VertigoMe includes seven guided exercises for vertigo and balance. While you do them, your phone acts as a coach. It measures the angle of your head with its motion sensors, talks you through each move, and vibrates when you are in position. That way you can keep your eyes closed or your head still and still know what to do next.
The exercises are educational guides. They are not a diagnosis or a treatment plan. Do the exercises your ENT, neurologist or vestibular physiotherapist recommended. If you are not sure which ones apply to you, ask them first.
Where to find them
- On the Home screen, tap Exercises, just under the Quick log strip.
- During a spin, the spin timer and the Timing step of a spin log both offer the repositioning maneuvers.
The exercises are part of Premium, which includes the free trial. On the free plan, the Exercises row on Home shows a padlock and opens the Premium screen.
Repositioning maneuvers for BPPV
These aim to move loose crystals in the inner ear back to where they belong. You choose which ear you are treating.
- Epley maneuver: repositioning for BPPV. About 5 minutes.
- Semont maneuver: repositioning for BPPV with a fast swing from one side to the other. Best done with someone nearby. About 3 minutes.
- BBQ roll maneuver: repositioning for horizontal-canal BPPV, the type set off by lying flat and rolling in bed. About 4 minutes.
Home exercises
You do these regularly, on calmer days.
- Brandt-Daroff exercise: a home routine for lingering BPPV. You lie down to one side and then the other, in rounds. 5 to 12 minutes.
- Balance retraining: standing and walking drills that make your balance work harder step by step. About 5 minutes.
- Habituation exercises: steady head bends and lie-backs that bring on mild dizziness on purpose, so your brain learns to ignore it. About 4 minutes.
- Gaze stabilization: training for the reflex that keeps your vision steady when your head moves. The front camera can watch your head turns. About 3 minutes.
What happens to each session
When you finish an exercise, VertigoMe saves it in your log as a relief, under the exercise's name. You can say how helpful it was, and Insights uses your sessions to show what works for you. See "How VertigoMe tracks your exercise progress" for more.
When to see a clinician
Talk to your ENT, neurologist or vestibular physiotherapist before you start if you have not been told which exercises suit you, or which ear is affected. Seek medical help straight away if dizziness comes with a new severe headache, trouble speaking, weakness, numbness, double vision or loss of hearing.
