Also called: Also called: Airsickness, Carsickness, Seasickness
Motion sickness is a common problem in people traveling by car, train, airplanes and especially boats. Motion sickness can start suddenly, with a queasy feeling and cold sweats. It can then lead to nausea, dizziness and vomiting.
Your brain senses movement by getting signals from your inner ears, eyes, muscles and joints. When it gets signals that do not match, you can get motion sickness. For example, down below on a boat, your inner ear senses motion, but your eyes cannot tell you are moving.
Where you sit can make a difference. The front seat of a car, forward cars of a train, upper deck on a boat or wing seats in a plane may give you a smoother ride. Looking out into the distance - instead of trying to read or look at something in the vehicle - can also help.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dizziness and Motion Sickness(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/dizzinessMotionSickness.cfm
- Motion Sickness(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch080/ch080d.html
- Motion Sickness: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/first-aid-motion-sickness/HQ01099/METHOD=print
- Motion Sickness: Health Information for International Travel(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh6-MotionSickness.aspx
- Mal de Debarquement (MDD)(American Hearing Research Foundation) - http://www.american-hearing.org/disorders/central/mdd.html
- What You Need to Know about Seasickness(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/travelers_health/hic_what_you_need_to_know_about_seasickness.aspx
- Sensory Input(Vestibular Disorders Association) - http://www.vestibular.org/vestibular-disorders/balance/sensory-input.php
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Motion Sickness
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Motion+Sickness%22
- Article: Efficacy of histaminergic drugs in experimental motion sickness. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18626141&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Chlorpheniramine and ephedrine in combination for motion sickness. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18626140&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Effects of vestibular training on motion sickness, nystagmus, and subjective... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18626134&tool=MedlinePlus
- Motion Sickness -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(motion+sickness[mh]+NOT+space+motion+sickness[mh])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(postoperative+nausea+and+vomiting[mh]+OR+letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
- Motion Sickness (in Children)(American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.aap.org/publiced/BK0_MotionSickness.htm
- What's Motion Sickness?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/motion_sickness.html
- Dizziness and Vertigo - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dizzinessandvertigo.html
- Nausea and Vomiting - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nauseaandvomiting.html
- Traveler's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/travelershealth.html
- Symptoms - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/symptoms.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Motion Sickness is the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/