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Compensation is a process in which the brain learns how to ignore false signals sent from the part of the inner ear that detects motion.
The false signals, sent when the inner ear is injured or diseased, conflict with the signals from the other balance centres in the body. This results in the symptom called vertigo (a false sense of movement).
Current as of: August 25, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Anne C. Poinier MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine & William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
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