Seasick Prevention: No drugs or bands

[bambam]

With Fiona (and maybe others) pitching a hissy-fit, I thought maybe some folks would like a non-intrusive way to reduce or eliminate seasickness during rough seas.

 

My father was a Navy WWII sailor and avid cruiser.  After sailing on the Imagination in 1995, dodging “Roxanne” before it hit Cozumel, and getting mildly nauseous during the sail-around, I chatted with my Dad and he gave me this “anti-seasickness” tip:

 

Cause: it is a disconnect between the eyes and ears.  Your eyes are showing all kinds of movement that does not match what the balance mechanism in your ears are feeling.  The effect is the nausea and queasiness, sometimes leading to total bedrest on a moving ship.  Yuck...

 

The Tip:  You have to get your eyes and ears to match-up.  No matter where you are, lobby, cabin, bar, casino... find a spot on the nearest wall, the size of a quarter, and stare at it....keep staring, uninterrupted, until the nausea starts to go away.  This may take 5-10 minutes of uninterrupted staring.  If you glacé-off the spot to look at your spouse or something, you’ll have to start again. 

 

By staring at the spot on the wall, you are training your eyes to match with your ears. Once they are aligned, you should be good to go.  If the queasy returns, do it again.

 

Then again, you can get a patch from your Dr. or take ginger bits to settle your stomach. 

 

Try it..it works... it has for me for over 25 years of cruising (with no patches).

 

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[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

If you are able to get outside, stare at the horizon. If you are inside. Sit down so you are not moving in addition to the ship. Then stare at an object. Yes Bambam is correct. Also suggest. Carry the bag with you just incase it comes on fast. Guest services should have them. Better the bag then the floor or on someone.