Is seasickness treatable permanently?

Question

I always get seasick. Even on the biggest boat. Can I treat it permanently somehow or will I have to take seasick-pills everytime I hop on a boat?

Answer 1

I've been working on boats for a decade and I still get seasick in the slip.

It's pitiful... nothing works for me.

Answer 2

My wife uses these (http://www.sea-band.co.uk/) and despite doubting they work finds they do!   Healthier than medication.

Answer 3

Some people do get accustomed to motion with time.   While I  acclimate to some degree, I unfortunately always need to stay on something.    

One method that will avoid pill popping is the scopolomine patch which lasts about 3 days before needing to be replaced.   Personally, I prefer oral meclazine which I prefer to take twice daily.   The patch gives me cotton mouth and I find it easier to remember to take oral meds daily or twice a day than change the patch every three days.

The other advertised non-medication method is the wrist bands, but personally, I find them worthless.  I've gotten sick wearing them and have seen others do the same.   However, i've read some people feel they are effective, so feel free to give them a try, realizing, you may get sick once with that experiment.

Also, if you are young, realize, many people get less prone to motion sickness as they get older.

Answer 4

Try taking your sea sick pill the night before eat non grease or spicy foods > Crackers> Coca cola>look at the horizon>Try different things>

Answer 5

Whenever he encountered a seasick sailor, Admiral Nelson, the 19th century British hero at Trafalgar, suggested his own fool-proof remedy: "You'll feel better if you sit under a tree."

As of today there are no permanent cures, But you can try some other methods.

Ginger root powder , Acupressure, which puts pressure between the flexor tendons on the wrists, eating saltine crackers and drinking Coca Cola. If nothing else, these are usually handy and can work as a placebo when nothing else is available.