How We Can Provide Relief
For Dizziness and Balance Issues
It is possible to eliminate the many frustrations that come with seeing doctor after doctor with no real relief. Many of our patients have seen 4-6 providers before coming to our office, most have no answers and some are told there's nothing that can be done or the symptoms will 'eventually' go away. The reality is 1 out of 3 people suffer from dizziness or imbalance and statistically speaking the inner ear is the most common cause.
At Midwest Dizziness and Balance Institute (MDBI), we have the ability to look at all parts of your inner ear balance system and provide an accurate diagnosis for the symptoms you are experiencing. What good is a diagnosis though, without treatments? And that is where MDBI makes all the difference. We are a highly specialized ground breaking facility that has treatment options that do not exist anywhere else in the Midwest. Our treatment is 90% effective and everything is all in one location. We are NOT affiliated with any hospitals or other medical facilities
Who Can Benefit from our Services?
Midwest Dizziness and Balance Institute receives referrals from primary care doctors, cardiologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists (ENT), chiropractors, physical therapists, as well as patients who are referred from previous patients or who are self referred. If you are experiencing dizziness or balance issues, you can benefit from our assessment and treatment.
If you’re experiencing any of the following symptoms, we can help you:
Dizziness
Vertigo
Lightheadedness
'Foggy-headed' feeling
Balance issues/Disequilibrium
Motion Sensitivity
Spatial Disorientation
How do you test and treat Dizziness Vertigo or Imbalance?
Our Diagnostic Methods
MDBI is fully-equipped to administer quality assessments, utilizing the most comprehensive diagnostic technology available. There is not one test to look at how your inner ear balance system works, so a series of tests are necessary in order to determine the cause of your dizziness, imbalance or vertigo and this takes time.
Our initial testing evaluation is 3 hours and we administer the following tests:
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Computerized Dynamic Posturography (20 min - assesses your balance, reaction time, fall risk). You'll stand on a platform, harnessed in for safety, and we measure these things
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Spryson Rotational Chairs (40 min - this looks at your ear while you are still (sitting in a chair) and while a chair swivels you back and forth (think office chair swivel) - this allows us to see how the ear and brain communicate when you are still and with certain movements.
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Cervical and Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (c/o VEMPs) - (35 min - this test is administered by putting electrodes on your forehead, under your eyes and on your neck. Then sounds are played in your ears and recording outputs from electrodes pick up the gravity sensing organs (you have 4) in your ear. This is a major cause of imbalance.
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Videonystagmography (VNG) - 25 min: Video Goggles are used to record your eye movements while we activate your balance nerve. This is done by putting cool and warm air in your ears to activate your balance nerve.
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Positional testing (12-15 min) - Video Goggles are to record your eyes while you are put in different positions with your head and body, laying down, sitting up and turning your head side to side. This is used to see if the "crystals" in the ear are dislodged, something known as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
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Electrocochleography and Auditory Brainstem Response (ECochG/ABR) (Not part of the standard full evaluation but could be an add on from a physician). This test measures how your ear regulates fluid, sodium and electrolytes. You are reclined in a chair, electrodes placed on your ears and forehead and then sounds are played in your ears while you relax and close your eyes, the electrodes record the responses.
These assessments will accurately diagnose and subsequently treat balance disorders caused by all 10 vestibular inputs. Our combination of diagnostic and treatment resources under one roof makes Midwest Dizziness and Balance Institute one of the country’s most inclusive balance facilities.
Our Science-Backed Approach to Treatment
It is our goal to help patients safely and successfully return to their daily activities. Our patient's aren't just Dizzy, they are lightheaded, they are imbalanced, they have fears of falling. We understand. We treat our patients through different types of vestibular and central therapy.
Once we determine the cause, we use scientifically proven therapies to help your eyes, ears and brain to adjust, reduce, and eliminate the symptoms
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Advanced Vestibular Treatment™, or AVT™, is a proven, audiologist-directed personalized plan that is frequently more effective in resolving symptoms caused by vestibular disorders than more traditional physical therapy options and/or medications. Advanced Vestibular Treatment™ (AVT™) is a Trademark of Newport Mesa Audiology/Dizziland Inc. The method uses visual activation with movement and motion in seated, standing, or moving conditions
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Visual Vestibular Integration (VVI) Therapy - We are actively involved in research for a new method that involves a 27-point matrix system involving your eye and ear integration using virtual reality and visual activation.
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NeuroVestibular Rehabilitaion (NVR) - A neurology based therapy program used for patients who have had strokes, brain injuries, Parkinsons Disease, or central (brain) related dizziness.
Up-to-date Training and Education
Each of our providers (Audiologists) are specialized only in dizziness and balance and regularly participate in continuing education, research and training updates, so you can be confident we’re offering the most sophisticated diagnostic and treatment technology available today. It is our utmost priority to have the most accurate and up-to-date knowledge on vestibular dysfunction and treatment. We commit to this by completely monthly continuing education, participate in ongoing research and have partnered with Spryson Americas in various research projects. Check our RESEARCH page to see what we are currently participating in.
Define Your Symptoms
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