A comparison of some effects of three antimotion sickness drugs on nystagmic responses to angular accelerations and to optokinetic stimuli.

P6 Acupressure Effectiveness on Acute Vertiginous Patients: A Double Blind Randomized Study

“…Furthermore, a variety of drugs commonly used for symptomatic relief of vertigo and nausea have the major side-effect of general sedation, which interferes with vestibular reflexes and strongly reduces the reliability of the vestibular test. [2][3][4][5][6][7] The present study evaluated the adequacy of treating symptoms related to vertiginous syndrome using acupressure on the P6 point. [8][9][10][11] Our data showed that P6 device placement is associated with an overall improvement of clinical pattern for both vertigo and neurovegetative symptoms in PPV and LS patients.…”

“…However, these medications often present side-effects and may potentially interfere with vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) and consequently with final diagnosis. [2][3][4][5][6][7] The point P6 Nei-Guan is one of the main points in acupuncture, and it is specific for nausea, vomiting, and digestive dystonia. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Some authors have demonstrated that stimulation through P6 acupressure causes an increase of the electrical discharge in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve in the brainstem and subsequently induces prolonged slow waves of gastric peristalsis with respect to the baseline as revealed by electrogastrography.…”