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You\u2019d think that vertigo and dizziness episodes are bad enough in themselves, as they can heighten the risk of falling and limit your mobility.<\/p>\nYou\u2019d think that vertigo and dizziness episodes are bad enough in themselves, as they can heighten the risk of falling and limit your mobility.<\/p>\n
But a new study published in the journal Research in Vestibular Science<\/em> reveals shocking tricks that your vertigo could be playing on your brain.<\/p>\n And the parts of your brain that are messed with depend on which ear your vertigo stems from.<\/p>\n Most importantly, once your vertigo is healed, your brain also returns to normal.<\/p>\n Your brain is split into two hemispheres. Although they\u2019re mostly similar, each part has different functions and roles.<\/p>\n When it comes to body movement, your brain crosses over. The right brain hemisphere controls your left leg and arm, while the left hemisphere controls your right leg and arm.<\/p>\n The ears and the balance system, on the other hand, operate a bit differently. The left ear connects to the left hemisphere and the right ear to the right hemisphere.<\/p>\n The question that scientists wanted to answer was: \u201cDoes vertigo in the left ear affect the left hemisphere differently than the right hemisphere, and vice versa?\u201d<\/p>\n To find out, they selected volunteers who suffered from vertigo and identified the ear that it stemmed from.<\/p>\n They then used spatial working memory as a measurement, since it mostly operates from the right brain hemisphere.<\/p>\n Spatial working memory is your ability to keep spatial information active in your working memory for a short period, such as when comparing two maps, one from what you see and the other from your spatial memory.<\/p>\n Those suffering from vertigo in the right ear fared much worse on spatial working memory tests than those who suffered from vertigo in the left ear.<\/p>\n This shows that vertigo negatively affects the side of the brain from which it comes, proving that vertigo is not just a problem with the balance system that increases the risk of falling\u2014it can also have severe consequences for your brain function.<\/p>\n The good news is that once the vertigo was healed, the spatial working memory returned to normal. This is another important reason to tackle your vertigo as soon as possible.<\/p>\n