Mal d'embarquement , the malady is called. With others, it takes a strenuous laboratory procedure to create symptoms. The only people who are immune are those with a nonfunctional vestibular system, which means inner ear damage due to disease. Slightly irritated, I pointed out to Dr. Harm that my vestibular system was full of life and as functional as anyone's. Dr. Ruperttold me that certain types of people were more prone to the malady.
Research also suggests that women are more susceptible than men.
And there is a correlation between people who are aerobically fit and motion sickness. That is, if you're in very good shape, you have a slightly better chance of getting sick than if you're some couch potato. We had Hall's 20-foot Mako in the water. The cooler was packed with ice, sandwiches, and beverages. Forget that I'm making extensive notes on your every move.