According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, motion sickness — the nausea, dizziness, fatigue and headache many travelers experience — occurs when the brain receives conflicting signals from the eyes, inner ear and body. Anyone can be affected, even experienced travelers, and symptoms can be triggered unexpectedly by movement in cars, trains, planes or boats. Instead of relying on sedating medications that can leave you drowsy and unable to enjoy your trip, newer options include wearable, drug-free, over-the-counter devices that are FDA cleared. One device drawing positive attention is the ReliefBand. Worn like a wristwatch, it delivers patterned electrical pulses at a specific frequency to stimulate the median nerve on the inside of the wrist. This neuromodulation approach has been used in clinical and hospital settings for more than a decade and has been shown to interrupt nausea signaling. Now available to consumers, the discreet, comfortable wristband can start reducing symptoms within minutes of activation.
