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11-02-2009, 12:06 AM
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I always thought motion sickness had to do with ear canal issues. I'm surprised the ENT couldn't do more. Do you have any congestion or allergies? 
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11-02-2009, 01:25 AM
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 Has anyone ever tried "Airborne" before? I never have, but my father recommends it for almost everything. -Colin
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11-02-2009, 12:31 PM
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After much experience with the subject, I've concluded the following: natural remedies, acupuncture, relief bands, etc. just aren't strong enough to do anything for you (apart from a little piece of mind) because motion sickness is a complex and often violent ailment. Prescription medicines, while very effective, leave you too airheaded to safely accomplish your duties as a pilot, plus they're illegal anyway. I think even my beloved bagel is more a mental crutch than anything else. I truly believe, after having tried everything, that I just had to suffer through at first and let my body acclimate, though having the placebo experience with Phenergan was an eye-opener.
ImGone -- persevere. If you really want to be a pilot, you will get through it. I remember flights early on in my PPL training where, flying back from the practice area (airplane under instructor control), I was seriously thinking, "Why the hell am I doing this? There's is no way I can finish if I feel like this all the time. How will I ever fly solo?" But I kept on scheduling flights, a toothbrush, trash bag, and antacid bottle becoming major parts of my flight gear :-) Eventually, straight and level was ok, followed by maneuvering flight, followed by aerobatics...once I noticed an obvious progression, things got better much faster. I got used to the attitudes, my comfort and confidence levels increased, and the sickness subsided. I would recommend taking the absolute shortest time possible between initial flights. The more puking you do now, the sooner it goes away. If you train once a month, once every few weeks...forget it. Your body never quite gets "over the hump" and the memory of the last flight where you felt terrible has a better chance of getting the best of you. I remember when I first started with acro, even the smell of the inside of the Citabria (which is actually very nice) would make me sick before I even left the ground, proof positive of the mental game involved. I allowed myself to get used to it by doing it over and over again, going to the point where I knew I would get sick if I continued and also all the way to complete sickness. I know that isn't the cheapest or most pleasant option, especially when you may not be learning a lot with your face in a bag, but I'm afraid that is simply the hand we were dealt. :-)
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11-02-2009, 05:07 PM
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For a while, I was actually hoping there was a surgical procedure that would help because I certainly would have done it, but according to the ENT, my tubes and caverns look perfectly normal. My Mother, Uncle, Grandmother and Grandfather all have/had motion sickness problems, so it is obviously a hereditary thing, but the mechanics of it remain a mystery. I'm just glad it's gone!
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11-02-2009, 06:08 PM
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It's funny how different family members react. Back in the '50s, we used to take C2 freighters between New York and Puerto Rico. My mom invariably was seasick for the entire trip; my dad might get seasick only if the sea state was rough; I never got seasick!
Later in life I went out on a boat with my dad and cousin to go drift-fishing in the Gulf Stream a little ways off of Miami Beach. There were about 20 would-be fishermen on the boat; by the time the captain weighed anchor to return to port, I was the only passenger still standing, and consequently the only one to catch more than one fish. I guess I'm just the lucky one. I don't get airsick either, but significant turbulence, even in aircraft I helped design (!), still makes be anxious.
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