How to effectively deal with seasickness

Motion Sickness: How To Deal With This Ailment And Prepare To Deal With It

Strange and inexplicable is the fact that even experienced sailors and yachtsmen suffer from motion sickness.

But, whatever you go for the sake of your favorite pastime! Yes, sailing is like that. Requires sacrifice.

So, let's figure out what "What" is - this motion sickness and what it is eaten with.

It's not a secret for everyone that the process of "rocking" people occurs due to a mismatch of realities... This is when the inner ear or, as they say in the common people, the "labyrinth" and the central nervous system cannot recognize the signals that come from the vestibular apparatus and the organs of vision. That is, this conflict is formed during the pitching, when a person is inside the vessel and does not see the horizon.

Interestingly, on catamarans three times less seasick than on a monohull yacht... Of course, this is due to the fact that the body is wider, the surface is more stable, and the swinging amplitude is erratic. While on an ordinary yacht, it is monotonous. And people, as a rule, are most sensitive precisely to cyclical movements that repeat approximately every six seconds.

Motion Sickness: How To Deal With This Ailment And Prepare To Deal With It

But what to do if this problem overtook you too?

Of all the tips aimed at combating the disease, one can note such as:

• try to keep yourself busy. Just get distracted. Best of all helps to take up the steering wheel or tiller;
• you can lie on your back and close your eyes;
• breathing exercises also help. Yoga, for example;
• while on deck, you can try to maintain balance, balancing on your feet and not holding on to anything. This will help the central nervous system quickly adapt to the environment;
• in addition, three days before the trip, you should refrain from consuming spicy and fatty foods, as well as foods high in caffeine, salt and sugar;
• one more tip: it is advisable not to go up on deck with a hangover. And give up alcohol at least a couple of days before the trip. So, the method "to keep the body in a light alcoholic intoxication" will not work here. Initially, it will seem that it has become easier for you, but soon the body will "take revenge" on you;
• if you have a severe form of this disease, which is accompanied by vomiting, try to drink more to avoid dehydration and replenish the loss of fluid in the body;
• You can also reduce the effect of this ailment by actively chewing something, even if you don't feel like it. Crackers, fruits and vegetables are ideal;
• ginger, grapefruit and oranges are great;
• in extreme cases, you can resort to the use of medication. However, many of them have side effects such as drowsiness and dry mouth. But, you must choose each drug for yourself, having previously consulted with your doctor. However, for the most part, this whole "barbitura" is nothing more than a placebo. But, we do not deny the effectiveness of some drugs. There are many types of similar drugs available for use against motion sickness. Anticholinergics (scopolamine) and antihistamines (dimensionhydrinate, cinnarizine, betahistine).

Good news: do not forget that seasickness doesn't last forever... You just need to overcome the line. It usually takes about 3 days. Although sometimes it can drag on for a week.

It is best, of course, to train your vestibular apparatus in order to ultimately defeat this "evil dragon". But, this requires considerable emotional and physical costs. After all, not everyone will be able to withstand violence against themselves and test themselves "for strength", deliberately sitting on the floor in the cabin and reading the content or composition on the label, for example.

We really hope that our advice will be useful to you and will help you ease your torment and have a great time on the yacht!

16.06.2016