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How to prevent sea sickness and what to do in case of
How to prevent sea sickness and what to do in case of
If you know your experiencing motion sickness once in a while on land, you will have a bigger change of seasickness during your cruise when the ship is rolling a lot.
There is not a lot of people getting seasick on today's cruise vessels but it is always possible of course.Most cruise ships are sailing in the open sea at night when you are asleep. In caany movement and you are lying in bed. You will sleep as a baby.
But for some people it is not that easy that's why I made this little list to give you some info to prevent sea sickness.
Below you can find some tips to prevent seasickness
- Thinking. It sounds strange but the most powerful tool you can use against seasickness is your mind. Just banish the thought of seasickness out of your mind. It is not easy but it helps.
- The motion sickness patch is probably the most popular these days - to be placed behind your ear 4 hours before boarding and changed if necessary after 72 hours. This is quite an effective way to prevent seasickness but causes things like a dry mouth and blurry vision. Better to be thirsty than sick, though! The active ingredient, scopolamine, is absorbed through the skin.
- Over the counter medication (usually causes some drowsiness) - to be taken 1-2 hours before boarding. The most recommended are pills with the active ingredient meclizine (less-drowsy Dramamine, Bonine, Antivert), then pills with the active ingredient Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine regular). Marezine (cyclizine) and Stugeron (cinnarizine) seem to be less sleep inducing than all of the above. Other popular antihistamines (Benadryl - diphenhydramine based) also work for some people. (Money saving tip: ask your pharmacist for the generic version of the medication you wish to take.)
- Homeopathic medicines - Trip Ease should be taken 2 hours before boarding but also works if you're already feeling seasick (contains 6 natural active ingredients and has no drowsiness or other side effects); or Sea Sik Oral Spray to be sprayed under your tongue 3 times a day or more if needed (contains 7 natural active ingredients and has no drowsiness or other side effects).
- On The Move capsules (contains ginger root, licorice root and cayenne) also help alleviate motion sickness and can also be used to combat headaches.
- Acupressure bracelets - a drug-free product causing no side effects - the motion sickness band is worn one on each wrist for the duration of your trip. Some contain small magnets, others just a stud, which should be aligned with a pressure point (P6) on your wrist and pressure applied periodically. This won't work very well if you "miss" the pressure point.
- Motion Eaze natural oil - to be applied behind the ear and is absorbed through the skin. Also effective if feeling nauseas already. No side effects.
- The electronic, drug-free motion sickness ReliefBand® is worn on the wrist, a kind of motion sickness watch. It emits low-level electrical pulses to avoid and treat motion sickness by calming the stomach.
In case you forgot to take something this is what you can do next:
- Look out the window
- Listen to some music
- Eat some salty snacks with regular intervals to help dry up your stomach.
- Relax if you can - lying down and closing your eyes might help.
- Ginger is a natural remedy to general nausea and sea sickness. Drink ginger beer or tea, or eat fresh ginger, a cookie or suck on a ginger sweet (like Gin Gins) .
- Try Sailor's Secret, a branded ginger capsule or Quesy Pops, popsicles containing essential oils from natural herbs and aromatherapy in ginger flavour but also others like lavender, peppermint, etc. Any ginger product is most effective if taken before boarding.
DON'T:
- Read or watch television once the sea sickness has kicked in, it will make you feel worse.
- Drink big gulps of water. Tiny sips at intervals are better.
On today's cruise ships it is pretty hard to get seasick. Due to stabilizers and more accurate weather forecasts, cruise ships sail much smoother than they used to do.
About the Author
I am an officer on cruise ships for 11 years.I
In my spare time I work on my website shipslife.com. where you can find more information and short facts about cruise ships historical ships etc.
If you have any questions send an email to info@shipslife.com
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