Motion Sickness
Motion sickness is experienced by people who become carsick, seasick, or airsick. Cold sweats, nausea, and vomiting are symptoms of the condition. Motion sickness is more common in women and children, but it can affect anyone. You can take precautions while traveling to reduce your chances of becoming ill. Preventing nausea is possible with medications such as the scopolamine patch.
What precisely is motion sickness?
Motion sickness happens when your brain is unable to process information from your eyes, ears, and body. Motion, whether in a car, an airplane, a boat, or an amusement park ride, can make you feel queasy, clammy, or sick to your stomach. Some people throw up. Motion sickness occurs when a person becomes carsick, seasick, or airsick.
Who could have motion sickness?
One in every three people experiences motion sickness at some point. Women and children aged two to twelve are the most vulnerable. Nonetheless, the condition can affect anyone.
These factors increase your chances of getting motion sickness:
Ø Motion sickness in the family history
Ø Contraception with hormones.
Ø Diseases of the inner ear.
Ø Periods of menstruation
Ø Migraines.
Ø The condition Parkinson's.
Ø Pregnancy.
CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS
Why do people get motion sickness?
Your inner ears, muscles, joints, and other motion-sensing organs of your body send information to your brain. Your brain cannot determine whether you are moving or stationary when these sections produce conflicting signals. You feel nauseous because of your brain's perplexed response.
For example, while driving, you:
Ø The eyes detect movement as trees pass by.
Ø Movement is detected by the inner ears.
Ø Muscles and joints detect that your body is still sitting.
Ø The brain detects a disconnect between these messages.
Many things can cause motion sickness, including:
Ø Rides in amusement parks and virtual reality experiences.
Ø Reading while driving.
Ø Traveling by boat, car, bus, train, or plane.
Ø Movies and video games.
