Raymond,

I couldn't agree more.

Chris


P.s. You might find my website interesting [ http://www.Myomancy.com ]



On Friday, February 24, 2006, at 07:35 pm,
dyslexiaclub@yahoogroups.com wrote:

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> 1. Cerebellar Vestibular Dysfunction exists outside Dr. Levinson
> From: "astynaz" <astynaz@...>
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> From: "astynaz" <astynaz@...>
> Subject: Cerebellar Vestibular Dysfunction exists outside Dr. Levinson
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> I am concerned about people think that cerebellar vestibular
> dysfunction doesn't exist outside Dr. Levinson's world. I am also
> concerned that people think glue ear and repeated ear infections and
> don't think about reasons for why Dyslexics can auditory processing
> difficulties.
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> Cerebellar Vestibular Dysfunction DOES exist Outside Dr Levinson's
> World
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> A lot of Dyslexics have Dyspraxia and/or sensory integration.
> They often have problems with balance and coordination, and that's the
> problems that I had as a kid. I was taken to see a neurologist because
> of those problems as a kid,and he ruled out brain damage. The ear is
> not just for hearing. It is also for equilibrium. Anybody who had
> anatomy class knows that. Of course, if there is problems with ears,
> there can be problems with balance and coordination. Also there is
> studies that show that a lot of Dyslexics,ADHDers do have have
> cerebellar problems.
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> Auditory processing issues don't have to be caused only by glue ear
> nor repeated ear infections. That wasn't how I was. It can also be
> brain abnormalities in the auditory areas of the brain. It can also
> be left ear dominance,and you can read about that in the Tomatis
> method. I am left ear and left eye dominant,and so is my mother. She
> has a lot of Dyslexic symptoms too. It can also be caused by
> cerebellar vestibular dysfunction. This stuff is common sense stuff.
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> Evidence is provided to suggest:
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> There are structural brain differences, especially in the areas of the
> brain involved in language processing, which are associated with
> dyslexia. The planum temporale is an area on the surface of each
> temporal lobe of the brain behind the primary auditory cortex and is
> thought to be involved in language processing. In the general
> population, the left planum temporale is usually larger than the right
> one, reflecting not only the greater incidence of right handedness in
> the general population but also, presumably, the greater involvement
> of the left hemisphere in language processing. It is suggested that
> with persons with dyslexia, the two plana appear to be more equal in
> size.
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> It really bothers me when people say that cerebellar vestibular
> doesn't exist outside Dr Levinson because that's not true. They imply
> that people don't have it,and so they probably assume that they are
> hypochondriac,stupid,or even mentally ill. That's not true.
> Cerebellar Vestibular Dysfunction is real,and many neurologists can
> diagnose that. Labyrinthe Dysfunction is another word for it. It's
> under ICD 386.50
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> A lot of people have balance and coordination problems,and they are
> not just figment of a person's imagination and they are not
> psychological problems. You can get a posturography test to
> differentiate psychological problems from a real
> neurological,cerebellar,vestibular disorder.
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> Dr Levinson tested me with electronystagmography,posturography,and
> standard neurological tests.
> Electronystagmography and posturography tests do exist, and a lot of
> neurologists use those tests too.
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> To say cerebellar vestibular dysfunction does not exist outside Dr.
> Levinson's world is not only false but also harmful to others who
> might have that condition.
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> Please feel free to ask me more questions. I just want to help people.
> I feel that maybe cerebellar vestibular problems might be connected to
> some cases of Dyspraxia,Dyslexia,AD/HD,and I feel that they are
> connected to mine.
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> cerebellar,vestibular,posturography,electronystagmography
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> http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/central/cerebellar/
> cer...
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> http://www.sightstreet.com/Content/OpthalmicLibrary/
> neu_vertigo_csro1...
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> http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/126/6/1319
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> http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/central/cerebellar.htm
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> http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/calendar/block4/ppt_cerebellum2002/
> tsl...
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> http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/tbiprov/MEDICINE/sense2.html
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> http://www.bluecrossma.com/common/en_US/medical_policies/fs263.htm
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> http://www.ahmf.org/database/vestibular.html
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> http://www.parentsinc.org/newsletter/June97/VESTIBU.html
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> http://www.eugenept.com/vestibular.html
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> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003448.htm
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> http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic373.htm
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronystagmography
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posturography
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> http://www.midwestear.com/posture.htm
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> http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/testing/posturography.html
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> http://www.bluecrossma.com/common/en_US/medical_policies/fs263.htm
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> http://mentalhealth.about.com/library/sci/0502/bladd502.htm
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> http://www.healthlink.com/provider/medpolicy/policies/DME/
> dynamic_pos...
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> auditory
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> http://www.autismwebsite.com/saitwebsite/dyslexia.html
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> http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp
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> http://www.healthyhearing.com/library/
> article_content.asp?article_id=166
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> http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/process_deficit/adhdreport_capd.html
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> http://www.vision3d.com/adhd/parents.html
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> http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/dyslexia.shtml
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> http://www.vision3d.com/adhd/
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> http://www.tomatis.com/English/Articles/dyslexia.htm
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> http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/neuropathy.asp
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> http://www.docguide.com/dg.nsf/PrintPrint/
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> http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1999051404.shtml
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> Tomatis stuff on vestibular system
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> http://www.tomatis.com/English/Stories/stories_dyslexia.htm
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