There is not a lot of information out there about Mal de Debarquement syndrome, or MdDS — and for good reason. The condition, which causes dizziness, instability and significant balance issues, only affects a small percentage of the American population, though the exact number remains unknown.
That said, MdDs can have long-term effects. According to Mighty contributor Lindsay Gilbert, MdDS impacts every aspect of her life. “My illnesses are always with me.
There is not a second that I feel relief from the motion, the nausea, the brain fog or the chronic pain, [and] some days I’m ‘out to sea’ and the rocking is so intense that any movement will cause my nausea to take over.
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