How to Use vestibular in a Sentence

vestibular

adjective
  • But there are many ways that the vestibular system can malfunction.
    — Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This occurs when the vestibular bulbs become engorged with blood during arousal.
    — Kristine Thomason, Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The problem has to do with the difference between your vestibular sense of motion and what your eyes see.
    — Gilad Edelman, Wired, 27 Jan. 2022
  • It’s called a vestibular trainer, and figure skaters worldwide use it to help accustom their brains to all that whirling.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Modius has built a headset that stimulates your vestibular nerve, which runs behind your ear and into your brain.
    — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Instead, those who were involved didn’t have a functioning vestibular system.
    — Sarah Larimer, Washington Post, 5 May 2017
  • Migraine can cause symptoms of dizziness and vertigo—vestibular migraines are a thing too.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The inner ear holds the vestibular system, which sends information about balance and motion to the brain.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The vestibular nerve carries signals about balance and equilibrium from your inner ear to your brain.
    — Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • While the inner ear's vestibular system is maintaining balance, sound itself also seems to have a role.
    — Neil Steinberg, CNN, 7 June 2017
  • The vestibular system, which is the body’s system of hearing as well as balance, consists of five distinct organs in the ear.
    — Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The vestibular system, which is the body’s system of hearing as well as balance, consists of five distinct organs in the ear.
    — Gurpreet Singh, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Her dizziness may also have been due to the disruption of her vestibular system — her sense of balance, Wang said.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • That has to do with the way the human body relies both on the visual and vestibular systems to perceive its orientation in space.
    — Toni Wall Jaudon, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The two most common types of inner ear infections are labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis.
    — Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Inside, the vestibular entrance was crowded with customers snapping photos of a welcome sign.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2024
  • The vestibular system, located in your inner ear, provides a sense of overall balance based on the movement of the head.
    — Dana Santas, CNN, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Swaying stimulates the vestibular system in your inner ear, which plays a key role in balance and spatial awareness.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • His pain threshold is astonishing, which turns out to be a blessing in disguise because his vestibular problems often lead to mishaps.
    — Mark Woodman, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2007
  • That said, studies suggest that these very low-frequency sound waves may affect the brain, heart, and vestibular system (which controls balance).
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
  • Vertebrates use liquid that moves around in spiraling chambers in our inner ears, called the vestibular system, to sense balance.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2022
  • Alcohol suppresses the vestibular system, which creates a sense of balance.
    — Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
  • If our bodies’ sensations match each other—if the eyes and vestibular system line up—and our minds’ expectations follow along, great.
    — Popular Science, 20 July 2023
  • Inside, a small line snakes around the edges of the tight vestibular entrance as college-age girls place their orders and customers huddle in the corners of the space to wait for their food.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The fluid in your inner ear is unable to regulate itself, so your vestibular system is also affected.
    — Darrah Brustein, Forbes, 21 May 2021
  • His injuries have ranged from fractured legs to concussions to a vestibular dysfunction that affected his balance at the start of this season.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • This is significant because the vestibular system, in the inner ear, regulates one’s sense of balance.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Oct. 2021
  • This is an antihistamine used to prevent motion sickness and can help dogs, especially dogs with vestibular disease.
    — Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
  • The plaintiffs said they were left with ongoing health problems, including seizures, asthma, eczema and vestibular dysfunction.
    — CBS News, 9 May 2025
  • On day five, sensory systems like the vestibular system and its inner ear organs were in place to detect the strike of a snake, the bite of a wasp, or the creep of fungus over the eggs.
    — Suzie Hodges, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022

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