Upcoming Device for Vertigo?

It was actually in 2021 that a device for vertigo received the “Breakthrough Device” designation from the FDA in the United States - for the treatment of vertigo.

Since then, research has continued.

The device, from Otolith Labs, is actually a headband. According to the company, the device "uses precisely tuned vibrations to interact with the acceleration sensors in the inner ear, mitigating the symptoms of vertigo." They call it "non-invasive Vestibular Resonance Therapy" or "nVRT technology".

The device (apparently going by the name of OtoBand is only at the beginning of its testing journey, but the hope is that it may help with vestibular migraine symptoms, and even motion sickness from virtual reality.

About 1/4 to 1/3 or even more of migraine patients experience some kind of vertigo, and the symptom can be very disabling.

We may be waiting for better treatments, but there is help available. If you experience some kind of vertigo, check out the resources below.

Additional Resources

A few resources to help you with vertigo:

Vestibular Migraine: Simply Not So Simple.
Vestibular Migraine and Additional Symptoms
Overcoming Positional Vertigo (book)
"Dizzy Fix" (this is a unique device to help you with positional vertigo as explained in the book above)
World Migraine Summit - live now! The vertigo session is over, but there's lots more still live. (The full set of interviews can be purchased here.)
Official site of Otolith Labs - you can be involved in a clinical trial by signing up here.

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