{"id":19665,"date":"2026-11-03T10:22:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=19665"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:22:56","slug":"keep-the-head-upright-by-keeping-the-dizziness-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/patientenblog\/schwindel-weg-kopf-aufrecht-halten\/","title":{"rendered":"Dizziness gone \u2013 keeping the head straight!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After successful treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo-bppv\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storage scams <\/a>Often the question arises whether one should keep the head upright or sleep with several pillows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most important thing about these old recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outdated advice: 10 to 20 years ago, it was recommended to sleep with several pillows in the first night or even for 24 hours in a sitting position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No scientific evidence: There is no scientific evidence that increased sleep after successful treatment offers any added benefit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The recommended course of action: If the storage scam occurs after the <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-medical-professionals\/bppv-exercises-epley-semont\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"112\">Repositioning maneuvers <\/a>If it is solved successfully, it is sufficient to keep the head upright for about half an hour. After that, you can put on your shoes normally again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk of anxiety behavior: Such strict requirements usually lead to unnecessary anxiety and avoidance behavior in everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A clear no: The storage scam is gone. Act and behave as normal again; after half an hour, there\u2019s nothing more to be concerned about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Would you like to understand the myths surrounding head positioning after a fall and the actual evidence in detail? Take a look now to our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo-bppv\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patient information<\/a> or that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m_bkHsZ7H1I\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m_bkHsZ7H1I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main video on YouTube<\/a> may apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Are you looking for qualified therapists near you who specialize in dizziness? Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-patients\/dizziness-vestibular-therapist-search\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therapist search<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nach einer erfolgreichen Behandlung des Lagerungsschwindels taucht oft die Frage auf, ob man den Kopf aufrecht halten oder mit mehreren Kissen schlafen muss. Das Wichtigste zu diesen alten Empfehlungen: \ud83d\udc49 Du m\u00f6chtest die Mythen rund um das Aufrechthalten des Kopfes nach einem Lagerungsschwindel und die tats\u00e4chliche Evidenz im Detail verstehen? Schau dir jetzt unsere ausf\u00fchrliche [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3839,"featured_media":19666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"_jf_save_progress":"","iawp_total_views":52,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patientenblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3839"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19672,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19665\/revisions\/19672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19665"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}