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Old 02-05-2018, 07:28 PM   #8
sbu22
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Panache
Vessel Model: Viking 43 Double Cabin '76
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Two kinds of sailors: Those that have been seasick and those that haven't been seasick yet.

I have one pax who can handle really rough water like a champ - while underway. Put the boat on the hook and 6" ripples will have her calling O'Rourk. Every trip she has a new "cure" - acupressure and magnetic wristbands, lime juice, dramamine, scopalomine, mentholatum, feet in icewater, deep breathing. All with no noticable benefit.

My experience is, as psneeld said, "some remedies work for some but not for all, for some, no remedies work at all." There may be a bit of placebo effect for some folks with these varied preventatives.

My guess is that some people are predisposed to the effects of inner ear, visual, and other sensory conflicts. There may also be a learned coping mechanism aspect - my unscientific observation in the Navy was that new guys were more prone to it than experienced hands.
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