The short answer
Dizzout's home screen has two modes. Motion Sickness Relief is for once the nausea has started, with relief in about 90 seconds. Prepare Me is the same sound session in a quicker form, for the 10 to 30 minutes before a trip you expect to be rough: before boarding, before the ferry leaves the harbour, before the winding stretch of road. The Trip Planner tab lets you schedule the trip, syncs it with your calendar and reminds you when to listen. This is the plain explanation of what that means and how to use it.
Most people meet Dizzout at the worst possible moment: already green, phone in one hand, headphones in the other. That is what the app was built for. But the pages across this site keep saying to listen before the trip, and that deserves a straight explanation.
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The two modes
Motion Sickness Relief is the mode most people know. You feel it coming on, you put your headphones on, you press play, and you keep your eyes where the motion plan says. Dizzout states relief in about 90 seconds, the length of one session. On a rough trip two or three sessions may be needed.
Prepare Me is the same experience in a quicker form, and it is for a different moment: the 10 to 30 minutes before the part of the trip you expect to be rough. You are not sick yet. You are at the gate, on the quay, at the last stop before the bends. You run it then, so that the first bump is not the first thing you do about the trip.
Both play drug-free, precisely calibrated audio through any wired or Bluetooth headphones. Both are for passengers, never the driver.
Why before matters
Two reasons, one about the body and one about the head. The body: motion sickness builds. A plan that starts before the motion does is working with a body that has room to spare, rather than one already halfway there. The head: for most people who get motion sick, the stress of a trip is the dread of being sick again, and expecting to be ill is linked to being ill. In a survey of 239 Southern Ocean passengers, anticipation of being ill was one of five factors associated with getting seasick. A step you take before boarding fills the waiting with an action, which is what the dread feeds on the absence of.
We do not claim Prepare Me does anything to the fear itself. Dizzout is a motion sickness app. What it changes is that you have something to do before, and something to do if it starts.
When exactly
- Flying: at the gate, in the 10 to 30 minutes before boarding. If the turbulence forecast flags a rough stretch mid-flight, that stretch counts too.
- Ferries and cruises: before the ship leaves the shelter of the harbour, which is when the motion starts.
- Cars: before you set off, or at the last stop before the winding stretch if the bends are at the end of a long drive.
- Trains and buses: on the platform or at the stop, before you board.
The Trip Planner
Remembering to listen 10 to 30 minutes before boarding is the hard part, because that is exactly when you are thinking about everything else. The Trip Planner tab in the app lets you schedule the trip, syncs it with your calendar and reminds you when to listen. On this site, your trip plan does the dated checklist and a calendar reminder for the day before, with nothing stored anywhere but your browser.
Two modes, one plan
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dizzout's Prepare Me mode?
The same Dizzout sound session in a quicker form, for the 10 to 30 minutes before a trip you expect to be rough. Motion Sickness Relief is the mode for once the nausea has started, with relief in about 90 seconds.
How long before a trip should I use Dizzout?
Prepare Me is for the 10 to 30 minutes before the part of the trip you expect to be rough: before boarding, before the ferry leaves the harbour, before the winding road. The Trip Planner can remind you.
What does the Trip Planner do?
It lets you schedule a trip in the app, syncs it with your calendar and reminds you when to listen before it. The website's trip plan is a separate, browser-only checklist with a calendar reminder for the day before.
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About this article
by the Dizzout editorial team.
This article is informational and not medical advice. Dizzout is a wellness app for motion sickness and does not treat anxiety. Individual responses vary; speak to a doctor if symptoms are severe or persistent.
