How to pump up the vestibular apparatus

The scientific name for motion sickness is kinetosis, which means “motion sickness.” For the first time, humanity encountered this unpleasant phenomenon at the beginning of the era of sea travel. Hence the firmly established name - “seasickness”. In the Middle Ages, sailors simply had to get used to these terrible sensations throughout their lives. Now we have learned to fight the disease, but we have begun to experience its symptoms on any other transport. A car, bus, train, plane - that is, any vehicle that creates monotonous vibrations.

There are quite a lot of people susceptible to this unpleasant disease, and they tolerate any transport movements extremely negatively. Even driving a car can cause nausea and dizziness. Trying to read a card or SMS on the go is tantamount to disaster. And any winding road will turn into real torments of hell. But not everything is so bad - there are several working ways to cope with this scourge once and for all. But first, let's figure out why this happens.

All this happens because the vestibular apparatus, which reports the position of the body in space, confuses our brain, which perceives visual signals, and they begin to work not synchronously, but each on its own.

It is this contradiction that causes the sensation of motion sickness, including all the derivative consequences that are sad for us. Fortunately, it is quite possible to fight it - at one time such great people as Julius Caesar, Charles Darwin and even Admiral Nelson successfully fought and defeated the disease. We don’t know exactly what products they used, but we understand perfectly well what can help you.

It is enough to make just a few fairly simple movements for the nauseating dizziness to decrease several times. First, press your head against the back of the seat so that it moves as little as possible. Secondly, focus on your own breathing - count the number of breaths and try not to think about anything else.

Oddly enough, your favorite music also helps with seasickness. The fact is that the brain is too busy receiving pleasure from listening - there are no resources left for unpleasant sensations. So, when going sailing or traveling by car, do not forget to take your player with you.

Our body can adapt to any conditions. Even if it seems to you that seasickness will haunt you forever, don’t worry. This is wrong. The more trips you make on an “unpleasant” type of transport, the sooner the vestibular apparatus will return to normal and adapt to new conditions. There are only 5% of people in the world who cannot get used to rocking: your chances of becoming a sea wolf are very high.

A group of antihistamines is actively used to treat seasickness. They suppress nausea and significantly increase the body’s speed of adaptation to new conditions.

So-called homeopathic remedies are very popular. They work only due to the placebo effect, since they do not contain any active substance. Are you going on a long voyage? Read some rave reviews about these drugs, take one of them and enjoy the magical ability of the brain to turn what you want into reality.

These mysterious but effective devices originated in China, the birthplace of acupuncture medicine. They really help, but you shouldn't expect results immediately. It may take about forty minutes before the bracelet starts working - well, all that remains is to clench your teeth tightly and try to look at one point.

Gel patches may also play a positive role. The gel contained in the patch usually consists of various extracts of ginger and mint. These substances have a very beneficial effect on the nervous system, having a calming effect in general.