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seasickness and the inner ear
"wf3h" wrote in message ... On Mar 22, 9:55 am, "Don White" wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... wf3h wrote: saw an article in the newest (print) version of 'scientific american'...there's active research underway regarding an alternative theory of why people get seasick the conventional explanation has to do with a disparity between what the inner ear senses and what the eye sees. however, there is a growing body of evidence from psychologists showing that the movement of the body is responsible for seasickness, and that by standing with your feet about 1.5 feet apart you can significantly reduce seasickness by increasing the body's stability. I dunno. I have a buddy who gets seasick in a calm sea even when he is sitting in a deck chair with nothing moving. I'd pay whateverI could afford for a cure for this. On the way out of our harbour to a couple of beautiful bays... there are ledges offshore. This causes the swells to build in the afternoons. Once they get to about four feet or larger, they start to affect me...especially if on a stern quarter on a slow moving sailboat. That pitching, yawing & rolling is a killer. Best not to eat an expensive breakfast/lunch.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - be interesting to see what results you get if you stand with your feet about 2' apart... ************************************************** ***** Funny..when I'm at the wheel..I stand with my feet apart for balance. I seldom get seasick..or at least it is much slower developing than when I'm sitting in the cockpit or worse...down below. Maybe it's the combined effect of concentrating on the horizon doing something and a sturdy stance. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... Funny..when I'm at the wheel..I stand with my feet apart for balance. I seldom get seasick..or at least it is much slower developing than when I'm sitting in the cockpit or worse...down below. Maybe it's the combined effect of concentrating on the horizon doing something and a sturdy stance. Rough seas don't bother me a bit as long as I am at the helm. If I ask someone else to give me a break, I have become queasy at times. Eisboch |
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seasickness and the inner ear
Eisboch wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message ... Funny..when I'm at the wheel..I stand with my feet apart for balance. I seldom get seasick..or at least it is much slower developing than when I'm sitting in the cockpit or worse...down below. Maybe it's the combined effect of concentrating on the horizon doing something and a sturdy stance. Rough seas don't bother me a bit as long as I am at the helm. If I ask someone else to give me a break, I have become queasy at times. Eisboch I have only gotten sick on a boat once, on a dry-stacked diesel commercial fishing boat I was out on once. The fumes, combined with a never-ending-seeking autopilot, did me in. |
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