[hopefulmom]

Hi
Daughter's vestibular therapy has been making her feel nausea for 2 months now. She feels as if she is going backwards. She wants to stop or scale way, way back to where it won't make her so sick. I agree with her.

I just wanted to hear from others who have done vestibular therapy and how did it work for them.

Thanks

[DFayesMom]

Just curious. I did vestibular therapy for several months but wasn't progressing, because many of my problems were with the connection between my eyes and my brain. I do have nausa at times related to these issues.

I remember feeling the nausea you are talking about. It could also be related to a neck injury, which Often accompany concussions.

If scaling back seems like the thing to do, then do it IMO. I should have scaled back my vision therapy and didn't. I ended up having a big setback. I wish I'd listened to my instincts rather than my doctor!

[berkeleybrain]

I just started vestibular therapy, and I am also nauseous. I also have vision issues with no stable gaze, so I suspect they are connected.

I am willing to vestibular therapy a try, but I am also hoping the nausea goes away.

[hopefulmom]

Thanks for your replies. My daughter is doing vision therapy so the combination might just be too much at the present time.

Berkeleybrain..I am going to check with our insurance to see if the vision clinic accepts our insurance because it just seems that something is not right with her eyes and balance.

She too hit the back of her head so it make sense that these areas are out-of-whack.

Thanks for your responses

[Su seb]

I started vestibular therapy last spring and it made a world of difference for me. It took about six weeks to get rid of 80% of my symptoms.
The key was to only do enough to raise your symptom level a notch at a time. If you do too much it doesn't work. Another thing that helped me was to do the exercises before bed or before some down time.
The exercises are supposed to make you nauseous and dizzy, but not too much.
Also, don't do anything after the exercises that might heighten symptoms. I learned not to read, walk or do a challenging task after my vestibular exercises.

I have since stalled out a bit and that is due to the remaining vision issues. The last 20% of my symptoms are manageable if I am not working.
Know your triggers and limit them and prepare for them. For instance, only run one short errand each day. I can't run to five stores. Fluorescent lighting is a huge trigger for me. I carry visor and sunglasses with me.

I am still waiting to see a neuro opthamologist.
Su seb

[DFayesMom]

I was told that doing vestibular therapy and vision therapy at the same time would be too much. In my experience, it seems like the vision therapy probably The thing to do first. Just proceed with caution!