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Is Yoga Affect Menieres Disease?

i have menieres disease and i was wondering if yoga would bother me, im asking cause i dont move my head very fast cause i feel that quick turns, spinning etc doesn t quite agree with me. yoga is slower movements but up and down and side to side...would this affect it?
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
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Yoga's combination of meditation, postures and breathing techniques offers balance and stress relief, two key benefits that may help alleviate ear ailments. The Cleveland Clinic emphasizes that stress reduction lightens the impact of Meniere's disease and its symptoms...
Since yoga helps in increasing the body’s overall balance it is also a recommended alternative treatment for ear problems like Meniere’s disease. Yoga not only helps in stimulation the nervous system but it also strengthens the labyrinth which is also known as the inner ear and is responsible for controlling the feeling of balance in the body....
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Is Yoga Affect Menieres Disease?

HI Yoga s combination of meditation, postures and breathing techniques offers balance and stress relief, two key benefits that may help alleviate ear ailments. The Cleveland Clinic emphasizes that stress reduction lightens the impact of Meniere s disease and its symptoms... Since yoga helps in increasing the body’s overall balance it is also a recommended alternative treatment for ear problems like Meniere’s disease. Yoga not only helps in stimulation the nervous system but it also strengthens the labyrinth which is also known as the inner ear and is responsible for controlling the feeling of balance in the body....