Control Your Breathing

Additionally, deep, steady breathing can help lessen nausea. In one investigation, scientists sought to identify the aromatherapy smell that reduced postoperative nausea the best. While being exposed to various fragrances, they told participants to take three leisurely breaths in through the nose and three quick breaths out through the mouth. Everyone who took part, even those in the placebo group, said they felt less queasy. This prompted the researchers to speculate that the alleviation could have come from regulated breathing.

Researchers found that regulated breathing and aromatherapy both effectively reduce nausea on their own. In this study, it was decreased in 62% of patients using regulated breathing. Participants in the most recent research were instructed to breathe in through their noses for three counts, hold their breath for three counts, and then expel for three counts.