If you suffer from chronic or recurrent dizziness, you may have noticed that allergy season can kick up some symptoms. This post will serve as a treasure trove of actionable tip so that you can stay feeling your best and doing the things you love.
1. Keep Moving!
As long as movement is safe for you, some form of movement can help lessen symptoms and in the right dosages, send signals of safety to your brain - even on the most dizzy days. For people with chronic or recurrent dizziness, the story generally goes:
Some ideas of mindful movements include:
Gentle stretching
Tai Chi
Qi Gong
Certain types of yoga and Pilates
Graded exercise
2. Build in Time for Rest, Recovery, and Optimization
Our brain needs periods of rest and safety to help us rewire and minimize symptoms.
Prioritize your to-do list for what needs to be done verse what you want to get done. Do the most important things first and leave optional and easy tasks for the end of the day.
Plan out time throughout the day for rest. “Rest” will look different for everyone and will change for you day to day and as you heal. It may mean preventative lay down in bed with the lights off for 30 minutes. It could also look like longer rest breaks when doing a strenuous workout. The more you learn about what your body needs, the faster you can break the dizzy cycle and start to recover.
3. Manage Allergy and Migraine Symptoms Which May Be Exacerbating Dizziness
I always get an influx of dizzy people in my clinic during allergy season. You can read about the interaction here and try these tips below:
Nasal Rinses
Many people find that their dizziness subsides with frequent nasal rinses after exposure to pollen and other irritants.
Hydration
For both allergies and migraine, adequate hydration, electrolyte, and mineral levels are important.
Seek help from a qualified practitioner
Your physician or holistic practitioner may also be able to help symptoms through gut work, supplements, and medications.
If you have a migraine disorder, Tracking food, weather, stress levels, and sleep over 5 days can give you insight into your triggers so that you can better manage symptoms.
4. Have Your Tools Ready
There are countless products on the market to improve dizziness including:
Blue light blocking glasses (helping for daily screen exposure)
Green glasses (great for vestibular migraine attacks)
Vagus Nerve Stimulators (such as Truvaga or Cefaly)
5. Reflect on Your Thoughts Surrounding Dizziness:
When dizziness comes on, do you go into panic mode and catastrophization? Reflect on the thoughts that come through and see if you can approach these sensations with more curiosity than fear.
6. Get Grounded
Guided body scans and grounding meditations If you are having a dizzy day, you can try this simple but powerful practice:
Please keep in mind that the information presented are for education only. If you are struggling with dizziness or balance issues, please book a free consultation to see if working with an expert is right for you.
Dr. Stephanie House has over 15 years of experience in the health and wellness field and currently owns her own practice as a mind-body physical therapist in Charlottesville, VA.
She holds post doctoral certifications in vestibular therapy, dry needling, yoga therapy, and pregnancy and postpartum. With extensive continued study on topics such as mind-body medicine, integrative health, breathwork, and somatic therapy, Dr. House's extensive knowledge and comprehensive approach gets to the root of movement dysfunction and pain.
If you are ready to change the way you move and feel, work directly with Dr. House or join the House of Balance Newsletter.
"I don't heal or fix people. What I do is get your body and mind to an optimal place so you can start to heal yourself. We all have a greater capacity to heal than we are led to believe. With the appropriate input and support, our bodies can do amazing things." Stephanie House, PT, Founder
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