Can someone who gets motion sick skydive???
John Lewis
I have a friend who gets very motion sick on roller coasters who would
like to try skydiving. She will occaisionally have problems on small
boats and small airplanes, bnt not always.
She would like to know about people who get motion sick but still
skydive without problems, and people who have tried it but not continued
in the sport because of motion sickness.
For those who do get motion sick but skydive anyway, do you have
problems during a dive, and if so, at what point or points during the
dive? Do you have any particular methods for dealing with it, such as
wristbands, etc?
Any thoughts from the group?
Brian Rudd
John Lewis (lewis...@emf.net) wrote:
: I have a friend who gets very motion sick on roller coasters who would
Usually, motion sickness is caused when a person is in motion but cannot see
which direction they are turning. Motion sickness from rollercoasters is
caused by the negative G effect. This is only experienced if the pilot
pitches the plane over or if there is sufficient turbulence. I myself will
get violently ill riding in the backseat of a car because I cannot see, much
less, anticipate the upcoming turns. Arrange to have your girlfriend seated
where she can look out the front of the cockpit if at all possible. Also, the
more forward she sits in the aircraft, the better. People will suggest motion
sickness drugs, these tend to make you drowsy. Not a good thing at 120 mph
straight down. There are, however, pressure point wrist bands that are fairly
effective. Ask your pharmacist about them. They are worn on the wrists like
sweatbands and apply pressure to points on the wrists. As for the freefall
portion, there is no negative G, only zero G, a.k.a weightlessness. This does
not cause motionsickness. In some cases, it relieves it. Another important
thing is to have her eat before the dkydive. Contrary to popular belief; if
she does not eat, the nerves that causes butterflies will have nothing to work
on but the stomach itself. Most people that get sick (throw up) did not eat a
little something before the dive. Lastly, slow breathing in through the nose
and out through the mouth on the ride up will do wonders. So will cracking
the door on the plane and letting fresh air in. Hope this helps.
Blue Skies,
Rudd-man
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From: b...@hpuerci.atl.hp.com (Brian Rudd)
Subject: Re: Can someone who gets motion sick skydive???
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Date: 28 Mar 1997 17:04:03 GMT
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Ofer Bar
Hi John,
I don't believe one can get motion sickness from skydiving and the reason
why
I think is because the body reaches terminal velocity quickly.
On roller coasters you are in constant acceleration (positive and negative)
and change of direction of movement.
But the best way to find out is to take a tandem jump.
Good luck and blue skies.
Ofer.
John Lewis <lewis...@emf.net> wrote in article <333AEA...@emf.net>...
Michael Tiomkin
I got motion sickness a couple of times when I did fast turns under a
canopy and ate too much before the jump!-) Never felt it before
openings: the acceleration in a free fly is much smaller. Tandem
wouldn't help her to know if she has a problem: tandems are less
agressive both under canopy and in a free fly. My method to avoid
motion sickness: eat only small amounts of food when diving.
Good luck to your friend.
Michael