Talk:Airsickness

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Apparently taken from A Refresher on Motion Sickness, a US gov' pub, so no copyvioWolfman 20:18, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Is the picture appropriate? RJFJR 17:20, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

seems a bit irreverent... not something I'd expect or want from an encyclopaedia — ceejayoz ^★ 00:18, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Article Overhaul

Since it seems that this article was infact taken directly from http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/SpatialD.pdf I decided to do a overhaul. This is my first major edit and I would appreciate any helpful comments or criticisms anyone might have to offer! --DO11.10 22:05, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other factors in airsickness?

I think there are other factors in airsickness that what's mentioned in the article - namely air pressure and g-forces. I occasionally suffer terribly when flying - even a 30 minute flight can leave me feeling like I've had 10 rounds in a boxing ring. I often find I black out during take-off when flying, which leaves me feeling a bit rough. But the worst factor seems to be the changing air pressure - I find I feel strong pressure in my head and have to repeatedly blow my nose, massage my jaw and ears, and pinch my nose and close my mouth while blowing to relief the pressure on my sinal passageways. Even after landing I tend to feel fatigued and nauseous for the remainder of the day. Usually a good night's sleep rights me again. Regularly my hearing is also affected. If I have any sort of head-cold I'm quite nervous about flying as I will have to endure a lot of pain during and after the flight (as well as fatigue for the rest of the day).--Brian Fenton 13:29, 18 September 2006 (UTC)