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Self-treatment of benign positional vertigo (right) Start sitting on a bed and turn your head 45° to the right. Place a pillow behind you so that on lying back it will be under your shoulders. Lie back quickly with shoulders on the pillow and head reclined onto the bed. Wait for 30 seconds.
Exercises. Saccades (Rapid eye movements) Sit in a comfortable position. Hold a playing card in each hand, level with your eyes and about 18 inches apart. Keeping your head still, move your eyes quickly from one card to the other, without stopping in between the cards. Remember to move only your eyes.
Vestibular compensation is a process that allows the brain to regain balance control and minimise dizziness symptoms when there is damage to, or an imbalance between, the right and left vestibular organs (balance organs) in the inner ear.
Your doctor may have moved you in different positions to help your vertigo get better faster. This is called the Epley maneuver. Your doctor also may have asked you to do these exercises at home. Do the exercises as often as your doctor recommends.
Find three targets in your room at eye level. One that would be over your left shoulder, one in front of you and one over your right shoulder. Next move your head to look at the left target, then the centre target, then the right target. Repeat 10-15 times turning head without stopping.
Increase general activity levels. The program may include exercises for: Coordinating eye and head movements. Stimulating the symptoms of dizziness in order to desensitize the vestibular system. Improving balance and walking ability. Improving fitness and endurance .
These exercises are designed to help make vertigo more manageable. Practice 2-3 exercises for at least 5 minutes every day and you can build up your tolerance to vertigo while it lasts. Exercises while in Bed: 1) Eye movements first slowly and then rapidly. Up and down. Side to side.
