Apparatus and method for relieving motion sickness

Abstract

A method and apparatus used for relieving motion sickness, in which a sensor senses a property of an object and a sensory converter coupled to the sensor converts the sensed motion to related sensory signals for presentation to a user. The sensory signals include, for example, audio signals, display signals, electronic stimulation, mechanical stimulation, white noise, etc. The audio, electrical and mechanical sensory signals have a variation in spectral emphasis related to the sensed motion, such as by varying a bandwidth, a center frequency, and an amplitude of a first range of the sensory signals. The display signals have a variation in a display characteristic and the audio tone signals have a variation in time intervals between successive audio tones. The audio tones may also include audio messages containing words. The sensory signals are used to resolve a conflict between vestibular, ocular, and proprioceptive inputs of the user, thus relieving motion sickness. The apparatus also includes ON/OFF switches configured to turn ON and OFF desired components within the apparatus. Further, the properties sensed by the sensor may be exaggerated.

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