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Travel Tips & Tricks
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Car Travel:
- Whenever
possible, avoid the back seat when traveling in a car
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many, being the driver is better than being a passenger. If
you have to be a passenger, look straight ahead instead of looking from
side to side.
- When taking
long trips, stop every couple hours and take a 10-15 minute
walk. This is good for your balance as well as your circulation.
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Air
Travel:
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Be well rested before your trip
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Reduce stress by packing early and getting to the airport
well in advance (Stress increases symptoms)
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Try Earplanes, an earplug sold at most drug stores. One Support
Site member says, "I don't take them off until after I disembark
and I put them in before the door closes. They helped me a
lot."
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Sit by the wing section to reduce sensations of flight
turbulence
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Avoid reading
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Discuss medication options with your physician.
Some Support Site members' physicians have suggested
taking benzodiazepines or slightly increasing their dosage
prior to and for a short time after air
travel. Benzodiazepines suppress the vestibular system
and may help minimize the affects flights have on MdDS
symptoms. While many Support Site members claim this course of
action has helped them during travel, clinical studies are required to
prove their effectiveness across the population of MdDS sufferers.
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travel affects each of our symptoms differently. One Support
Site member suggests, "we need to experiment, gently, in order
to see what we can tolerate." |
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