I do a real live test at sea with a test subject who get seasick easily. I also do a quick unboxing and explain how to use the EmeTerm. Please watch the whole video because the test starts off looking good but ends in tragedy!
This unit is a copy of the original Relief Band. Now, my wife who get sea sick on a small lake was my test subject. We had tickets for a gambling cruise out of Brunswick GA on the first Saturday in February a few years ago. We departed at 5pm and by the time we were 10 miles out, the winter seas were kicking in. The Relief Band has 9 setting, as she felt the sea sickness coming on, she turned it on till she felt a tingle (setting 2.5), she paused and then continued pulling on the slot machine lever. After an hour, she wanted to go top side to dance. I always carry one on the boat since I like to solo sail and nothing is worse than being sea sick and still needing to control the boat.
Such a shame that it ended on a bad note. Thanks for the review and the advice! I hope she has different techniques! I'm not prone to motion sickness thankfully and never gotten seasick in the previous boat rides I've been on but I still can't help but worry about it, especially if I'm riding on something new. And fast bumpy movements tend to freak me out. Your advice is really great and makes me feel confident.
Thank you for your comment. If you haven't seen my newest video "Seasickness prevention exercise" Please check it out. If not for you for your friends.
It has taken me about 10 years to get my Sea-Legs. Keep telling your self that all is well in the world, it just is moving. Try to move with the boat. At some point my brain "Got it". Before it was hard and cumbersom moving about. Now it does not take more energy then at the dock. At the same time the seasickness went away. Sure it will comeback from time to time, but it is manageable. Not being scared to be incapacitated also helps a lot. But yes, everyone is is different.
Interestingly…. Lying supine and closing my eyes resolved symptoms. It made for an interesting experience at the airport. The spinning feeling (MDS), was resolved with 0.5mg clonazepam. Otherwise, it hung around along with some nausea. I’m not normally motion sick and I do have an injury that has resolved in a number of compensations. I suspect these compensations + the stormy seas pushed me over my edge. I’m going to try gravol ahead of boarding to see if that resolves symptoms. Otherwise, I’m going to try scopolamine.
This is a Relief Band knock off. I have used the RB for years (over 300$) and frequently go offshore in the eastern pacific both coastal and to Hawaii. I am one of the unfortunate ones who is seasick by nature. RB is not marinized and will break or fall off when seriously sailing in a small vessel. It was designed for cruise ship passengers or perhaps fishing party boats. It really is designed for land based uses like car sickness or morning sickness. It requires sonogram gel on the wrist to make a contact. Charging it must be done carefully on a small boat as it will detach from the base when seas get bumpy. It causes a notable electric stimulation of the median nerve that can be felt into the lateral fingers when working properly. It DOES NOT WORK for me in serious conditions but seems to work in mild ones. That said I uses it as part of my overall management that includes scopolamine, meclazine, diet restrictions, and rest.
All of my videos are shot out of order, the gel supplied in the original box was used. I do remember she reported that she felt tingling from the unit, so I know it was working.