Talk:Airsickness

Apparently taken from A Refresher on Motion Sickness, a US gov' pub, so no copyvioWolfman 20:18, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Is the picture appropriate? RJFJR 17:20, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

seems a bit irreverent... not something I'd expect or want from an encyclopaedia — ceejayoz ^★ 00:18, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Article Overhaul

Since it seems that this article was infact taken directly from http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/SpatialD.pdf I decided to do a overhaul. This is my first major edit and I would appreciate any helpful comments or criticisms anyone might have to offer! --DO11.10 22:05, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Other factors in airsickness?

I think there are other factors in airsickness that what's mentioned in the article - namely air pressure and g-forces. I occasionally suffer terribly when flying - even a 30 minute flight can leave me feeling like I've had 10 rounds in a boxing ring. I often find I black out during take-off when flying, which leaves me feeling a bit rough. But the worst factor seems to be the changing air pressure - I find I feel strong pressure in my head and have to repeatedly blow my nose, massage my jaw and ears, and pinch my nose and close my mouth while blowing to relief the pressure on my sinal passageways. Even after landing I tend to feel fatigued and nauseous for the remainder of the day. Usually a good night's sleep rights me again. Regularly my hearing is also affected. If I have any sort of head-cold I'm quite nervous about flying as I will have to endure a lot of pain during and after the flight (as well as fatigue for the rest of the day).--Brian Fenton 13:29, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

The combined smells of jet fuel and duty-free perfume used to set me off as a small Mr Larrington. Happily I seem to have grown out of it. Mr Larrington (talk) 07:48, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Is the sex information reliably sourced?

This article mentions sex as a risk factor, and cites the personal webpage of Timothy Hain. I am unsure if this is consistent with WP:MEDRS, but I know of a few secondary sources that are more critical about a possible sex link. For instance:

https://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/5/3/7

In many studies, females have been found to be more susceptible to SS compared to males (e.g., [18,19]). The reasons for the sex imbalance of SS symptoms are unknown. Some researchers have theorized that it relates to hormonal levels during the female menstrual cycle (women are more susceptible to SS during a specific portion of their menstrual cycle); however, this hypothesis is not accepted by all the scholars [19]. Other researchers have noted how females generally have a larger visual field of view (FOV), and a larger FOV is associated with a greater level of SS (19). Given that data on SS intensity is based on self-reports, it has been also suggested that males may be more likely to underreport the degree of subjective discomfort (e.g., [19,26]. However, some investigations have failed to replicate earlier published findings, and did not report any difference related to users’ sex (see [27] for a review).

There seems to be a lot of conflicting research on the alleged sex risk factor for motion sickness. I don't think one doctor's personal website is appropriate as a singular source for a medical article. -- Hunan201p (talk) 12:52, 16 February 2022 (UTC)