Talk:Sea-sickness

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This appears to be a direct quotation from [1]. --PJF ^(talk) 23:36, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

No longer. This is my first attempt at Wikification and I have tried to keep the spirit of the original! --Etimbo 19:44, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Curing sea-sickness

So is it possible to get used to the rocking of a ship? Say someone easily succeptible to it is put on a boat for a full year - I assume they would get used to it after a while but how long does it take? Mithridates 12:43, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Comment by Paul: I have heard different stories about this. Some does not get sea-sick and those who do, becomes temporarily immune after different periods of time. For some it can take a day or two. For some it can take weeks. It seems to be very individually.

Working at a marine institute, we have researchers and other "land lubbers" going out for varying periods with our vessels. Those who get sea sick tend to come in one of three varieties. The really lucky ones get sea sick *once* in their life and then never again. Then there are those who get sick at the beginning of a voyage (1-2 days) and then feel fine. And then there are those who get sick and stay sick. For week after week. Technically, it's a good sign if you get motion sickness. It means your nervous system and balance centre are working just fine. But that's scarcely comforting when you are sick.

[edit] Immune?

Can one get near permanently immune to sea-sickness? Or is a seemingly immune sailor back to normal after some days or months on solid ground?