Don’t ever tell the parents of a child who vomits within fifteen minutes of the start of a car trip that motion sickness is all in the mind. This malady is very real and about 50% of children under the age of twelve experience the symptoms. However the good news is, a number of youngsters […]
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Many of us are familiar with the unpleasant symptoms of motion sickness, but these can be alleviated with some simple herbal remedies. Any travel – car, plane, boat, train or coach – can trigger sensations of dizziness, fatigue and nausea. In severe cases, repeated vomiting may occur. Children are especially prone to being sick on […]
Many dog owners notice quickly or within five minutes that their pet has motion sickness (car, boat or plane), especially if they have small dogs in cars. Some dogs develop this problem. Receptors in the ear called the vestibular apparatus help process the animal’s position and movement. The dog will experience motion sickness or caries […]
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Aug
Aug
Motion sickness, which is also known as Kinetosis, is something that sufferers wish they could overcome, but nobody is completely immune from it. It occurs when someone travels in a boat, car, plane or other moving vehicle. Motion sickness can come on very quickly and then often hang on for hours after you’ve stopped moving. […]
I, like a lot of other Americans, get carsick. It’s not as bad as when I was a child, but I still experience it from time to time. I also hate flying because that too makes me nauseous. Trust me when I say that those little barf bags they provide don’t work well for those […]
My husband and I have a lot in common. While most of these commonalities can be considered good attributes, there’s an odd one out that causes much trouble – we’re both prone to dizziness. We have consulted our doctor-friend about this and yet another commonness was found in our respective conditions. My husband’s case of […]
Even thou Delta Song has now since merged with the master Delta Airline company, this author has had the unfortunate pleasure of traveling on a Delta Song airline when it was operation. The experience from the flight itself left such a bad aftertaste in the mouth, that whenever flying has been needed, this author looks […]
Try herbal remedies: Remember getting a tummy ache and giving your mother ginger beer? The University of Maryland Medical Center found that ginger supplements reduced motion sickness in a group of novice sailors. The same benefits were present in the healthy volunteer group. The next time your pooch feels nauseous, give them ginger-snaps found at […]
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Mar
Mar
My husband Bill and I just took a lovely cruise in the Caribbean. We were aboard the SeaDream I, which is a small but luxurious vessel. Though we had a wonderful time, there was one issue that caused us problems– the dreaded motion sickness. Luckily, I had already read about other peoples’ experiences on SeaDream […]
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Jan
Jan
The Bourne Ultimatum made me sick, and not because it was a bad movie. Matt Damon was fabulous, and given the reactions of people around me, I gather the actions scenes were spectacular. Unfortunately, I was hiding my eyes behind my hands, and not because I was scared. Due to the jittery hand camera work […]