation of falling endlessly, or my surroundings are moving and I can't focus with any peripheral input. I know you are helping countless people, sorry to take up so much time. I also have TMJ and cervical stenosis that both play a part in the inflammation of my inner ear... I have a history of trauma, including seeing atrocities as a child, friends murdered, it's ridiculous the number of pre- existing set ups for neurological fire alarms I have; PTSD and major depression in my "resume". I had a heart attack when I was 21, had a near-death experience that has sustained me through many trials... I have been in five car accidents and even a train wreck, an oil burner explosion and was thrown across the platform of a train station when a power line blew up over my head. The list goes on. Had and have many paranormal experiences both as a child and an adult, what presented as ghosts as a kid and countless premonitions after my near death journey to the "afterworld". I see a therapist every week, my family doctor, specialists. I feel like I can live with almost anything but the helplessness I go through when I have the falling through space attacks. The headaches and spinal pain I can manage with heat and stretching, simple endurance... any suggestions? I would be more than happy to pay for any advice or treatment you could give. And if I am too much to handle (!) I can continue to gain so much just watching your videos and putting the great exercises you give into practice. After a year of PT I am disappointed not to be better than this by now... I know I have more control than I give myself, it is just so much harder to deal with this while I also am healing from TBI and the fatigue of both radiation and covid and bronchitis at the same time. Your coaching videos are like rays of light coming from heaven. Thank you SO much. blane bostock

[@blanebostock]

Also! I just spent 20 years as musical director of a flamenco dance company and had to leave because of the fatigue and dizziness. So I am a self-motivated human being...

[@kevincinar]

My symptoms started after a chiropractor yanking my neck with a towel. I felt a needle like pinch and gradually my dizziness started. Any exercise I could do to help? It s also causing right side of my head feel pressure and aching.

[@randyburk142]

My neck pinched when I was laying on my side and I immediately got horrible dizzy. Now when I turn my head left I get dizzy. My neck is inflamed and sore where it pinched. I have had spells of this in the past lasting months sometimes. 4:34

[@denalibrooke2966]

Hi Dr. Arthur, I have been studying your video and working through the free course you offer. I am wondering if I should consult with you, because I have been using bilateral ankle foot orthoses for 4 years. Could my new gait be causing a change in my vestibular system?

[@denalibrooke2966]

Or at least complicated things?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Denali, I would not expect this to cause dizziness and it should not be an impediment to your recovery either!

[@joannaq659]

Do people with PPPD also sort of have this? Early on I had a major sense of my head feeling like a bobble head. It happens occasionally. Wonder if the neurocurciut type ones would help?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Totally. Common among PPPD clients in my experience. But inconsistent, like you described.

[@themadoregang9810]

What if the dizziness is coming from both types? I have ventral cord impingement and stenosis due to a congenital neck fusion and the resulting arthritis. I’ve been formally diagnosed with cervical dizziness and headaches and so far vestibular rehab and vision rehab are going well (vestibular PT says my system is working fine.), but the dizziness remains. My brain MRI is absolutely perfect. I definitely have psychosocial and physical triggers, but I also fit the criteria of neural circuit dizziness. Can I use the neural circuit dizziness exercises in tandem with cervical dizziness exercises?

[@BlessedKarma10]

Thankyou so much for clarifying

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You're very welcome!

[@DaniEla-of4eo]

I always get dizziness and neck pain together. I've always wondered what the connection is. When I'm more tensed in the neck, I have more dizziness. Does this make sense?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

This will explain it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5u8lmetjL96jtk

[@StevenDoyleLuke]

How about cervical foraminal stenosis/arthritis as a dizziness cause?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Steven, abnormalities on cervical MRIs (including stenosis and arthritis) are common (see this study on 1200 normal people, many of whom had abnormalities on MRIs but no symptoms: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00586-012-2176-4). Despite this, cervicogenic dizziness does not seem to correlate with MRI abnormalities (it's a diagnosis of exclusion: link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40945-017-0040-x and jnnp.bmj.com/content/72/5/587.short). Compression of the nerves CAN cause dizziness, like I mentioned in the video, but my experience is that cervicogenic dizziness is a complex biopsychosocial phenomenon (aka has stress components) even when there is a physical contribution.

[@klararybnikarova7731]

Dear Dr. Yo, what if I get very dizzy after the exercises? I watched your other video with the training cards and also gut super dizzy. Should I keep practicing and it gets better with time? The diziness stayed for about an hour. I did the breathing afterwards...but still I get kind out of comfort zone. Is it to early to train? I am after car accident. Thank you.

[@JudithLabuda]

Love your podcasts

[@deadcatlives6931]

Great timing

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@howardchud9097]

What head lamp are you using?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

It was a $15 one I found on Amazon! It's no longer available but you can find many others.

[@kaylaberry7983]

I feel like this is really part of issue after having my thyroid removed and the surgery took 3 hours. I have extreme light sensitivity and have issues with large rooms, bright rooms, large spaces (baseball field when my kids play) if my neck is stiff from anxiety or sleeping wrong then my symptoms are worse.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Visual symptoms are very common. You may be interested in these videos if you have not already seen them kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWGpZ6GVhqdnn7csi=IzZf9Zxqumvr1wrS and kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6S6iqx6jNqoldUsi=AcLYBRlWHuMCyTxw

[@Carlos_Argel]

Hello, Yonit. I love your videos, thank you for everything you do. I'm from Mexico. It's difficult to find doctors who know about PPPD here. I basically had to read a lot in the internet to find some information, I was desperate, but luckily I could find an otoneurologist who confirmed my doubts, she diagnosed me with Chronic Subjective Dizziness. I've had the dizziness for 1 month and a half, but 3 days ago I started with day and night tingling in my hands and in my right foot. Do you think this is a symptom of CSD (PPPD)? My doctor doesn't know what to tell me 😅. Thanks in advance. Greetings from the taco Country!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Carlos, my friend and neighbor! I am in Florida so I am waving at you from across the Gulf. CSD and PPPD are two names for the same thing. And yes, I often see tingling or other weird unexplained symptoms with chronic dizziness. It doesn’t mean you have a neurological condition (I’m sure your doctor ruled out serious tissue damage or disease), it means your brain is trying out a new circuit. If you watch my video on Ask Dr Yo- why do my symptoms change throughout the day- it’ll explain why. I was talking about dizziness symptoms specifically but it can happen with any symptoms that are not from tissue damage.

[@yendryrojas]

Como sigues ?

[@jessicamaresca6123]

hello yonit When I do stretching exercises on my necks my symptoms increase a lot. there is an exercise that I do on my stomach on the floor and I raise my arms, legs and then my head trying to look up...this one is terrible. is it too violent? can it pinch nerves? my instabilities really increase with the movements and cracks in my neck...Can i hurt m'y neck doing exercices?...after that I'm not well for a long time. is it possible that in addition to stress it is also cervical instability? are there specific exercises for cervical instability? thé chiropractor said y have to get more flexibility in my neck... Thank you very much for your help and the Time you allow to us🙏

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Stress causes physical changes in the nerves and muscles and leads to the symptoms you describe. The stretches you describe are likely not causing damage, they are irritating nerves and muscles that are already inflamed. This sends your brain a message of danger and that turns on the dizziness and pain. But it’s not usually because of damage or instability. The brain is what decides whether something is dangerous or not, and your brain is very sensitive to danger.

[@jessicamaresca6123]

@@TheSteadyCoach thank you so much. You Always have the rigth words to make me understand and keep calm. You are so helpful 🙏

[@tedlahm5740]

SCM muscle on one side of MY NECK is the problem. Spasm and transmitted to inner ear and onto the brain. naturally.

[@sammiller2617]

Most informative!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You're going to love the one coming out next week!

[@mojitocities]

Hello Dr Yonit. I was diagnosed with PPPD and I have a constant tension in the back of the head and neck specially when I look down or I am dizzy. How can I get rid of this pain and pressure?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

This might help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5u8lmetjL96jtk

[@woodfloorsjohnny]

I wonder if 20 years Of laying woodflooring and leaning over on my knees ha as anything with my off & on issues with Dizziness???🤔

[@keltellsdublin481]

Hi, I was a painter for over 20 years ( looking up alot at ceiling and the top of the wall.) My chiropractor sad she sees alot of painters with vertigo for this reason. Your is looking down alot of the time so it makes sense

[@pinkahboo925]

I've had cervical vertigo and am being told i need dry needling at the base of my skull. But that will trigger my very violent vertigo. If there another way to get those muscles to stop spasming.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Physical solutions are helpful if the root problem is physical.

[@nant5434]

Moving the head makes the neck pain worse! Crunching and pain! My neck is not on any condition to turn it side to side with arthritis and degen discs. What else can we do?

[@laurateissier2676]

Hello again, I am starting to practice all your advice.. but a doubt persists and blocks me. When I change position or when I get up quickly I hear a sound in my left ear (where I had my so-called neuritis) like my circulation and like wind. I'm afraid of having a neck problem (atlas)or a problem with my inner ear, I leave in fear of the medical . I have fluctuations in the symptoms that's for sure but they are still there 24/7 when I'm sitting and lying down

[@laurateissier2676]

Like I think that maybe the misalignment presses on a vein which irrigates my ear less. note that I have already seen two angiologists

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Laura, I know all about the doubts. I'm glad we got to talk about this at the coaching session.

[@Virgobro]

I have Ankylosing Spondylitis which has fused my spine all the way to my Atlas but I am able to move my head side-to-side enough to up and down about an inch or so. I have severe kyphosis and I am told that I should see it vestibular therapist? Will your course be able to help me?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I'm not sure. If the physical abnormalities you report are truly the cause of your symptoms, then best to see a local therapist.

[@Virgobro]

@@TheSteadyCoach actually two spinal X-rays showed no abnormalities on my spine just that it had completely fused. The MRI scan of my brain showed no trauma. MRI of my neck showed no abnormality. EMG test turned out okay so he referred me to a ENT who said it wasn't ear nose or throat. Rheumatologist thinks it could be because of my progressed kyphosis but there's been no diagnosis of why I have chronic dizziness. I think I'm at step three or four in your course and I concur with pretty much everything that you're sharing. It's not the mobility issue that bothers me so much but the dizziness and numbness like my leg has gone to sleep but my whole entire body has. Then I get shakes when I'm triggered which spikes my anxiety and for the past two-and-a-half years I feel that I'm stuck in fight or flight and even fright. I've been dealing with anxiety for over 30 years due to childhood trauma... Which was triggered by the pandemic... And since November I've only gotten out on my own on my medical scooter two days maybe three days in a month. I'm very sensitive to medications and have been on antibiotics far too many times in the past six years which I think have contributed to the dizziness as it is a common side-effect. The conundrum is UTIs also affect mobility and cause dizziness. I've been dealing with these health challenges since 2007 the dizziness only began in 2020 with the sensation of walking on marshmallows or constantly on a bouncing trampoline when I'm walking. Thank you so much for your response and for your very informative and caring videos 🙏🏻

[@dwitriaguschandra2657]

for the past 3 years I have been suffering from tension headaches, stiff and painful neck, and loss of balance in various positions, whether sitting, standing or lying down. Over the past 3 years I have visited various neurologists, ENT and internal medicine doctors. I also routinely do physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and also strengthen my neck muscles but there are no good results. based on the MRI results, cervical spondylosis dan lumbal HNP were found. is that the main cause of the dizziness and loss of balance that i experiences??

[@TheSteadyCoach]

This sounds like neural circuit dizziness, not something from a physical cause. This interview might help explain: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4W2k5ZjebiGppo

[@krishnaKrishna-fm2fy]

After i wake.up while moving my neck to firward fmdirection i am getting some noise but not for all the times can you suggest pleade?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Not sure I can advise you on this, our bodies make all sorts of sounds that are normal but I can't tell you if what you're experiencing is normal.

[@tedlahm5740]

Turning body if the trouble was VISUAL input possibly cause symptoms?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Not sure I understand your question

[@zahra1389]

All this exercise are great but my neck is always stiff and it gets worst with neck exercises.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I honestly rarely ask my clients to do exercises. They can help when someone is fearful of movement but they are not usually a requirement to get better. However, movement is!

[@antonioadolpho9078]

Hi Doctor, my respects. My name is Antônio Adolpho, I am 75 years old. I live in Brazil. I have an autoimmune disease called ankylosing spondylitis. I no longer have normal movement in my neck. I also suffer from dizziness and imbalance. I have a question, which if possible, I would like you to answer. Can this unification of the cervical vertebrae, the total lack of movement in my neck, cause my dizziness and imbalance? If so, is there any specific exercise I can do to avoid such discomfort? Can so-called “cervical traction” help in any way? I would sincerely appreciate a response. Sincerely, Antonio Adolpho

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hello Antonio! I would think that cervical fusion could affect the balance system, but the best way to determine if it is the cervical fusion (and therefore exercises would help) OR if it is a neural circuit problem that has nothing t do with the cervical fusion is to work with a physio who is familiar with mindbody or psychogenic dizziness. Unfortunately I am not familiar with the organizations that provide such training in South America. I am SURE they exist in Brazil.

[@Ghostlove92Kat]

My vestibular rehab therapist said he thinks I have a bit of this, and he used to do massages, and I had a couple chiro adjustments but it just goes back to how it was. I tried some botox in my jaw for jaw clenching but I think I need more. And I need to figure out what else I can do to stretch out my neck.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Michelle, you might be interested in this interview, we talk a lot about the neck kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4W2k5ZjebiGppo

[@Imtheone84]

I've been diagnosed with cerebral hypoprofusion which my chiropractic neurologist said caused my dysautonomia. It sucks. I've been so nauseous last 5 months. Have to take dramamine so I can keep working. I don't get dizzy I get nauseous. Feel like I'm going to throw up but I never do.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

So sorry this has happened. If your practitioner is right, that is a physical cause of symptoms. However, I have often seen practitioners be wrong about diagnoses like this, so please get a second opinion from a physician.

[@JuneBurgwyn]

I've got problems now had mastoid operations on both ears head is heavey and whoozey neck really bad eyes look as if the flashing what can I do

[@simon35795]

i had chronic dizziness but after a blood clot in the medulla oplemgata in the brainstem my vision has worsened and i have difficulty standing up and having a conversation with others.....i am more dizzy when i stand than when i walk

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I am sorry that happened and you are suffering. When dizziness happens after tissue damage, vestibular rehabilitation therapy can really help.

[@jessicamaresca6123]

Do we have to eliminate the triggers or adapt the response to them...or both?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Adapt the response! And that requires reducing fear/obsession about symptoms as well as dealing with emotional causes

[@stevebrown-bz5ry]

When I turn my head to one side..I can feel the tightness, stiffness down the right side of my neck..Ive had anxiety for over a year, and find iI am constantly hunched, upper back and shoulders always so tight...I consciously try and relax..but within ten minutes, im back in that dreadful ckenched posture, I just cant stop it happening...I have had such an off, cotton wool sensation in my head..which makes you just want to shake your head to be rid of it..its an awful debilitating sensation all day long....is this from tension..or ears, ot pinched nerve? Getting desperate to be free of it.

[@ahmdnaube3745]

I have pain 24/7 on both side of the neck on what we calll the mastoid muscle. Both sides near the base of the skull the pain is worse. Aslo when i stand straight my under feets hurts pretty much. So when i walk it feels I'm going side to side. Have been suffering for years. Anyone has these symptoms?

[@ahmdnaube3745]

@@crystalH30 Feel sorry for you. Don't worry we all will come out of this one day in sha Allah. I will pray for you and everyone. I'm doing regular sets of exercises morning and evening. It seems a little bit improving.

[@ss2824]

Ive suffered from horrible cervical neck pain right at the spine/base of the neck area. MRI showed slight disc protrusion at c5 c6. A lot of clicking and popping when moving the neck. My pain has improved but Just recently ive began to feel unbalanced while walking like im walkiing on a floating raft. In your opinion, my dizziness isnt related to my neck, right? I never had a major accident. I dont know how my pain originated. I feel like the unbalance issues kind of started after a major panic attack. Could there be a correlation?

[@got2go4word]

Thank you so much Dr. Yo!

[@alandmoochie]

Hi dr. Yo I have been diagnosed by a neurologist and. A physiotherapist that I have cervocogenic dizziness . I only have dizziness while standing and moving . I don’t have it while sitting, laying down or driving . I haven’t had any trauma to the neck , but noticed I. Don’t have full range of movement on the left side (stiff neck). Does this sound like an accurate diagnoses? My neurologist said If it doesn’t go away he can just do a nerve block and it will go away right away again does this sound accurate ?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I can’t advise you on the medical side of this and it’s important to understand what your doctor is saying. However if there is no medical reason why your neck is stiff and they’re just to address the symptoms with their treatments, I would address this as neural circuit dizziness.

[@lauraalexa2099]

Wow, thanks so much.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

You're very welcome, Laura!