Find your
balance.
Dizziness and imbalance can have many causes. At Pinnacle, we screen your concerns, evaluate your hearing when appropriate, and refer you for specialist testing or treatment. Our role is screening and referral, not vestibular diagnosis or treatment.
It starts in
the inner ear.
Your inner ear houses two systems: the cochlea for hearing and the vestibular system for balance. Because they sit side by side and share a nerve, a problem in one can involve the other.
The Spinning Sensation
Vertigo is the false sense that you or the room is spinning or moving. It often points to the inner ear's balance organs.
Unsteadiness
A feeling of being off-balance, swaying, or unsure on your feet, especially in the dark or on uneven ground.
Dizziness
A faint, woozy feeling that can have many causes, from inner-ear issues to blood pressure and medications.
When Hearing Is Involved
Conditions like Meniere's disease can cause vertigo alongside fluctuating hearing loss, ringing, and ear fullness.
How dizziness
touches hearing.
Because the systems are connected, what affects your balance can affect your hearing test and your hearing aids, and vice versa.
It Can Shape Your Results
Some inner-ear conditions cause hearing to fluctuate or drop in specific patterns. A hearing test can identify hearing changes to share with the clinician assessing your dizziness.
Hearing Aids & Balance
Hearing well supports orientation and awareness, which can aid steadiness. If your hearing fluctuates, your hearing aids may need periodic adjustment to keep pace.
An Important Warning Sign
Sudden hearing loss with dizziness, or one-sided symptoms, should be evaluated promptly. A hearing test is often a key first step.
Part of Your Health
Dizziness can also stem from causes outside the ear. Screening and a review of your hearing can help guide a referral; they do not establish the cause of dizziness.
A look inside our Midtown practice
Clarity first,
then a plan.
We review your symptoms and screen dizziness and balance concerns, with a hearing evaluation when appropriate. We refer to your physician, an ENT, or a vestibular specialist for further assessment and treatment. Pinnacle does not provide formal vestibular testing, Epley maneuvers, or vestibular rehabilitation.
Book a Screening →When to seek prompt care: sudden hearing loss, severe or persistent vertigo, dizziness with new one-sided hearing loss or weakness, or symptoms after a head injury deserve urgent medical attention. When in doubt, call your physician or seek emergency care.
Let's find
your next step.
Start with screening and referral guidance. If you need formal balance testing or treatment, we will direct you to an appropriate specialist.