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Asymmetric otolith function and increased susceptibility to motion sickness during exposure to variations in
Abstract:
Von Baumgarten and his colleagues (23,24) have suggested that asymmetries in otolith function between the left and right labyrinths may result from differences in otoconial mass and could play a role in space motion sickness. Such asymmetries would be centrally compensated for under terrestrial conditions but on exposure to weightlessness the persisting central compensation would produce a central imbalance that could lead to motion sickness. We have used ocular counterrolling as a way of measuring the relative "efficiency" of the left and right otoliths and have compared the ocular counterrolling scores of individuals with their susceptibility to motion sickness during passive exposure to variations in Gz in parabolic flight maneuvers. The experimental findings indicate that large asymmetries in counterrolling for leftward and rightward body tilts are associated with greater susceptibility to motion sickness in parabolic flight.
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