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I’m a longtime traveler, and I am also a longtime sufferer of severe dizziness and vertigo. I’ve had these attacks since I was a very young child, and, after years of tests, visiting multiple neurologists, and trying different medications with no official diagnosis, it’s something I’ve had to learn to live with and manage as it comes.

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I travel a lot, because if I didn’t, I’d let my disability control me⁠. As attacks are unpredictable⁠, it can sometimes create the perfect storm for causing a terrible episode of severe seizure-like spinning sensation that can sometimes take more than two weeks to pass.

From the anxiety in the airport, to the long plane rides, lack of sleep, jetlag, different climates, and unfamiliar surroundings in which doctors often think I’m just a hungover tourist, some might wonder why I even travel at all.

But, living a freer lifestyle helps reduce some of the generalized anxiety that impacts this medical condition. That being said, I still need to be prepared.

Let it be known that any suggestions I’m about to list aren’t a way to treat vertigo in a medical sense, but these basic remedies may alleviate certain types of vertigo at certain times. When I start to feel dizzy, this is what helps me live, so I hope it helps you.

My travel vertigo management toolkit

When I travel, I have a system (that I normally would do at home) to help me in the event I get vertigo on the road. It may not prevent it, but it helps me leave with a bit more peace of mind, which naturally can help keep it at bay. And, if you suffer from photophobia and migraines, these might help you, too!

1. Eye mask

My vertigo is triggered and worsened by photophobia. Sleeping with an eye mask helps keep the bright sunlight out of my eyes when I’m sleeping and waking up—both on planes and other modes of transportation, and in my accommodation.