Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1968, Page 109

Motion Sickness
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Certain drugs diminish the liability to sea sickness. Tlie
most satisfactory is not decided, but there is a little evidence
th.at hyoscine is better for short journeys in doses 0.5—1 mg
20 minutes before departure, lasting up to 4 hours. Side effects
include dry mouth and paralysis of accomodation. For longer
journeys antihistamines are preferred. It is not known how
they act exactly against motion sickness.
Various people have preference to various drugs. TTte
resulting effect may be influenced by psychological factors.
SUMMARY
Motion sickness is a unique illness affecting humans and animals com-
pletely incapacitating the affected subjects without any pathological basis.
The receptors for motion sickness are in the vestibular apparatus. Deaf
or mute people, or animals with experimental destruction of their vesti-
bular apparatus, are not affected by motion sickness.
It appears that age and sex have no influence on seasickness although
the profession and the regular sailing influence the appearance of sea-
sickness with habituation to wave motion. The population of the above
inentioned Faroese communities, in spite of generations of frequent sea-
travel, are still not free from motion sickness.
My thanks are due to Dr. H. D. Joensen for his help and advice,
without which this article would not be realised.
ÚRTAK
Ferðaverkur er at siga eindømi um sjúku, sum fólk og djór fáa, og
sum ger tey, ið hon ber við, heilt fyri ongum, hóast ongar sjúkligar
broytingar eru at finna. Vøgugøgnini f innoyranum taka við ferðaverk-
inum. Deyv og dumb fólk eins og royndardjór, har vøgugøgnini í inn-
oyranum eru týnd, fáa ikki ferðaverk.
Líkt er til, at aldur og kyn hava einki at týða fyri ferðaverk, hóast
yrki og støðug sigling gera fólk vand við sjógvin.
Ibúgvarnir í omanfyri nevndu føroysku bygdunum eru enn ikki slopnir
undan sjóverki, hóast ættarlið undan teimum hava ferðast nógv á sjónum.