Even the most seasoned flyers can sometimes feel nauseated during a flight. Going through flight training means that you will be logging a significant number of hours in an aircraft, both as a pilot and as a passenger.
If you find that your motion sickness is starting to get the better of you, here are three natural remedies you can try to help alleviate your nausea in the future.
1. Take advantage of the benefits of acupressure.
Similar to acupuncture (but without the use of needles), acupressure manipulates various pressure points in order to help a person find the relief they are looking for. A study published in Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine in 1995 reported a significant reduction in motion sickness among participants who utilized acupressure when feelings of nausea set in.
You can use your thumb to press a spot about two inches down from your wrist crease on the inside of your arm. Apply continual pressure until you feel your motion sickness subsiding. If you need a hands-free option (for those times when you are piloting a plane and cannot remove your hands from the controls), you can invest in a bracelet with a built-in bead designed to apply continual pressure to the aforementioned spot.
2. Increase your ginger intake.
Science suggests that popping a ginger supplement prior to flying could be beneficial in helping you overcome your occasional motion sickness. According to a study published in the American Journal of Physiology—Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology in 2003, participants who took a ginger supplement were less likely to experience nausea after being subjected to a simulated amusement park ride.
Since ginger is a natural substance, taking a ginger supplement as a preventative measure to quell motion sickness while you are going through flight school will not harm your body or alter your ability to safely control an aircraft.
3. Change your point of focus.
Motion sickness often occurs when feedback from your inner ear and your optical input don't align. While you inner ear can sense that you are moving, if you maintain visual focus on something inside the aircraft then your eyes will send the signal that you aren't moving to your brain.
This discord can lead to the sensation most people know as motion sickness. Focusing on something in the distant horizon rather than maintaining strict focus on elements inside the aircraft will help you overcome mild nausea as you fly in the future.
Preventing motion sickness when logging a lot of flight hours during your training period can be simple. Use acupressure, ginger, and a distant point of focus to keep nausea at bay while you are in the air.
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