Optokinetic stimulation rehabilitation in preventing seasickness

Summary Objectives Seasickness occurs when traveling on a boat: symptoms such as vomiting are very disturbing and may be responsible for discontinuing travel or occupation and can become life-threatening. The failure of classical treatment to prevent seasickness has motivated this retrospective stud...

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Published in:European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases head and neck diseases, 2010-09, Vol.127 (4), p.125-129
Main Authors: Trendel, D, Haus-Cheymol, R, Erauso, T, Bertin, G, Florentin, J.-L, Vaillant, P.-Y, Bonne, L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adaptation
Adult
Eye Movements
Female
Humans
Male
Motion sickness
Motion Sickness - prevention & control
Optokinetic stimulation
Otolaryngology
Prognostic factors
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Seasickness
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Summary:Summary Objectives Seasickness occurs when traveling on a boat: symptoms such as vomiting are very disturbing and may be responsible for discontinuing travel or occupation and can become life-threatening. The failure of classical treatment to prevent seasickness has motivated this retrospective study exploring optokinetic stimulation in reducing these symptoms. Patients and methods Experimental training of 75 sailors with optokinetic stimulation attempted to reduce seasickness manifestations and determine the factors that could predict accommodation problems. Results Eighty percent of the trained subjects were able to return on board. No predictive factors such as sex, occupation, degree of illness, number of treatment sessions, time to follow-up, and age were found to influence training efficacy. Conclusion Optokinetic stimulation appears to be promising in the treatment of seasickness. Nevertheless, statistically significant results have yet to demonstrate its efficacy.
ISSN:1879-7296
1879-730X
DOI:10.1016/j.anorl.2010.07.006