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| − | '''Space sickness''' is a [[Psychology|psychological]] condition caused by being off of a [[planet]]'s surface. Its symptoms include [[nausea]], |
+ | '''Space sickness''' is a [[Psychology|psychological]] condition caused by being off of a [[planet]]'s surface. Its symptoms include [[nausea]], dizziness and disorientation. |
Space sickness is often brought on by turbulence on a ship, or inertial dampeners being out of alignment, and is especially strong if a ship lacks [[artificial gravity]]. In many ways, space sickness is the deep space equivalent to sea sickness. Just as an experienced sailor is said to have "sea legs", experienced space travelers are said to have "space legs". Nonetheless, most space travelers experience space sickness from time to time. Space sickness could be treated by [[Inaprovaline]]. ({{VOY|Relativity}}) |
Space sickness is often brought on by turbulence on a ship, or inertial dampeners being out of alignment, and is especially strong if a ship lacks [[artificial gravity]]. In many ways, space sickness is the deep space equivalent to sea sickness. Just as an experienced sailor is said to have "sea legs", experienced space travelers are said to have "space legs". Nonetheless, most space travelers experience space sickness from time to time. Space sickness could be treated by [[Inaprovaline]]. ({{VOY|Relativity}}) |
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Revision as of 05:47, 19 October 2010
Blurred vision is one of the symptoms of space sickness
Space sickness is a psychological condition caused by being off of a planet's surface. Its symptoms include nausea, dizziness and disorientation.
Space sickness is often brought on by turbulence on a ship, or inertial dampeners being out of alignment, and is especially strong if a ship lacks artificial gravity. In many ways, space sickness is the deep space equivalent to sea sickness. Just as an experienced sailor is said to have "sea legs", experienced space travelers are said to have "space legs". Nonetheless, most space travelers experience space sickness from time to time. Space sickness could be treated by Inaprovaline. (VOY: "Relativity")
In 2267, Chekov joked to Sulu that frequent course changes between Vulcan and Altair VI were making him space sick. (TOS: "Amok Time")
In 2269 the Mira Romaine misinterpreted hallucinations brought on by Zetarians as space sickness. (TOS: "The Lights of Zetar")
Worf was known to suffer from nausea when in zero gravity. (Star Trek: First Contact). Tom Paris claimed to be prone to space sickness after being brainwashed by the Quarren. (VOY: "Workforce")
Ezri Dax suffered from this condition after being joined to her symbiont (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols") but refused to suffer from this condition to find and save Worf. (DS9: "Penumbra")
Doctor Julian Bashir handled Ezri Dax twenty miligrams of a medicine in a hypospray when she boarded the transport to New Sydney. It should help her with her space sickness. (DS9: "Prodigal Daughter")
In 2375, a number of USS Voyager crew members reported symptoms of space sickness, which were found to be the result of temporal distortions produced by a temporal disruptor. (VOY: "Relativity")
Tuvok suffered from space sickness while the ship traveled through a neutronic wave front in 2376. (VOY: "Fair Haven")