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	FindHealthNews : News, Reviews and Articles On Seasickness
		Still, the misery caused by the spray hitting them in the face with each wave and by their seasickness was such that they were eager to hit the beach, feeling that nothing could be worse than riding on those damned Higgins boats.
		Seasickness is a condition that requires all your mates to sail the boat for you while you attempt to calm down your insides, which are about to jump ship...
		Seasickness took on a different dimension for passengers on a British cruise ship yesterday as a contagious stomach bug left hundreds reaching for the paper bag.
	www.findhealthnews.com /files/Seasickness.html (3840 words)

	Hot Boating Tip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Seasickness is caused when the minute inner ear organs that enable a human to balance are disturbed by the motion of the boat swaying and pitching.
		Seasickness affects many people to varying degrees - even sailors with years of experience.
		If you are seasick and can't bear it anymore, lie down on your back with your eyes closed.
	captain-miles.no-ip.com /Seasickness.htm (332 words)

	Seasickness - The BlueMoment Guide
		Seasickness is caused by the inner ear mechanism that tells you which way up you are being in conflict with what your eyes are telling you.
		The good news is that most people recover on a voyage because the brain learns to ignore the unwanted signal the same way that it learns to ignore things like traffic noise that are always there.
		Take seasickness seriously, it can lead to dehydration and hypothermia and makes people careless of their own safety, so making them much more likely to fall over-board.
	www.bluemoment.com /seasickness.html (1267 words)

	Cruising World, Oman, In Search of a Cure for Seasickness
		Seasickness is one of the more common medical hazards encountered by people who sail offshore.
		Severe seasickness causes real problems for singlehanders and couples cruising by themselves, and even on fully crewed ocean racing boats it can be a major factor in retirements, abandonments and fatalities.
		It isn't surprising that many people despair of doing anything to prevent seasickness and simply sit within range of the lee rail and, when the time comes, hope that no one is watching or gets in the way.
	old.cruisingworld.com /safatsea/medioman.htm (3732 words)

	The Causes of Seasickness part 1
		Seasickness can turn your cruise experience from one you'll remember happily for ever after to one you'll have recurring nightmares about.
		Grand Voyager were probably seasick during their Mediterranean cruise when it encountered 50' waves and a Force 11 gale in February this year.
		The most seasick causing motion is one with about a five second cycle of repetition.
	www.thetravelinsider.info /2005/seasicknesscauses.htm (2086 words)

	Seasickness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Symptoms associated with seasickness are pretty standard and most people are affected in a similar way.
		Seasickness is connected with the balance mechanism in your inner ear and by lying down you avoid the need to use this.
		It took some effort to motivate myself, but the surprising thing at the time was that I completely forgot about my seasickness until after it was all done and I was once again back in the cockpit.
	www.bluewatercruising.com /html/seasickness.html (1192 words)

	FishingOnly.com - fishing reports articles reviews products - How To Stop Seasickness From Ruining Your Next Fishing ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In simple terms, seasickness occurs when the body, the inner ear and the eyes all send different signals to the brain.
		Yawning, drowsiness, fatigue and lethargy are the pre-cursors to seasickness.
		While the tendency is to go off by yourself when seasick, don’t let your embarrassment discourage you from seeking aid from others onboard, such as the skipper or crew members, that may be able to offer helpful suggestions and/or time-tested remedies.
	www.fishingonly.com /seasick.html (1317 words)

	PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - AUSTRALIA
		Over the last couple of weeks, we have been experiencing a sizable swell that is not at all unusual for this time of the year in Western Australian waters.
		Seasickness is caused by stimulation of the nonauditory sense organs of the inner ear that discharge patterns of nerve impulses to the brain.
		Great sailors have suffered from seasickness since man first put to sea, while many a whaling boat crewman has jumped ship at the first sight of land never to be seen again in order to avoid the wretchedness of being seasick.
	www.pbs.org /odyssey/odyssey/20020210_log_transcript.html (542 words)

	Article - Seasickness: Prevention and Treatment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Replace Nutrients: Sometime a case of seasickness is limited to a single episode of vomiting.
		If you are relatively susceptible to seasickness, or haven’t sailed offshore recently, prophylactic drug use is probably the best strategy.
		Over the long term, the best way to prevent seasickness, aside from staying ashore, happens to be the most enjoyable: Go sailing a lot.
	www.marinemedical.com /articles/seasick.htm (2050 words)

	Seasickness: How to avoid or at least deal with it
		Unfortunately, it is often too late for the effects of any seasick therapy to take effect.
		When I was chartering offshore, I would always recommend that clients who had a tendency to get seasick take their Dramamine the night before.
		What ever the cause or cure, the good news is that seasickness is not fatal.
	capmel.com /seasick.htm (752 words)

	SHIP'S DOCTOR - advice on seasickness
		Seasickness is a form of motion sickness that is due to erratic stimulation to the brain from sensory receptors.
		Mixed signals may cause the brain to produce signals causing headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting – none of which are agreeable vacation companions.
		The point is that it is much easier to avoid seasickness than to treat it once it has started.
	www.prowsedge.com /seasickness.html (452 words)

	Seasickness and remedies from Cruise Diva Linda Coffman's Cruise Planner
		For the terminally seasick, it will begin to resemble a movable coffin in short order--as you'll see, being able to view the horizon is important.
		There are nearly as many remedies for seasickness as there are sufferers, so dive in and explore a few homeopathic and natural cures.
		ome insensitive people (usually spouses) will tell you seasickness is "all in your head." In a way it is--it's that inner ear thing and a very real problem for many unfortunate passengers.
	www.cruisediva.com /seasick.htm (1028 words)

	Seasickness wristbands Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Seasickness Wristbands are great for when you're looking to get better at seasickness wristbands for selfish purposes.
		If you need help locating seasickness wristbands then you've come to the right place because we have all the seasickness wristbands you could want.
		But the scientists were surprised that the ancient Chinese therapy, applied to the same point using a small electric pulse, also eased...
	wristband.1bestinfo.net /medical-wristbands/seasickness-wristbands.html (285 words)

	Confused senses cause seasickness
		Marine mammals don't get seasick for the same reason we humans don't while we're in or under the water: All the motion sensors concur.
		The good news about seasickness is that you can't die from it.
		The wide variations and exceptions in both getting seasick and the effectiveness of its cures show there's still a lot to be learned about this bugaboo of boating.
	www.susanscott.net /OceanWatch2001/jan29-01.html (557 words)

	NBOA's Nautical Notes // New Cure for Seasickness?
		Seasickness may provide ample fodder for ribbing among fishing buddies, but it’s no joke to the afflicted.
		But now there’s a new alternative, and it could just prove to be a panacea for the unpleasant and sometimes debilitating effects of seasickness.
		I had never seen anyone recover from seasickness while still at sea, so the results of my informal tests were surprising, to say the least.
	www.nboat.com /news/notes/1-3-cure.shtml (1352 words)

	Wilderness Medical Associates: the certified authority in Wilderness First Responder rescue training and wilderness ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Seasickness presents a major hazard to crew safety, health, and morale.
		Seasickness, along with fatigue, fear, and loss of morale, is a serious problem, and, all to often, can become the principal reason for a rescue at sea.
		The early signs and symptoms of seasickness are yawning, sighing, dry mouth or salivating, drowsiness, headache, dizziness, and lethargy.
	www.wildmed.com /medical_topics/sea_sick.html (992 words)

	Moonrise: Seasickness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Many people believe that there is (and want to be) a third type, who seems to be able to cruise around the world in small boats without ever feeling queasy.
		The truth is that the experienced and sensible sailor knows that seasickness is just part of the game, and when properly handled is no more an obstacle to enjoying the sport than the occasional bump or bruise.
		And the reason for this is partly psychological (seasickness is very psychological), and partly that if you don't know how to handle it it can be utterly miserable, even dangerous.
	www.moonrise.ws /seasick.html (657 words)

	Pat's Boating in Canada: Seasickness
		Although ginger root is often mentioned as a folk remedy, a controlled study found no anti-seasickness effect.
		Another study found that vigorous manipulation of the acupuncture point was required to achieve any benefit.
		A discussion of seasickness from the boating newsgroups can.rec.boating and alt.sailing.
	boating.ncf.ca /seasickness.html (295 words)

	Preventing Seasickness : Travel Tips : Cruise Travel : Travelocity
		Basically, seasickness, or motion sickness of any kind, is a battle between the senses.
		When you're on a ship, your vestibular system (the inner ear's balancing mechanism) tells your brain that your body is moving along with the swell of the sea.
		When you book your cruise, you can reduce your chances of becoming seasick by requesting a cabin as close to the middle and bottom of the ship as possible.
	dest.travelocity.com /Tips/Item/0,3295,163_TRAVELOCITY,00.html (654 words)

	Louisiana Fisheries - Fact Sheets
		It is estimated that about a third of the population is very susceptible to motion sickness.
		Some sufferers of seasickness swear that a full night of sleep and a non-greasy diet the day before going to sea are all they need.
		Indeed ginger root has been shown to be effective if 1-4 grams (less than a tenth of an ounce) of powdered ginger is taken 12-24 hours before going offshore.
	www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu /resources/factsheets/seasickness.htm (624 words)

	Curing Seasickness, Medications, Tactics
		The prevention of seasickness is mostly a matter of medication.
		Medications taken by mouth may be held up in the stomach and never reach the digestive tract (to be absorbed into the blood), if one is already a little seasick.
		It may be that many victims have the pyloric valve already closed, and are a "little" seasick before they ever step aboard.
	www.yachtsdelivered.com /seasick/seasick1.htm (659 words)

	Halfbakery: Anti-seasickness Design
		One way to reduce seasickness will be to stop the ship from rocking side to side.
		And one way to do that would be to implement an outer shell to ships which will be joined only at the stern and aft portions of the ship to the main body.
		Seasickness sufferers can become sick on completely calm seas (as witnessed happening to a friend of mine while island hoping in the Aegean)
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Anti-seasickness_20Design (265 words)

	Sealetter Cruise Tips: Seasickness Remedies.
		My second cruise which I went on with friends, the ship rocked like hell and we were down Mexico way, and with all that rocking, I did not get squimmy or sea sick at all.
		I forgot to mention before that I've heard that ginger is a good remedy against seasickness.
		I have a mental problem concerning seasickness that began in 1950 courtesy the U.S. Navy.
	www.sealetter.com /Aug-96/tips.html (1170 words)

	Cruise Critic Message Boards - High rates of seasickness on PG Tahiti cruise??? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I did not experience seasickness on the PG in March of 03 nor did I meet anyone that did.
		Neither my husband nor I had a trace of seasickness when we went last June, nor were we aware of anyone on the ship having it.
		My DH gets sea sick in the car and he did get a bit queazy on the PG (refused to talk to his doc ahead if time, refused to bring anything just in case) but no way was it half the cruisers.
	boards.cruisecritic.com /showthread.php?t=33068 (1441 words)

	Marine Log: Anti-seasickness device. (Equipment News).@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		To anyone who hasn't acquired their "sea Legs," seasickness is no Laughing matter.
		Mariners and fishermen often rely on over-the-counter drugs and patches to counter nausea and seasickness, but the medications must be administered before symptoms appear.
		While these drugs are often helpful, they occasionally exhibit unpleasant side effects.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:81221728&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (144 words)

	Gusto Charters, Halibut Recipes, Seasick Remedies, Newsletter, etc
		The three guranteed seasickness triggers are: going below for extended time periods; looking through binoculars for anything longer than a glance, and trying to read a book.
		The dose of ginger was 940 mg and it was consumed 20 to 25 minutes before the test.5 A handful of studies since have both agreed and disagreed with these results.
		As a pharmacist, I was intrigued by the prospect of using this particular drug to prevent seasickness.
	www.alaska.net /~gusto/asst.html (3426 words)

	seasickness on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mastering mal de mer: the best way to deal with seasickness is understanding the malady and ways to prevent or treat it.
		WA: Study to improve safety at sea and reduce seasickness
		Operator's Guarantee against Seasickness Sells Cruises in Alaska.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-seasickn.asp (185 words)

	Seasickness - resources for cruising sailors
		Account of a voyage in which seasickness became life-threatening.
		How to anticipate seasickness, modify diet, use medication correctly, and organize sitting and sleeping positions on the boat to reduce this ill. Sidebar on eight medical aids for prevention and control.
		Sells sunglasses that are claimed to help prevent seasickness by "tricking the visual perception aspect of this phenomenon to make the inner ear always see a level, stable horizon."
	www.cruisingresources.com /Seasickness.asp (320 words)

	Seasickness
		Symptoms are worst in a close room, when the visual message to your brain ("we're not moving") contradicts the motion felt by your inner ear ("we sure are moving!").
		Anyone who's ever been seriously seasick knows what a miserable feeling it is. Given the risk of enduring that all week, why would anyone spend a week on a boat?
		Ginger powder is the purest source (different studies have recommended 1 to 4 grams); or try gingersnap cookies, ginger root, or pickled ginger from an Asian market.
	www.gay-dive.com /seasickness.htm (715 words)

	Dive Girl: seasickness - being sick underwater and on boats
		It could strike at any time, at any moment the dreaded curse of the seasickness monster could affect any one of us...
		If you are prone to seasickness move yourself to the front of the boat away from the fumes of the engine they can ruin your dive even if the sea is reasonably calm.
		Seasickness is basically motion sickness: it involves the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear, and visual/perceptual disorientation occurs.
	www.divegirl.com /gagging.html (1139 words)

	About Seasickness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While the myth persists that seasickness is just a state of mind, it actually has well-documented physical causes.
		People vary in their susceptibility to seasickness; some never get seasick and others continue to get spells of seasickness any time the sea gets particularly rough.
		Most people, though, are only seasick for the first few days on board and then don't experience any more problems.
	www.jobmonkey.com /alaska/html/about_seasickness.html (444 words)

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