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We used those on our sailboat in the Mediterranean, where you get some 
pretty rough sea on occasion. My daughter was one of those kids who was 
seasick from day one (try birth!) and couldn't even go to sleep in a 
car as a baby.  It didn't stop her from being seasick, though it might 
have made it a bit better. She handled it by not eating when we were 
sailing.  But the rest of us got some help from this.  I think that it 
depends on the person, but they are certainly worth trying since they 
don't wipe you out like the drugs. The other things that were very 
useful in really rough seas were the scolpamine (sp?) patches, but you 
have to put them on BEFORE things get rough.  They also didn't make 
anyone sleepy.

Maryanne Gabbani


On May 31, 2005, at 11:01 PM, Ridecamp Guest wrote:

> Please Reply to: Ron Shaffer ron.shaffer or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I am a SCUBA instructor and have had to deal with motion
> sickness alot (both my own and student's).  I have found
> something that has worked for me (100% of the time) and my
> students nearly 100% of the time.  They are called "Seabands"
> when you buy them in a dive shop but they are also sold other
> places under different names.  They are small elastic bands with
> a rounded button attached to each band.  When placed properly on
> both wrists the buttons apply pressure to pressure points that
> for what ever reason prevents motion sickness.  I was first told
> about these bands by one of my students who was a nurse.  She
> said they were used by chemo patients to prevent the vomiting
> associated with radiation treatment.  While I was very skeptical
> at first I am now a big believer in them and actually keep a
> pair in my first aid kit.  Might be  worth a try...
>
>
>
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