Why The Hell... (random rant)

"Mxsmanic" wrote

For example, I don't enjoy being jostled by turbulence until I throw up.

Me either. Although I have to say that the only time I ever felt even
slightly airsick it wasn't due to turbulence - a bad hot dog that I ate for
lunch combined with the sun beating down on me and in my eyes on the flight
home was to blame for it.

BDS

BDS writes:

Me either. Although I have to say that the only time I ever felt even
slightly airsick it wasn't due to turbulence - a bad hot dog that I ate for
lunch combined with the sun beating down on me and in my eyes on the flight
home was to blame for it.

Statistically, the incidence of motion sickness in aircraft is very low; the
figures I've seen are around 0.1%. It's common enough that FAs see it often,
but the chances of an individual becoming airsick on a flight are pretty slim.
I have a weak stomach and I've never gotten sick on an aircraft, even in
substantial turbulence. On a 747, though, there's a pretty good chance that a
few people will get sick in turbulence.

On the other hand, if I have a migraine or headache, I can get very sick very
quickly if things jostle around a lot, unless I'm the one driving (or
piloting).

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