Flight Attendant Friday (the Saturday Edition): Air Sickness
Today’s question (or rather yesterday’s question) about the life of a Flight Attendant comes from fellow b5media blogger, Tris at Maple Leaf 2.0
Q: Do you get airsick?
A: Remarkably, no. I say “remarkably” because I do get car sick.
I don’t recall having this problem as a child, so I’m not sure when it started happening. While it doesn’t happen all the time, and it hasn’t been a problem on the last few car trips I’ve taken, I’ve been fortunate that the problem has not carried over to the airplane.
There have been a couple of times when I’ve been sick on the plane, and there is truly nothing worse, but it was never a result of motion sickness.
I’ve flown with people who have problems with airsickness, and after a few months, they seem to “grow out of it.” I’m not sure if it’s a matter of acclimation, mind over matter, or medication, but I don’t think I’ve seen it continue for much longer than that. The occasional flyer, however, likely has a harder time overcoming it.
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4 opinions for Flight Attendant Friday (the Saturday Edition): Air Sickness
The Toronto Traveler
Mar 8, 2008 at 5:53 am
I don’t get airsick or car sick, but I did get seasick once!
Astroprof
Mar 8, 2008 at 9:59 am
Motion sickness, I believe, is largely mental. It is believed to be a confusion of the senses. Your inner ear tells you that you are moving, but other inputs (such as visual or sense of touch) say otherwise. The brain gets confused, and motion sickness happens. Astronauts get this too, as you can imagine. But, they get used to the mixed inputs from their senses, and so the motion sickness abates. That would likely be true for flight attendants, too. Besides, if you are intently working, then you don’t have a chance to think about it, and that helps. Also, if you are moving around (as flight attendants do), then you are moving according to your other senses, so you would have less of a problem than a passenger sitting still.
Fort Lauderdale City Guide
Mar 11, 2008 at 11:47 am
I used to have a rough time flying. Especially on the taking off and landing part. I now head to the Doc before a big trip to give me something to settle me down when I fly. Sometimes you just have to bit the bullet and jump on a plane or else you’ll be sitting at home for the rest of your life.
Mary Jo Manzanares
Mar 20, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I know that different people experience it differently, but I would hope that everyone would find a way to deal with it. It would be simply awful to give up flying because of motion sickness.
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