![]() ![]() ![]() In a few weeks, I will be setting off an a five day delivery trip on my new/old boat with a new crew, so I will be sure that we have all the standard anti-sea-sickness “remedies” - a stock of saltine crackers, apples, ginger-ale and, if need be, Bonine. From my own experience, I am fairly lucky, falling somewhere about the middle of the misery spectrum - neither quite immune nor wholly incapacitated by sea sickness. Apparently, Darwin was very prone to sea sickness. It's a nice touch - I'd take anything that would offer relief without dosing our daughter and would prevent us from peeling out the floor mats and scrubbing seats again.Charles Darwin once wrote, “If it was not for sea-sickness, the whole world would be sailors.” Some of us are more susceptible to mal de mer than others. I say if it's good enough for hardened seamen on the open ocean, it's good enough for pampered kids cozied up in the back seat enjoying good music and blasting air conditioning.ĭespite their, um, unique appearance - guaranteed to add some entertainment to traffic jams, at least - Citroën commissioned Paris-based design studio 5.5 to make them look as slick and feel as smooth as possible with soft-touch plastic. Other methods include putting down the iPad (more punishment for me), dosing them with Dramamine or Benadryl (ugh), force feeding them ginger chews they're too young to appreciate, aromatherapy with mint or lavender (please, no), or acupressure wrist bands (perhaps).įor the record, sailors in the south of France have been using wonky glasses like this for years, and when Citroën partnered with Boarding RingTM to create this new product, their efficacy shot through the roof to 95 percent. According to the Mayo Clinic, children ages 2 to 12 are particularly susceptible and if a little pre-planning, like carefully timing meals and reducing sensory input, doesn't work, you have to move to other solutions once it hits. Of course, there are other ways to avoid car sickness. I'm sure the Hertz attendant in San Francisco probably would have appreciated the effort last summer. If your child wears eyeglasses like she does, just pop them over the top and they are just as effective. I can totally see myself putting a pair on her and praying for the best. Despite her very loud protests, pulling over and letting it rip has often been the solution - if she can make it, poor child. I don't know about you, but it's not really a road trip until my daughter pukes, preferably when we're in the middle of nowhere where there's no bathroom to satisfy her delicate sensibilities. Brains respond similarly to the fluid, helping the cleverly named Seetroën specs create an artificial horizon when bendy or bumpy roads obscure the one in the windshield. ![]() Instead, the rims of each ring are filled with colored liquid to mimic the same movement as the fluid in the inner ear, which affects balance. ![]() Thanks to a funky design, one company feels its motion sickness glasses could be exactly what the doctor ordered to settle tender tummies.Ĭreated by the European car manufacturer Citroën, these four-ringed, lens-less spectacles claim to ease motion sickness within 10 minutes, which is caused when the brain receives conflicting information from inner ear and other sensory systems, according to Mayo Clinic. Between the "are we there yets," the boredom, and sibling scuffles, the last thing parents want to hear is that a particularly scenic byway is making a little one nauseous. The quickest way to suck what little fun resides in road trips is a case of motion sickness in the backseat. ![]()
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