Prevent seasickness.

     Seasickness is a form of motion sickness characterized by a feeling of nausea and dizziness. Motion sickness is a conflict between your senses. A fluid filled canal in your inner ear that controls your sense of balance tells your brain that your body is moving, while your eyes, looking into the cabin of the boat, tells your brain that you are not moving. That conflict can cause your body to be out of balance. I had that for a week when I started my Divemaster course. I almost gave up the course but my instructor talked me out of it. After a week I started to feel normal because my body got used to being on the boat. Nowadays I rarely seasick. It's strange that sometimes I get seasick easily and sometimes I'm not seasick even with big waves.
     For people who is not on the boat often, I have some tips to prevent seasickness for you. However, our metabolisms are nearly as unique as our personalities. Some preventatives will work for some people but not for others. You may have to do some trials and experimenting to find what works best for you. Nothing works the same for everybody.
     These are things you can do to prevent seasickness.
     - Get plenty of rest before you go out on the water.
     - Do not eat greasy or acidic foods for several hours before your boat trip.
     - Do not skip eating before the trip.
     - Drink enough water.
     - Do not drink alcoholic beverages for several hours before you go on the boat.
     - Avoid gasoline or diesel fumes.
     - If possible, avoid the cabin and other enclosed spaces.
     - If you are not sure that you will be seasick or not, taking anti-seasickness/nausea medication before you get on the boat is a wise act.
     - When you are on the boat and you start to feel sick, keep your eyes directed to the fixed shore or horizon, if possible.
     - If someone in your party is overcome by sea sickness, get away from them at once! Unfortunately, many of us can do fine until someone else loses it.
     - Move into a position where fresh air is blowing on your face.
     - Drink ginger tea or take a capsule of ginger.
     - Move to the boat's center of gravity to eliminate motion due to translation.
     - Another treatment is an acupressure wrist band. It applies pressure to a particular point on your wrist which can prevent the feeling of nausea.
     - Have your ears cleaned before you go on the live-aboard. This has helped many people reduce their proneness to seasickness by allowing the balance mechanism in the ears to work better. I've never had it done myself, but I've heard it helps.
     Khao Lak Scuba adventures understand what the divers wants and we want to provide you the best service. Our day trip speedboat use 3 new Honda 4 Stroke engines, 675 hp each (environmentally friendly engines up to 30% less emissions), so you will not have to breath diesel fumes. We have seasick tablets available at the dive center and on the boat for you. When you are at The Similans we will put the divers on our big boat and the snorkelers on the beach. Our service and you being well prepared will ensure that the risk of seasickness stays as low as possible.