I have had many recurrent bouts of labyrinthitis over the years. I got used to so I put it at the back of my mind and pretended like it didn't bother me. This worked... well not very well, but for some reason I thought I had to just put up with it. I didn't want to go to doctors or go on any more medication (which had made things worse!). So I lived with it for years, even during my pregnancy. But it was when I was holding my little baby in my arms and I felt my body teetering about that reality set in. It was no longer just me I had to worry about, I had a little one to take care of now.
I saw my kinesiologist who gave me some Gaze stabilisation exercises... they were ok.. but they weren't enough.
SO I went to google and I found the following exercises
http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/vestibular-rehabilitation-exercises
I tried them all, they didn't all work but I got there in the end.
I found that by building on the gaze stabilisation exercises by quickly bending over then standing, at first a little alarming, really got me there. I don't know why, but it helped.
But if I am honest they worked well with the combination of not cleaning my ear so much! I have always been a bit nuts about it, but I left it a little to see if it would help.. and I really think it did.
I have been fine for months now.. just exhaustion sets my eyes to fussy these days but that's to be expected.
I hope this helps someone out there looking for a little hope. Its a truly awful experience and a little maddening. Your not alone!
