Added: 09/29/2005 |
Motion sickness bands - get rid of the disturbing maladyThere always seems so much to be done, if you are going to travel somewhere. You are running around the travel agencies, spending hours packing things. And this is the very moment to think about health problems you could possibly encounter.
Certainly, you are going to have fun and do not want to waste your time staying in bed or visiting a doctor's office! One of the most common maladies, while traveling, is the motion sickness. All of us have at least heard of the seasickness, which is a form of the motion sickness and even the less lucky have experienced it.
What does it look like? The symptoms generally consist of dizziness, fatigue and nausea, which may progress to vomiting. From one third to one half of passengers will experience some degree of the motion sickness, when encountering heavy turbulence or during a sea-storm and it has been found that a fear or anxiety can promote symptoms. Some individuals seem to be naturally prone to the motion sickness since the childhood.
What are the reasons causing any form of the motion sickness while traveling? Normally, it happens when something goes wrong with your sense of balance. The sense of balance is maintained by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: inner ears, eyes, skin pressure receptors, muscle and joint sensory receptors and central nervous system. The symptoms of the motion sickness and dizziness appear, when the central nervous system receives conflicting messages from the other four systems. Imagine, you are sitting in a plane, your muscle and joint sensory receptors tell your brain that you are moving, however, your eyes try to persuade that you are standing still, which is not surprising, as you see only the inside of the plane. Your brain does not know what to do and you start feeling the symptoms of the motion sickness.
Can there be anything done to avoid the motion sickness? Definitely, first of all, there are medications. Some of these can be purchased without a prescription (i.e., Dramamine®, Bonine®, Marezine®, etc.) Stronger medicines, such as tranquilizers and nervous system depressants, will require a prescription from your physician. Nevertheless, most medications have side effects that can be even more dangerous than the malady you are trying to cure. Fortunately, there is an alternative in this case: it is a motion sickness bracelet.
A recent study found that acupressure motion sickness bands, which stimulate a specific point on the wrist, can help prevent or reduce the motion sickness along with nausea and vomiting that often accompanies the motion sickness. Several brands of the motion sickness bands are available. These bands use pressure, electricity or both to stimulate the P6 acupuncture point, located about two finger-widths from the crease on the underside of the wrist. The elastic bands usually have a raised surface that applies pressure on the wrist. Practitioners of acupuncture and acupressure believe that the stimulation of this point may stop nausea and vomiting. The motion sickness bands have no known side effects, thus, there is no harm in trying them.
Preparing for your travel, do not hesitate to spend some time buying the motion sickness bands for you and your family. This very simple act will save your vacation, so that nothing will be able to ruin the adventurous spirit.
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