What is the Vestibular System?
Our vestibular system is as important to our health as organs like our hearts and lungs. When illness causes the vestibular to quit sending the correct signals it affects things like our balance, muscle tone and visual perception among various other problems. The first sensory system to fully develop by six months after conception is the vestibular system, which controls the sense of movement and balance. The vestibular system is located in the ear. This sensory system is considered to have the most important influence on the other sensory systems and on the ability to function in everyday life.
Directly or indirectly, the vestibular system influences nearly everything we do. It is the unifying system in our brain that modifies and coordinates information received from other systems. The vestibular system functions as the control center in our brain, telling each sensation where and when it should go or stop.