Hi Nick et al,
There could be many causes of what you describe.
To list a few…
Dehydration.
Blood glucose alterations (rebound hypo-glycaemia).
Post-prandial depression (i.e. feeling drowsy after eating).
Hypoxia (yes it can occur at lower levels especially if you are a smoker).
Plus many others…
Do similar things happen on the ground if you are a passenger in a car or the
driver of a car? Does is depend on the weather
Get yourself checked out, and also if you are considering taking medications to
treat the condition, try them out on the ground first to make sure that there
are no side effects that are incompatible with safe flying.
All I am advocating is that if you are concerned about a health issue, get
yourself checked out for several reasons, it is better to sort out health
problems earlier, men don’t like visiting doctors and tend to put such matters
off.
Michael Texler
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Gilbert
Sent: Wednesday, 26 August 2015 7:42 AM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Airsickness
Hi All,
Despite my family connection to flying I have been a long time sufferer of
airsickness. I usually enjoy the heck out of my first hour or two in the air,
but after that start suffering from symptoms that gradually decrease the
enjoyment level until it's really not fun at all any more.
My symptoms are entirely related to drowsiness (only once have I been
physically ill, and I suspect that was caused by something different
altogether). Some reading I've done in the internet tells me that motion
induced drowsiness is something distinct from motion induced nausea.
Before I speak to a doctor, does anyone have any experience or knowledge in
dealing with this problem?
Cheers,
Nick.
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