A PARAMEDIC has revealed the “incredibly effective” hack she swears by to keep travel sickness at bay.
And not only that, but it’s something you’ve probably already got in your medicine cupboard.
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Amy-Leigh took to the Para-Log TikTok page to share the hack, as she held up the 1p essential in question.
“This is an alcohol wipe and we would typically use it in order to clean and disinfect the skin,” she said in the video.
“But there have been numerous studies done recently that have looked into the effect of smelling the wipe and how that can help reduce the feeling of nausea.”
Amy-Leigh went on to share some of the studies that have been done on the benefits of smelling the wipes, as she admitted that she’s found the hack “incredibly effective” when using it herself.
“We do have anti-emetics, anti-sickness medication that we can give patients,” she continued.
“And I would say that in patients that are actively vomiting or have quite severe nausea, always go to the anti-emetics, that anti-sickness tablet.
“But in cases for travel sickness, maybe someone who’s been drinking a bit of alcohol or any cases of mild to moderate nausea, definitely give this a try.”
The wipes are “very readily available”, and can be bought in multipacks that make them around 1p per wipe.
“They’re very cheap and affordable to buy and they make a good alternative to where you get the pressure bands for travel sickness,” she added.
“And I’m just a really big fan of them!”
“This little hack I’ve been using for a while in my practice now and it is incredibly effective!” Amy-Leigh wrote in the video caption.
“I’ll be buying boxes,” one person commented on the TikTok.
“I have a big fear of being sick!”
“I’m a Healthcare Assistant in A&E and I kept one of these in my pocket when I was secretly in my first trimester,” another added.
“A quick sniff when the nausea hit stopped it in its tracks!”
“I have gastroparesis and this really works,” a third agreed.
I’ll be buying boxes!
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“My 1st month taking Mounjaro I felt terribly nauseous,” someone else said.
“The alcohol wipe worked a treat.
“Also when I was coming round from general anaesthetic. Great tip!”
While another commented: “I used to work in a post-op recovery unit we would use them occasionally whilst waiting for the anti-emetic to kick in.”
