Motion sickness

[Mossman]

Gee thanks for the kind words. . . I was only partially confused, there is evidence that Sudafed increases your susceptibility to taking a CNS hit if diving EAN.

Anecdotal evidence, which is really no evidence at all.

Still, why are decongestants being taken for seasickness? Nausea due to alternobaric vertigo, sure, but seasickness?

Besides, pseudoephedrine is illegal in Mexico. Should we be talking about taking illegal drugs while diving?

 

[Pelagicsal]

Travel Ease can be ordered through many pharmacies. It is meclazine, 100 count, 25mg chewable, tiny tablets for somewhere less than $5. Paid $6 for it once, but it's usually closer to $4.

I take it with my vitamins in the morning when I am diving. (I don't chew it. Just pop it in with the other pills.)
Failed me once at El Islote, but the (on-going) amusement of the capi is just about worth it.

 

[kixy1]

Mescaline?! Oh...wait... Nevermind

 

[DandyDon]

Gee thanks for the kind words. . . I was only partially confused, there is evidence that Sudafed increases your susceptibility to taking a CNS hit if diving EAN. DAN | Medical Articles

Ok, that works. Yes, that anecdotal evidence is well known. We don't know what to make of it, but it's worth considering.

There are better drugs out there for congestion. . . why take the chance ?

Such as? Many of my family use pseudoephedrine daily, so we are open to better meds.

and there is some sterling logic. . . do you think anyone that chronically suffers from motion sickness is likely to become a boat pilot ??

No, different example: It can happen on private boats, fishing boats, others where a temporary pilot is not required to be a licensed captain. A crew member gets seasick and the captain puts him on the wheel. It's not going to happen on a dive boat, at least not in US water - but then back in the 90s, before I got into scuba, I used to do Windjammer cruises. These were small ships with sail power and diesel engine both, 50 to 150 passengers - and they let passengers take turns piloting under close control of the real pilot. I had a couple of funny experiences at that, but I did not hit the reef, nor the private yacht meeting me on the wrong side, or the cruise ship across the bow one night - altho I did spill some sleeping passengers from their bunks. :laughing:

On a dive boat, the best you can do is watch the horizon. I used to know a diver who almost always got sick, so she'd try to stay on the upper bridge. If she was distracted with something to do on those 3 hour trips to NC wrecks, it didn't bother her as much.

Still, why are decongestants being taken for seasickness? Nausea due to alternobaric vertigo, sure, but seasickness?

Besides, pseudoephedrine is illegal in Mexico. Should we be talking about taking illegal drugs while diving?

Keeping the ear tubs open helps, and it is not illegal in Mexico.

 

[cvchief]

My DAN-recommended ENT put me on a steady diet of Sudafed, Musinex and Flonase for diving.

He said I have GIANT pair of....

wait for it....

wait for it...

Adenoids.

after he hooked me up, I said, "oh THAT is equalizing. You actually move air!"

 

[DandyDon]

My DAN-recommended ENT put me on a steady diet of Sudafed, Musinex and Flonase for diving.

He said I have GIANT pair of....

wait for it....

wait for it...

Adenoids.

after he hooked me up, I said, "oh THAT is equalizing. You actually move air!"

Google says: Did you mean: Mucinex

Some serious warnings about the other one: Flonase Information from Drugs.com

 

[cvchief]

Google says: Did you mean: Mucinex

Some serious warnings about the other one: Flonase Information from Drugs.com

Actually I think it is spelled with an "s" north of the Mason Dixon... Or east of the Mississip....

And the flonase I only use for a couple weeks ahead of diving and while I am there.

I never really got the ear clearing before all of this stuff. I came home deaf for a while everytrip. It was a wonder I didn't blow an eardrum. And if you are going to say, did you trying doing X to clear, the answer is probably yes.

 

[DandyDon]

Yeah, I saw that the flonase has to used in advance. Why don't you get rid of the adenoids...?

 

[cvchief]

Yeah, I saw that the flonase has to used in advance. Why don't you get rid of the adenoids...?

That was my question. He said there is some chance of scar tissue and if that happens it could 86 the diving altogether.

 

[Firefyter]

Gee thanks for the kind words. . . I was only partially confused, there is evidence that Sudafed increases your susceptibility to taking a CNS hit if diving EAN. DAN | Medical Articles

Repeating a reply I posted in another area on this subject, This, at least to me, is the most relevant part of that article:

"The reality is that adverse reactions to pseudoephedrine are rare in healthy people when it is used as directed. That is not to say that certain individuals may have an idiosyncratic reaction to the drug and experience undesirable reactions to a drug while most others do not. For this reason, one should never use a drug for the first time just before diving and should make sure to use it long enough to determine that no hypersensitivity to the drug exists."

I've been using it for years, and most likely will continue to do so. We all have to weigh our own risks and make our own decisions....

With that said, I also do the Flonase regimen a couple few weeks out to help alleviate issues.