cra2
Contributor
Just got back from Doc.
Turns out she's a diver too. And married to quite a traveled, veteran diver.
She said she thinks it's motion sickness and not to cancel the dive this weekend.
She looked in my ears and said that if it was an inner-ear thing I'd be complaining of headaches and vertigo and stuff.
Not just the swaying/bobbing feeling of still being in the water, or the nausea.
I told her that it lasted for awhile after coming ashore.
She said she knows people who feel it for a day or two.
So she prescribed the Scop-patch and told me to put it on Friday night so I'd have all day Saturday to determine if it's having any ill-effects before diving Sunday. And she said to pop some Sudafed the morning of the dive - that it's what she does and it helps with the ears too somehow. She advised to load up on the water and that she feels better if she goes on a full stomach - fig newtons and coke actually.
She said if treating the motion sickness does no good then she'd send me to the ENT to explore this further.
All I know is I'm loading for bear - I'm bringing accu-pressure bands, PLENTY of water, ginger tablets, a horse-shoe, a rabbit's foot, and dramamine as a backup.
Wish me luck! Assuming I come back safe & sound, I'll post the results by Monday.
Thanks for the tips
Turns out she's a diver too. And married to quite a traveled, veteran diver.
She said she thinks it's motion sickness and not to cancel the dive this weekend.
She looked in my ears and said that if it was an inner-ear thing I'd be complaining of headaches and vertigo and stuff.
Not just the swaying/bobbing feeling of still being in the water, or the nausea.
I told her that it lasted for awhile after coming ashore.
She said she knows people who feel it for a day or two.
So she prescribed the Scop-patch and told me to put it on Friday night so I'd have all day Saturday to determine if it's having any ill-effects before diving Sunday. And she said to pop some Sudafed the morning of the dive - that it's what she does and it helps with the ears too somehow. She advised to load up on the water and that she feels better if she goes on a full stomach - fig newtons and coke actually.
She said if treating the motion sickness does no good then she'd send me to the ENT to explore this further.
All I know is I'm loading for bear - I'm bringing accu-pressure bands, PLENTY of water, ginger tablets, a horse-shoe, a rabbit's foot, and dramamine as a backup.
Wish me luck! Assuming I come back safe & sound, I'll post the results by Monday.
Thanks for the tips