I am currently doing some vestibular rehab to try improve my poor balance. The evaluation and therapy confirmed what I already knew that my balance mechanism in my inner right ear is broke along with all hearing in that ear after the GPA attacked it last spring. My balance wasn't great before due to neuropathy in feet from years of diabetes and chronic ear infections and operations on left ear that removed all of my left middle ear.
It was discouraging though to find out how impaired I actually am during therapy exercises since I have learned to compensate somewhat by avoiding things that tax my balance. I can't walk and turn my head at same time. I can't stand in place and close my eyes without falling since I am very dependent upon visual clues to remain upright.
The hope is the therapy will some help right side to either improve or help left side learn to compensate even more but so far i am feeling more dizzy and staggering more as I walk and needing to use my cane even more. I wonder how long it will be before I notice any improvement. I am also feeling a lot more tired and short of breath which might be due to recent decrease in prednsione as part of tapering plan.
Anyone else have experience with vestibular rehab therapy?
I was told that GPA usually atacks the hearing mechanism but sometimes also damages the balance part of inner ear.
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