| Motion sickness affects many people when they ride | | | | change things in your life that are stressful. These can |
| in cars and on boats but perhaps the most | | | | help you in everyday life but also will help to make |
| inconvenient place to experience it is on a plane. | | | | your flight more enjoyable. |
| Referred to as airsickness, it can be terribly | | | | 2. Don't overeat before flying. OK, so if you know you |
| inconvenient to be trapped on an airplane unable to get | | | | get airsick you probably already feel queasy just |
| up from your seat when you are feeling nauseous. | | | | thinking about getting on the plane so overeating |
| Airsickness is nothing to be embarrassed about, in fact | | | | probably isn't going to be a problem for you. However, |
| almost 29% of all pilots even experience it! This is a | | | | some folks might want to eat up before they get on |
| normal body response to an unusual stimulus. Your | | | | the plane and it's thought that large meals, especially |
| eyes are seeing that you are sitting in one place but | | | | ones loaded with salt, might trigger airsickness. |
| your ears or "vestibular organs" can feel that you are | | | | 3. Don't move around too much in flight. Well, it stands |
| moving up and down. The result can be dizziness, loss | | | | to reason that if you have motion sickness, adding |
| of appetite, nausea, burping and increased salivation. | | | | more motion into the mix will make you feel worse so |
| Since airsickness is a problem for millions of travelers | | | | if you are already feeling the affects of airsickness |
| as well as pilots, there have been many studies done | | | | just stay put in your seat. |
| to determine how to avoid the affects of this problem. | | | | 4. Don't worry, be happy. If you get airsick, there really |
| Below are some tips that have been learned through | | | | isn't a lot you can do about it but if you let the |
| the studies, perhaps they can help you avoid | | | | anticipation of being airsick get you into a frenzy then |
| airsickness on your next flight. | | | | your experience will probably be much worse. The |
| 1. Don't fly when you are stressed out. According to | | | | best thing to do is just accept the fact that you might |
| these studies the two most common causes of | | | | feel a little motion sick and let your body and mind |
| airsickness are anxieties and stress. If you are already | | | | become accustomed to the environment. If you |
| stressed out before you even board the plane, your | | | | approach it with a relaxed attitude, you may even start |
| chances of experiencing airsickness are increased | | | | to enjoy yourself after a few hours into the flight. |
| because your body already has too much to deal with | | | | Airsickness is not a huge problem and shouldn't get in |
| and will have a hard time adjusting to the sudden | | | | the way of you flying off for an exotic vacation. You |
| change of environment. But who isn't stressed out | | | | just need to relax and learn to adjust the body's |
| these days? Since stress may be hard to avoid, you | | | | condition so as to avoid conflict of senses. |
| might try learning some stress reduction techniques or | | | | |