Inventors:
Krystle Jo Englehart - Pittsburgh PA, US
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V. - EINDHOVEN
International Classification:
A61N 1/08, A61N 1/36
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of alleviating motion sickness in a patient during a predetermined event. The predetermined event commencing at a start time. The patient having a vestibular system. The method including determining the start time of the predetermined event. The method further including providing a stimulus to the vestibular system of the patient during a treatment, the treatment occurring a predetermined amount of time before the start time of the predetermined event and lasting a predetermined duration.