This International Volunteer Day, we’d like to thank volunteers for our ICD code, R42. Learn more about the International Classification of MdDS and its significance to the medical world in today’s blog post.
Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MdDS) is a neurological disorder that leaves patients feeling as if they are rocking and swaying. Imagine always feeling in motion.
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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
Meet Jodi L., MdDS Awareness Star
I have had a crazy year but I want to share some things I have been doing to raise awareness about MdDS. ~Jodi L., #MdDSwarrior
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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Does MdDS have an ICD code?
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Life Rocks with Rocking Candles
I’m Kate and I Rock… Literally. In 2018, I developed a neurological disorder Mal de Débarquement. It left me with the constant feeling of rocking and swaying, like I’m on a boat. Basically I never got my land legs back and I live in constant motion. I started making candles and launched Rocking Candles this year to help in some way. The sale of each of my candles, over 700 so far, raises awareness of MdDS and 10% of the proceeds from rockingcandles.com will go the MdDS Foundation!