Sea sickness is just another word for motion sickness that travellers suffer from when they make use of various modes of transport including boats and cruise ships.
Basically, the brain receives conflicting signals from the eyes and inner ears (balance centre) - the eyes perceive movement while the inner ear can not detect this movement. It's called visual disorientation and the result is a feeling of severe nausea.
To wait until the nausea sets in is leaving it too late. For successful prevention of sea sickness, measures should be taken up to 24 hours before you step on board the boat to enjoy your whale watching/shark cage diving/week-long cruise experience.
A Stitch In Time...
There are various types of medication and devices to prevent, combat and cure sea sickness.
Before we look at the "official" preventative measures, an aside: the first step you must take is one you have to start with 24 hours in advance - behave! Not in the way that Austin Powers usually means it... but believe it, it works:
Basically, the brain receives conflicting signals from the eyes and inner ears (balance centre) - the eyes perceive movement while the inner ear can not detect this movement. It's called visual disorientation and the result is a feeling of severe nausea.
To wait until the nausea sets in is leaving it too late. For successful prevention of sea sickness, measures should be taken up to 24 hours before you step on board the boat to enjoy your whale watching/shark cage diving/week-long cruise experience.
A Stitch In Time...
There are various types of medication and devices to prevent, combat and cure sea sickness.
Before we look at the "official" preventative measures, an aside: the first step you must take is one you have to start with 24 hours in advance - behave! Not in the way that Austin Powers usually means it... but believe it, it works:
