The attack ends; the imbalance lingers. Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis — inflammation of the vestibular nerve or inner-ear labyrinth — cause days of severe vertigo, then weeks or months of unsteadiness while the brain re-calibrates. That re-calibration is trainable, and this is where vestibular rehabilitation shows its strongest evidence [1]. Free 15-minute call · (214) 730-6463.
MindForge doesn't bill insurance — by design. Direct-pay is what makes an individualized, intensive program possible rather than care shaped by billing codes. HSA/FSA and financing options exist, and a written Good Faith Estimate precedes any commitment.
What happened to you: a sudden (often post-viral) inflammation knocked out part of one ear's balance input — neuritis (nerve; balance only) or labyrinthitis (labyrinth; balance + hearing). The acute storm passes as your brain begins compensation: re-weighting toward the intact side, vision, and proprioception. Left alone, compensation is often slow and incomplete — motion sensitivity, visual dependence, and the "walking on a boat" weeks are the compensation process stalling. Structured retraining measurably speeds and completes it [1] — gaze-stabilization, habituation, and balance work, progressively dosed: exactly what Vestibular Conditioning (our structured form of what searchers know as vestibular rehabilitation) delivers in concentrated format.
Evaluation: the MindForge Discovery Day — VNG-class oculomotor and vestibular-function testing documents the deficit and the compensation state; posturography and gaze-stability testing quantify what to train; the same battery rules out BPPV (commonly triggered after neuritis) and other look-alikes. Same-day findings + GFE. Program: concentrated retraining weeks (pricing on your free 15-minute call; uncomplicated compensation cases typically scope lighter — confirmed in writing at your wrap). What treatment looks like: Discovery Day → daily retraining blocks → re-test against your own baseline (what to expect).
Frequently asked questions
How long does recovery take?
Acute vertigo: days. Compensation: weeks to months — and training compresses that, measurably [1]. Your re-test data replaces guessing.
Why am I still dizzy months later?
Stalled compensation, secondary BPPV, or an overlay like PPPD — all testable, all different plans.
Will my hearing come back?
Hearing questions belong with ENT/audiology — we co-manage and route by name.
Is there treatment on the Discovery Day?
No — it's a diagnostic day.
Do you take insurance?
We're direct-pay, with superbills provided — see ways to pay.
Sources: [1] Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction: McDonnell MN, Hillier SL. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015;(1):CD005397.