How long is a plane ride from chicago to dc?
Flights
claire i asked:
And i tend to get sick on flights…does anyone have any tips on what helps you not get sick or anxious?
Jonathan
And i tend to get sick on flights…does anyone have any tips on what helps you not get sick or anxious?
Jonathan
March 28th, 2009 at 4:04 am
The flight lasts just over an hour.
March 30th, 2009 at 12:22 am
around three hours.
Travelers who are susceptible to motion sickness can minimize symptoms by:
Choosing seats with the smoothest ride (the seats over the wings in an airplane).
Sitting facing forward while focusing on distant objects rather than trying to read or look at something inside the airplane.
Eating dry crackers, olives or suck on a lemon, to dry out the mouth, lessening nausea.
Drinking a carbonated beverage.
Susceptible Student pilots should be handed the controls if they experience nausea, this will in most cases eliminate the sickness.
[edit] Treatment of Airsickness
[edit] Medication
Medications that may alleviate the symptoms of airsickness include:
meclizine (Antivert, Bonine)
dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
scopolamine (available in both patch and oral form).
ginger capsules [4]
Pilots who are susceptible to airsickness should not take anti-motion sickness medications (prescription or over-the-counter).[1] These medications can make one drowsy or affect brain functions in other ways.
[edit] NonPharmacologic Remedies
A method to increase pilot resistance to airsickness consists of repetitive exposure to the flying conditions that initially resulted in airsickness. In other words, repeated exposure to the flight environment decreases an individual’s susceptibility to subsequent airsickness. Recently, several devices have been introduced that are intended to reduce motion sickness through stimulation of various body parts (usually the wrist). There is no clinical evidence of the effectiveness of these products, marketed under the names “Sea Bands”, “Relief Band”, and others.
[edit] Natural Remedies
There are numerous alternative remedies for motion sickness. The most popular are ginger derivatives, such as ginger tea or powdered ginger capsules. When the hosts of the popular American television program Mythbusters tested motion sickness remedies, they found that ginger was one of the most effective non-prescription remedies; however, the clinical study was inconclusive as the sample size was only two, and efficacy over placebo was not proven.
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