Alleviating Motion Sickness in Self-Driving Cars: The Power of Acupressure

As the era of self-driving cars unfolds, the promise of increased productivity and relaxation during travel is becoming a reality. However, one significant challenge that arises for passengers is the onset of motion sickness, often triggered by activities such as reading or using mobile devices. The good news is that a simple and drug-free solution exists in the form of acupressure, specifically targeting the median nerve in the wrist.

The Challenge of Motion Sickness in Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars offer the convenience of hands-free travel, allowing occupants to engage in various activities like reading, working, or browsing their phones. Unfortunately, this newfound freedom can lead to motion sickness for many passengers. The disconnect between visual and physical stimuli, caused by the lack of manual control, can result in feelings of nausea and discomfort.

Traditional solutions, such as medication, may come with side effects like drowsiness, making them less than ideal for individuals looking to stay alert and productive during their journeys. Acupressure emerges as an effective alternative, providing rapid relief without the need for pharmaceutical interventions.

Understanding Acupressure for Motion Sickness

Acupressure is an ancient healing technique rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, involving the application of pressure to specific points on the body to stimulate energy flow. In the context of motion sickness, targeting the median nerve in the wrist has shown promising results.

The median nerve runs through the wrist and is easily accessible. Applying pressure to this point helps regulate the body's responses and alleviate symptoms of nausea and discomfort associated with motion sickness. The effectiveness of acupressure lies in its ability to rebalance the body's energy, promoting a sense of well-being.

Sense Relief: A Technological Solution for Motion Sickness

Sense Relief, a cutting-edge solution designed to address motion sickness in self-driving cars, takes acupressure to the next level. This innovative device seamlessly integrates with the Apple Watch, allowing users to receive acupressure treatment whenever needed.

The device is programmed to detect signs of motion sickness through various sensors and responds by applying targeted pressure to the median nerve. This automated and on-demand acupressure ensures a quick and effective remedy for passengers, allowing them to continue their activities without the fear of motion sickness.

Benefits of Acupressure Over Traditional Remedies

  1. Drug-Free Relief: Acupressure provides a natural and drug-free alternative to traditional motion sickness medications, eliminating the risk of side effects such as drowsiness.

  2. Immediate Action: Unlike medications with delayed onset times, acupressure acts quickly to alleviate symptoms, offering near-instant relief to passengers.

  3. Non-Intrusive Solution: Sense Relief discreetly integrates with the Apple Watch, allowing passengers to enjoy the benefits of acupressure without the need for conspicuous devices or interventions.

Conclusion

As self-driving cars become more prevalent, addressing the issue of motion sickness is crucial to unlocking the full potential of autonomous travel. Acupressure, particularly when facilitated by innovative devices like Sense Relief, emerges as a safe, effective, and convenient solution for passengers seeking to make the most of their self-driving car experiences. By harnessing the power of ancient healing techniques with modern technology, we can pave the way for a smoother, more enjoyable ride into the future of transportation.

Sense Relief is Solving VR Headsets Major Complication of Motion Sickness with Your Apple Watch

Virtual reality (VR) headsets are becoming increasingly popular, with the much-anticipated Apple Vision Pro available in 2024.  But almost everyone who uses a VR headset experiences motion sickness and nausea at some point.  This is because VR headsets tricks the brain into thinking that the body is moving, even when it is not, and the confusion leads to feelings of nausea, dizziness, and vomiting.  In as little as 15 minutes, up to 70% of VR headset users will experience some motion sickness.

 

Recognizing this challenge, a groundbreaking solution called Sense Relief has emerged, harnessing the power of Apple Watch's haptic technology to provide acupressure-based relief from these unpleasant symptoms.  Sense Relief is an Apple Watch app that uses haptics to apply acupressure to relieve nausea and motion sickness from VR. Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that uses pressure to stimulate the median nerve on the inner wrist, and studies have shown this technique to significantly reduce severity of symptoms.

 

The Sense Relief app uses the Apple Watch's Taptic Engine to deliver pulsating pressure to the P6 acupoint, which is located on the inner wrist.  To use Sense Relief, simply download the app to your Apple Watch. Then when motion sickness feelings start, place your Apple Watch on your wrist so that the charging pad is positioned over the P6 acupoint. Once the app is open, select the "Start Therapy" button. The app will then begin delivering pulsating pressure to the P6 acupoint for three minutes. You can use Sense Relief as often as needed to relieve nausea and motion sickness from VR. The app is safe and effective, and it is a great way to enjoy VR without having to worry about feeling sick.

 

Sense Relief's integration with the Apple Watch makes it easily accessible to a wide range of users. With no additional hardware required, users can enjoy the benefits of acupressure-based relief simply by wearing their Apple Watch.  By reducing the occurrence of nausea and motion sickness, Sense Relief allows users to fully immerse themselves in VR experiences, unlocking the true potential of this transformative technology.

 

Sense Relief represents a remarkable breakthrough in leveraging technology to enhance the VR experience. By harnessing the power of the Apple Watch's haptic feedback system and integrating acupressure techniques, this innovative app provides users with a personalized and accessible solution for relieving nausea and motion sickness. As virtual reality continues to captivate audiences across various industries, Sense Relief offers a solution to a more comfortable and enjoyable future of VR immersion.

 

Disclaimer: Sense Relief is designed to provide relief from nausea and motion sickness symptoms associated with VR headset usage. However, it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. Users with underlying medical conditions should consult a healthcare professional before using the app.

Sense Relief Receives Grant From UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium for Further Development and Study of the Treatment for Pregnancy Related Nausea and Vomiting

San Francisco, CA, June 24th, 2021 – Sense Relief, Inc. received an innovation grant from the UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium for the continued technical development and further clinical study of Sense Relief, an antiemetic digital therapeutic.  Sense Relief uses the Apple Watch to deliver acupressure therapy to ease symptoms of nausea and vomiting, including motion sickness, and hangover related nausea.  The initial focus is on pregnancy related nausea and vomiting, or "morning sickness," since two-thirds of current users are pregnant women.

The study will help determine the efficacy of this novel health wearable treatment method, understand usage patterns, and classify the causes of nausea, such as medication-induced nausea, stress-related nausea, and vestibular neuritis.  Over 16 randomized controlled clinical studies have shown acupressure therapy for treating nausea and morning sickness to be safe and effective.

The Sense Relief team plans to optimize a more effective personalized treatment for nausea with wearable health technology and use a data-driven approach to investigate other maternal health issues. "We believe that with the data collected through wearable sensors we can apply predictive analytics to create digital medical software that can possibly detect early warning signs of preterm labor and preeclampsia, which will be a major advancement in maternal health," according to co-founder Matt Bucklin. 

The technical development of Sense Relief will integrate CardinalKit to support an ongoing consumer study of thousands of Sense Relief users. CardinalKit is an open-sourced iOS software for digital health innovators and institutions designed to accelerate rapid prototyping of digital health applications by providing HIPAA-compliant data collection and serialization for efficient analysis.  CardinalKit is an initiative housed in the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.

The UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium is funded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation.  The program aims to improve patients' health, safety, and quality of life by accelerating health technology solutions. Funding from the Foundation allows the Pediatric Device Consortium to expand its support for projects in fetal and maternal health technology.

About Sense Relief

Sense Relief is an antiemetic digital therapeutics company based in San Francisco, California.  The Sense Relief app is available for download to the Apple Watch to help ease symptoms of nausea.

Media Inquiries

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