Not surprisingly, with what has been a huge problem for so many people, there have been many attempts to find a solution. Who would want to buy a $250,000 ticket to feel ill? The strangest of remedies If they have problems after months of intensive training, there seems to be little hope for those who may dream of being a passenger on flights such as the Virgin Galactic space trips. More recently space travel has caused further issues with 60% of space shuttle astronauts experiencing symptoms of motion sickness during their first flight. There are reports of passengers in the past, perishing on long distance sea voyages, as a result of dehydration caused by the onset of travel sickness and some believe it could even have contributed to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Records show an illustrious array of sufferers followed, with evidence showing that Darwin, Nelson and Churchill are all included in those who have had problems. It was first mentioned by Homer in his epic works about the Trojan wars, The Iliad and The Odyssey, and was clearly a phenomenon which was well known to the Ancient Greeks, causing symptoms of pallor, cold sweats and giddiness, followed by extreme nausea. Since man’s ability to travel began with the invention of the wheel and the first boarding of a boat, the problem of motion sickness has caused problems for millions of people. Read More: Taipei forest bus has everyone lining up for the daily commute I speak from experience: it is no trifling evil which may be cured in a week.” (Photo: Wikimedia/Julius Jääskeläinen) In his book ‘Voyage of the Beagle’ (1839) he wrote – “If a person suffer much from sea-sickness, let him weigh it heavily in the balance. Motion sickness in history Charles Darwin suffered from terrible motion sickness on his voyage to the Galapagos Islands. In all of these situations motion sickness glasses could have been a god send. As for boats and ferries, even I am forced to admit, that there have been some occasions when I have stepped off a ferry after a rough crossing and have felt as if the world around me is still moving. I am however afflicted with a family who cannot go near a plane, car, train or bus without all the rigmarole of finding seats facing the front, sitting above a wheel, taking anti-sickness medication, or wearing special wrist bands, none of which it has to be said, seems to make any difference to their problem with motion sickness.
Personally, I am very thankful that I seem to be one of the 5% of people who do not suffer in any way from the affliction of travel sickness.
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