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Re: sea sick from rolling?

Posted By: Dan Yuhas
Date: Tuesday, 7 August 2001, at 2:00 a.m.

In Response To: sea sick from rolling? (Larry C.)

: While practicing the re-enter and roll self rescue on saturday, I became
: ill. I felt nauseated and weak.

Larry C.:

I have experienced exactly the same symptoms from the same activity (on a calm, cold lake near us). The lake is our make-believe sea, Flathead Lake, in western Montana. Kids who learn to swim in this lake find the cold water temp a powerful motivator to learning quickly ... the sooner you learn to swim, the sooner you get to get out of the lake and stop shivering.

Our local sports medicine specialist also happens to be a fellow kayaker. He explained to me that taking cold water into the ear canal is a sure-fire prescription for nausea, dizzines, and disorientation. For my physiology, the upside-down position helps water deep into the ear canal, all the way to the ear drum. I have since practiced wet exits, roll instruction, and self rescues using ear plugs and have had no further problems (except for not yet mastering a consistent roll!)

Good luck!

Messages In This Thread

sea sick from rolling?
Larry C. -- Sunday, 5 August 2001, at 9:55 p.m.

Re: sea sick from rolling?
LeeG -- Sunday, 5 August 2001, at 10:48 p.m.

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Dan -- Monday, 6 August 2001, at 6:43 a.m.

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Craig Bumgarner -- Monday, 6 August 2001, at 12:29 p.m.

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Larry C. -- Monday, 6 August 2001, at 8:25 p.m.

Re: sea sick from rolling?
Dan Yuhas -- Tuesday, 7 August 2001, at 2:00 a.m.

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lynette -- Sunday, 12 February 2006, at 12:14 p.m.

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lynette -- Sunday, 26 February 2006, at 9:51 a.m.

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lynette -- Sunday, 12 February 2006, at 12:16 p.m.

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Rob Gibbert -- Monday, 13 February 2006, at 12:47 p.m.

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Mike Savage -- Monday, 13 February 2006, at 2:12 p.m.

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Dale Meland -- Tuesday, 14 February 2006, at 12:34 p.m.

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Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 14 February 2006, at 7:17 p.m.

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