Motion sickness--vestibular habituation with the centrifuge.
People who are prone to motion sickness have a directional preponderance of nystagmus to the left. Centrifuging will change this preponderance to the right in most people, and at the same time reduce their tendency towards motion sickness but only with regard to air travel.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pretoria.
Swart
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van der Laan
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D002498:Centrifugation; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*