The BrainPort Balance Device
- What Is the BrainPort Balance Device?
- Who Should Use the BrainPort Balance Device?
- How Does the BrainPort Balance Device Work?
- Can Electrical Stimulation Hurt My Tongue?
- What Are the Benefits of BrainPort Balance Device Therapy?
- How Can I Obtain the BrainPort Balance Device?
What is the BrainPort Balance Device?
The BrainPort balance device is a medical device that provides information about your head/body position through gentle electrical stimulation of your tongue. The BrainPort balance device is non-surgical, effective, and easy to use.
Who Should Use the BrainPort Balance Device?
The BrainPort device can be used for treatment of a wide range of balance disorders. If you are suffering from
- Bilateral or Unilateral Vestibular Dysfunction
- Ménière’s Disease
- Endolymphatic Hydrops
- Labyrinthitis/Vestibular Neuritis
- Uncompensated Perilymphatic Fistula
- Ototoxicity
- Balance deficits following Acoustic Neuroma resection/radiation
- Vestibular Migraine
- Mal de Debarquement Syndrome
- Dizziness of unknown origin
or other balance disorders, you can greatly benefit from the therapeutic effects of this treatment.
How Does the BrainPort Balance Device Work?
The BrainPort device provides precise information about head/body position via electrotactile stimulation of your tongue. Electrotactile stimulation refers to controlled, gentle electrical impulses. These impulses provide sensory information about the position of your head/body. Impulses on the right side of your tongue mean you are leaning to the right; impulses on the left side of your tongue mean you are leaning to the left, etc. You use this information to help improve your balance and posture.
Can Electrical Stimulation Hurt My Tongue?
You can adjust the intensity of the stimulation to your comfort level. Patients have reported that the impulses feel like champagne bubbles on their tongue. The BrainPort balance device has been tested to applicable safety standards. In over five years of use, we have received no reports of injury to the tongue.
What Are the Benefits of BrainPort Balance Device Therapy?
The BrainPort balance device is a non-surgical treatment device that helps you improve your balance. It is small and lightweight so you can transport it easily. The device is also easy to operate and use at home. Patients who are unhappy with their results from other balance treatments or rehabilitation can improve their balance with BrainPort device training.
Treatment with the BrainPort balance device consists of 20 minute treatment sessions, twice a day. Patients who use the device consistently retain improved balance between the treatment sessions. With improved balance, patients enjoy an enhanced quality of life and ability to perform every day tasks with ease.
How Can I Obtain the BrainPort Balance Device?
The BrainPort balance device is not intended for everybody. Only physicians who are in the network of BrainPort balance device providers can determine whether the BrainPort balance device is the right treatment option for your balance problem and can provide proper training on how to use the BrainPort balance device.
To locate a BrainPort balance device physician in your area, please Contact us.