How to prevent sea sickness during the trip on the ferry Elba island

How to prevent sea sickness during the trip on the ferry.

It ‘a malaise that affects some people, infrequent, but very annoying for the sufferer, when traveling on or tragghetti

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And ‘it caused by conflicting feelings that reach the brain: the information comes from the eyes to be firm, while the bodies balance reaches a motion signal.

This lack of coordination does generate a warning signal to the whole body and the first functions to be blocked are those of digestion.

Unlike common opinion, is not the movement itself to create the disorder.

This causes a malaise, accompanied by a sense of disgust and nausea; the subject is captured by pallor, cold sweats, headache, nausea and vomiting.

To avoid this simply synchronize your view to the real movements suffered, then staring at the horizon outside until you see firm and level, the environment of the ship around the subject should instead appear to move (typically a swing).

In short we must keep our eyes towards a fixed point on the horizon, the mainland (Elba), do not look down and what moves.

Also, do not read, watch TV.
In some people it can help to have a coffee or a chamomile.