Vestibular Migraine

As if it weren’t bad enough to have frequent migraines, on top of a head-splitting headache you now also feel dizzy and disoriented. You can’t wait out the dizziness because your migraine is making things worse. And you can’t find a way to work through your migraine because your spinning head leaves you locked in one place.

Like having a noisy neighbor, living with vestibular migraine is just as much about learning to cope with the “noise” as it is about actually confronting the noise. Ear plugs, soundproofing, a schedule — these are the tools of dealing with a noisy neighbor. Work routines, travel strategies, proper diet, and cognitive resilience — these are the tools of living with vestibular migraine (VM).

If you’ve been getting migraines for years and are now starting to get frequent dizzy spells too, then you may have vestibular migraine. If you’ve never heard of vestibular migraine, then you’re not alone.

If you’ve been getting migraines for years and are now starting to get frequent dizzy spells too, then you may have vestibular migraine. If you’ve never heard of vestibular migraine, then you’re not alone.