Motion sickness: Reason, symptoms, and treatment- Healthcare
[1] What is motion sickness?
Motion sickness (travel or motion sickness) is the general term for a group of distasteful symptoms, such as dizziness, nausea, or vomiting, which occur during a trip. This is a very common obstruction of the inner ear that is caused by constant motion such as sea waves, car speed, airplane speed, etc. Children, women and elderly people between 5 and 12 years of age are more likely to get sick. It is also called travel disease, sea travel disease, air travel disease or car travel disease.
[2] Symptoms
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Stomach upset
- Headache
- Feeling dizzy and sleepy
- Excessive drool
- Cold sweat
- A little discomfort and boredom
- Trouble breathing.
]3] Reason
- Motion sickness is considered to be the result of the conflict (opposite motion) of your senses.
- Often this happens during travel but it can also be caused by certain types of movies or computer games while riding.
[4] Avoid food during travelling
- Dairy products
- Salty diet
- Fatty foods
- Spicy foods
- alcohol
[5] How to get rid from motion sickness during travelling?
- Choose a place where you have to do the least speed.
- Sit on the front seat in the car.
- Keep the window open (if possible) for fresh air.
- Keep your head fixed while standing on the back of the seat.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Focus on the sky, horizon or distant object, do not read.
- Chewing gum can give you relief from normal and slow car sickness.
- Use acupressure - Light pressure pulses on the area of your arm (between the two fibers) from a distance of about 3 cm (equal to one inch) from the back of your wrist joint. This temporarily slows down the nausea. You can also use wrist band (wristband) for this.
Related questions
Q1. How does motion sickness occur?
Motion sickness occurs when the inner ear, eyes, and other parts of the body that identify motion send conflicting signals to the brain. A part of the system that experiences your balance (inner ear, vision and sensory nerves that maintain your balance), experiences that your body is moving, while other parts are unable to perceive motion. For example, if you are in the cabin of a ship moving, your inner ear will experience the movement of big waves but your eyes will not be able to experience any movement. There is a conflict between these senses which results in motion sickness.
Q2. How useful are anti-vomiting medications in motion sickness?
The most common medications that prevent vomiting are calming CTZ located in the central nervous system, which is believed to be responsible for causing vomiting. Among the anti-allergic drugs, meclizine and dementhydrinate and anticholinergic drugs such as scopolamine act on the labyrinth (inner ear) route and are useful for relieving motion sickness and inner ear disorders.
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