Seasickness can spoil a cruise or boat ride. The nausea and vomiting caused by the rocking motion of the boat do not go away until you can get on solid ground. Medications are available to alleviate the symptoms of seasickness, but you can also prevent seasickness by wearing a Relief Band on your wrist. The Relief Band has no side effects, making it preferable for people who can't or don't want to use medication.
Cause of Seasickness
The often extreme discomfort of seasickness is caused by conflicting messages to the brain. Normally, the stomach has regular contractions which we don't notice. On the water, your body senses motion that your eyes don't see, particularly if you go below deck. When this happens, the stomach begins having irregular contractions which can cause vomiting or make you feel nauseated or tired. Seasickness can also occur if you've been seasick before and you become anxious about being seasick again.
How the Relief Band Works
The Relief Band controls nausea by stimulating the median nerve with small electrical pulses. This nerve sends a message to the brain to make the stomach stop contracting. That makes the feelings of nausea and vertigo go away. This device looks like a wristwatch and is powered by two small lithium batteries. The dial on the Relief Band turns it on and off. It can be adjusted for weaker or stronger electrical pulses.
Use The Relief Band
To use the Relief Band, clean the inside of your wrist with alcohol and apply the conductive gel that comes with the band. The electrode plates of the band should be about an inch below the crease where your hand bends, between the two tendons on your inner wrist. Press the Rx button to turn the band on, and increase the electricity level until you can feel a tingling sensation in your two middle fingers. The Relief Band should be turned up as high as is comfortable.
If you know you're going to be seasick, set up the Relief Band and turn it on as soon as you get on the boat. If you are not wearing a Relief Band when the boat sets off, put one on at the first signs of nausea, including belching or excessive salivation. Leave the band turned on until the nausea goes away completely. You can turn off the band by pressing the Rx button for 5 seconds, but turn it back on right away if any signs of nausea return. If you leave the band on for more than 3 hours, you should reapply the gel for it to continue to be effective.
Other Uses For the Relief Band
The Relief Band is a drug-free remedy for any kind of nausea, including motion sickness in cars or amusement park rides, airsickness, morning sickness in pregnant women, and the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and other medications.
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