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Suggest Medication For Broken Ribs Due To A Injury Causing Dizziness

i had a car crash on the 1st september resulting with five broken ribs but every night i lay my head down the room spins also when getting up . but ok other times . i did have exray to head and neck plus ct to body and knees .. ribs i know will repair but worried about the room shifting when i lay down , its quite frightenning . do you think its something to do with impact
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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After going through your query I came to know that you are probably suffering from rib fracture . Treatment of it is analgesic such as ibuprofen and rest. You are concerned about vertigo on laying down . For this you should do your x
CT scan of head done to rule out head injury. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health. Take care.
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Suggest Medication For Broken Ribs Due To A Injury Causing Dizziness

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I came to know that you are probably suffering from rib fracture . Treatment of it is analgesic such as ibuprofen and rest. You are concerned about vertigo on laying down . For this you should do your x CT scan of head done to rule out head injury. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.