Subject: Our petition 'Vestibular for change' - Change. Org "How worldwide disclosure of a clear guideline/protocol can turn a lack of in-depth understanding of balance disorders today into early diagnostic evaluation and effective management of vestibular disorders tomorrow."
News
Before we say goodbye as a Foundation and cheers to you all, we need to finish this beautiful work...
Vestibular implant news
+ 100 million people worldwide suffer from severe vestibular disorders, with high risk of falls and injuries. This seriously handicaps their lives, disabling them of doing routine daily activities.
#Barany2020 - #patiensincluded yes or no?
Tomorrow is the deadline to submit Free Papers for a Poster Session. So I submitted our abstract today!
This is not a kinky ladies' circle
All right... head out of the clouds and both feet firmly on the ground now.
It's just us: Donia, Josiane, Iris and Tania. As a fearsome foursome we might look a bit kooky,But to be honest we couldn't be more serious about this...
BSGVesD makes it happen
On Thursday evening, November 28 2019, the (multidisciplinary) Belgian Study Group on Vestibular Disorders (BSGVesD) met for the first time at the Royal Academy of Science and Art in Brussels. Their mission was to write an overarching guideline to support the diagnosis and treatment of vertigo and dizziness, based on the latest scientific findings...
Facts & Figures. Doctor, I'm dizzy!
If one day, you'll have to see your GP...
(you'd better be aware of this)
I am 26. As a little boy I was already struggling with balance problems.
I think I was 10 years old when, in the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up with my world shaking violently and me in a total panic. I could not lift or move my head and was intensely nauseous.
Day of silence
Today Belgium holds the 'day of silence'. On their website I read about their 'annual campaign to address the value of slowing down, stillness and qualitative attention in the Flemish, Brussels and Dutch community'.
Coming out day - October 11
People are more than their illness, but including your vestibular illness into your identity, can be an emotional burden for a patient.
Balance screening for babies
Balance problems in children got very little attention until recently.
That is gradually changing.
Fortunately.