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Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MdDS) is a neurological disorder that leaves patients feeling as if they are rocking and swaying. Imagine never feeling at rest.
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Learn About the Disorder
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Living with MdDS
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Professional Resources
The Faces of MdDS
Inside it’s a nightmare, but I am a Warrior, every day.
I am a 37 year old female, living in Florida. 2006 was the first time I experienced this feeling of what I called “dizziness.”
The Facts of MdDS
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It is typically triggered by motion: cars, trains, airplanes, ships, boats, and even fast elevators. -
The average person sees 20+ doctors before getting a diagnosis. -
Many people are suffering from MdDS and don’t know that they have it. They are undiagnosed. -
The scale of the problem is not matched by research dollars.
The MdDS phenomenon is the natural result of the human brain adapting to environmental motion and is thus the quintessential neurological disorder.
Yoon-Hee Cha, MD
The Latest from Our Blog
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Honor & In Memoriam Donations
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Welcome, friends and supporters. The time is here!
A Russian river cruise. An anniversary trip to Paris. Lifelong sailor. Spontaneously. While each of our journeys began differently, we are bound together by the need for diagnosis, treatment and support, and the cure for MdDS.