Fatigue and Vestibular Disorders – Are They Related?
People with vestibular disorders commonly report fatigue as one of their symptoms. In some disorders affecting the sensory systems (such as Meniere’s, BPPV, and vestibular neuritis), the senses send incorrect or confusing information to the brain.
Other disorders, such as vestibular migraine and PPPD, affect the central nervous system. In those instances, the senses send good information, but the brain is not processing it correctly. In both cases, the brain is forced to do more work to sift through the information it’s getting from the senses to filter out the noise. People with vestibular disorders have to concentrate harder and use more energy just to figure out where they are in space, leaving them with less energy to perform daily activities.
Fatigue can be caused by:
- Vestibular attacks such as migraines, Meniere’s episodes, or BPPV
- Inadequate or poor-quality sleep
- Dehydration
- Hormonal changes
- Stress/anxiety
- Depression
- Positional changes, such as looking up or down
- Movements, such as bending over, turning your head, lying down in bed, or getting up quickly
- Certain triggers like being in busy rooms with lots of people, looking at fans or windshield wipers, going to shopping malls, or being in a grocery store aisle.
Our team of professional therapists can give an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment to help you implement techniques that will alleviate fatigue so that you can have better days.
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