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OMG, I love ginger ale of any kind. And of the plain ginger ale, Canada Sry is the best! Vernor’s Isn’t the plain kind to me: it is aged in oak barrels, I think, but it is amazing! And then there is a Knutsen (sp?) brand that is more like carbonated juice and I believe it has the highest ginger content of them all. I usually keep one of those on hand for any nausea. You can usually find them in the health food aisle of grocery stores, or sometimes near the juices. I don’t have any right now, but there are also non-carbonated ginger drinks that are just the juice. You can probably find both in a Whole Foods if you have those.

When I had benign positional vertigo, I was sent to a Physical Therapist who did some strange positional things that were designed to make the “crystals” in my inner ear move back to where they should be. It was a long time ago and I remember having to wear a neck brace so I didn’t move my head in a way that would undo all the work my PT did, and also, I had to sleep on a wedge pillow, not flat. It really worked though! I had to be tested by an Ear, Nose, And Throat specialist first, to rule out anything else, then he referred me to the PT.

Another thing: my Pain Specialist is also an Anesthesiologist. I told him that the vertigo started after having oral surgery. He told me that it was because they used nitrous oxide (aka laughing gas) on me. So when he did surgery on me, he didn’t use nitrous oxide. And he was right: I was fine afterwards. 😺

I hope this info helps!