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Each year more than two million people visit a doctor for dizziness, and an untold number suffer with motion sickness, which is the most common medical problem associated with travel.
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What Can I Do for Motion Sickness: Do not watch or talk to another traveler who is having motion sickness.
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Pilots often report that their family members and other passengers are far more prone to motion sickness than they are.
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One theory of motion sickness focuses on sensory conflict. Cruise ship passengers are far more likely to get seasick when below because their vestibular sense detects motion while their eyes reveal motionless surroundings.
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To prevent motion sickness or sea sickness or altitude sickness: Avoid strong odors and spicy or greasy foods immediately before and during your travel. Medical research has not yet investigated the effectiveness of popular folk remedies such as soda crackers and & Seven Up® or cola syrup over ice.
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To avoid motion sickness, sea sickness or altitude sickness: Face leeward (so if you vomit, it gets blown away from the ship, not into it).
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If you begin to feel sea sick, or motion sick; don’t read
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Acupressure bands have started appearing in pilot shops and catalogs. These are elastic bands with protrusions that apply pressure to the wrist, stimulating the median nerve in the fashion of acupuncture.
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Symptoms of motion sickness, seasickness or altitude sickness: Feeling of Nausea
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Snacks or crackers a little and often during the trip will also help to reduce motion sickness.