Motion Sickness

Numerous people, especially children, suffer from motion sickness, which is a very common condition that leads to many annoying and tiring symptoms, especially if the motion time is long.

Motion sickness

Motion sickness is being and feeling sick when being in a vehicle, such as cars, boats, planes, and others.

Travel sickness occurs in children between the ages 2-12 more than adults.

Causes and triggers of motion sickness

Motion sickness occurs when the messages that are sent from the middle ear, eyes, muscles, and joints to the brain get conflicted. In this case, and while being in a vehicle, the eyes send messages from the scenes that you see, which makes the brain think that you’re moving. On the other hand, the other organs send messages that you’re still, and that’s what makes the messages in the brain conflict.

Some factors that trigger motion sickness:

• Family history.
• Problems in the middle ear.
• Migraine.
• Parkinson’s disease.
• Menstrual periods.
• Pregnancy.
• Motion sickness could also occur sometimes while playing video and virtual reality games.

Symptoms of motion sickness

• Dizziness.
• Headache.
• Tiredness.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Increased breathing.
• Increased salivation.
• Being irritable.
• Cold sweats.
• In some cases, motion sickness could lead to excessive vomiting, which, in turn, might lead to low blood pressure and dehydration.

Diagnosis of motion sickness

Asking about the symptoms and physical examination.

Treatment of motion sickness

There isn’t a cure for motion sickness, yet you can manage the symptoms by:

• Breathing fresh air.
• Lying back.
• Looking at objects in the distance.
• Having warm drinks and light sweet food.
• Avoiding having things that upset the stomach.
• There are some medications for motion sickness.