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Several years ago I fell off a ladder in the garage, hit my head on the concrete, and ended up with a concussion. Since then I’ve had positional vertigo that comes and goes.
The absolute worst position for me is flat on my back under the car. The nausea comes on, I turn my head left or right to get some relief, but then it comes back as soon as I look straight up. A creeper with a headrest helps a lot, or I work at an angle where I’m not looking straight up.
There are multiple exercises that are supposed to help. However, many put your head in very weird positions, and I’ve hesitated to try them all because I’ve been afraid I’ll make something worse with the vertigo.
I have also found that taking Zyrtec every day seems to help, maybe because the antihistamine changes something with my inner ear. Zyrtec has minimal side effects for most people, so it’s usually safe to take with other meds.
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