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There are few certainties in medicine but I confidently predict that 100% of OCC boats will have encountered sea sick crew at some stage. Some of us succumb the moment we leave harbour whilst others appear to have a constitution that shrugs off the Southen Ocean. Little progress has been made in understanding why some are more susceptible than others and there is certainly no universal cure. As we have seen in other threads most of the pharmacological remedies are associated with significant side effects some of which may come as a surprise to many users.
Amongst the OCC we have 2,000 members and a conservative estimate would be that each of those would have accumulated 10,000 sea miles. Thus between us we have well in excess of 20 million sea sick miles. My questions to this vast body of knowledge are: [ul] [li]Why do people who get sick go to sea at all?[/li] [li]When they do go to sea and the worst happens can they still stand a watch or are they berth-bound until it passes?[/li] [li]What works and what doesn 't?[/li] [li]What side effects of medication have been encountered from the various interventions?[/li] [li]Is anyone aware of any hope on the horizon for their sufferers such as new research and new treatments?[/li]
Please share your knowledge and experiences.
Simon
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