{"id":19543,"date":"2026-10-09T13:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=19543"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:11:39","slug":"vestibular-neuritis-is-difficult-in-the-dark-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/patientenblog\/neuritis-vestibularis-gehen-im-dunkeln-wald-schwierig\/","title":{"rendered":"Vestibular neuritis: Walking in the dark \/ is the forest difficult?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the acute phase (about 2\u20133 days), the extreme spinning sensation subsides, but many affected individuals still struggle with significant difficulty walking and standing for weeks afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why this is the case and how the brain learns now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Brain compensation phase: Our brain tries to compensate for the loss of the balance organ through the eyes and the joint sensors (proprioception).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Challenge of darkness and unevenness: When it is dark (the eyes become disoriented as a help) or the ground is uneven, such as at the beach or in the forest, the weakened inner ear is left on its own \u2013 the dizziness immediately gets stronger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/vestibular-rehabilitation-therapy-and-balance-training\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vestibular rehabilitation therapy<\/a>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-patients\/dizziness-vestibular-therapy-exercises\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Targeted exercises<\/a> For eye-head coordination and balance, the brain is demonstrably able to compensate much faster and more sustainably!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Good prognosis: The <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/vestibular-neuritis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vestibular neuritis<\/a> has a very good chance of healing \u2013 usually just a few targeted appointments with a doctor\u2019s prescription are enough, provided that it is practiced regularly at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Want to understand the exact exercises and compensation mechanisms? Take a look now at our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/vestibular-neuritis\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/schwindelerkrankungen\/neuritis-vestibularis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patient information<\/a> or that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hVZMpMS9eUI\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hVZMpMS9eUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main video on YouTube<\/a> may apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Are you looking for qualified therapists near you who specialize in dizziness? Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-patients\/dizziness-vestibular-therapist-search\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therapist search<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nach der akuten Phase (ca. 2\u20133 Tage) l\u00e4sst der extreme Drehschwindel nach, doch viele Betroffene haben in den Wochen danach noch mit deutlicher Gang- und Standunsicherheit zu k\u00e4mpfen. \u3164 Warum das so ist und wie das Gehirn jetzt lernt: \ud83d\udc49 Kompensationsphase des Gehirns: Unser Gehirn versucht, den Ausfall des Gleichgewichtsorgans \u00fcber die Augen und die [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"_jf_save_progress":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patientenblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19545,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19543\/revisions\/19545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19543"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}