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Balance Problems
Have you ever felt dizzy, lightheaded, or as if the room is spinning around you? If the feeling happens often, it could be a sign of a balance problem. Balance problems can make you feel unsteady or as if you were moving, spinning, or floating. They are one cause of falls and fall-related injuries, such as hip fracture. Some balance problems are due to problems in the inner ear. Others may involve another part of the body, such as the brain or the heart. Aging, infections, head injury, certain medicines, or problems with blood circulation may result in a balance problem. If you are having balance problems, see your doctor. Balance disorders can be signs of other health problems, such as an ear infection or a stroke. In some cases, treating the illness that is causing the disorder will help with the balance problem. Exercises, a change in diet, and some medicines also can help.
Nobody cares how much you know,
until they know how much you care.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain that control language. It can make it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say. It is most common in adults who have had a stroke. Brain tumors, infections, injuries, and dementia can also cause it. The type of problem you have and how bad it is depends on which part of your brain is
damaged and how much damage there is. There are four main types:
- Expressive aphasia – you know what you want to say, but you have trouble saying or writing what you mean
- Receptive aphasia – you hear the voice or see the print, but you can’t make sense of the words
- Anomic aphasia – you have trouble using the correct word for objects, places, or events
- Global aphasia – you can’t speak, understand speech, read, or write
Some people recover from aphasia without treatment.
Explore the Stroke Awareness Resource Center
Learn how to raise stroke awareness during National Stroke Awareness Month in May and throughout the year. Explore the Resource Center for programs and activities aimed to increase public awareness of lifesaving stroke information and provide the stroke community a role in the act of raising awareness. Join stroke champions across the U.S. by encouraging others to be aware and share knowledge about stroke.
After weeks of rehearsals and preparations, the Elders and Care Partners at Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center performed the play Anne of Green Gables for all to enjoy. Anne of Green Gables (1908) is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who have a farm on Prince Edward Island and who had intended to adopt a boy to help them. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school and within the town.
The vegetables and flowers are growing in the garden at Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. The tomato fruit is showing firm green fruit and the squash is bursting forth and almost ready to be picked. Residents are enjoying the Fruit of their labor. A report from CNN stated that the sensory experience of gardening allows people to connect to their primal state…In addition to being a source of fresh, healthy produce, gardening can ease stress, keep you limber, and even improve your mood.”
The reward of a thing well done is having done it.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Many disorders can affect our ability to speak and communicate. They range from saying sounds incorrectly to being completely unable to speak or understand speech. Causes include:
- Hearing disorders and deafness
- Voice problems, such as dysphonia or those caused by cleft lip or palate
- Speech problems like stuttering
- Developmental disabilities
- Learning disorders
- Autism
- Brain injury
- Stroke
Some speech and communication problems may be genetic. Often, no one knows the causes.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
Helping People Communicate
This annual event provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing.
We have many resources to help you celebrate BHSM every day.
Don’t let people drive you crazy when you know it’s in walking distance.
- Unknown