Motion sickness

Introduction: Motion sickness

Motion sickness: Nausea from any type of motion or travel. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Motion sickness is available below.

Symptoms of Motion sickness

• Mild symptoms:
  • Headache
  • Mild unease
  • Yawning
• More serious symptoms:

See full list of 13 symptoms of Motion sickness

Medical Textbooks Online about Motion sickness

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Motion sickness?

• Underlying causes of Motion sickness (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Motion sickness

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More information about causes of Motion sickness:

• Motion sickness as a symptom

Treatments for Motion sickness

• Seek fresh air during the journey
• Watch the horizon
• See prevention of motion sickness for other measures to avoid worsening

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Patient Surveys for Motion sickness

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Reseach about Motion sickness

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Clinical Trials for Motion sickness

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Motion sickness include:

• Effects of Transdermal Scopolamine on Occupational Performance - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Scopolamine
• Does a Migraine Medication Decrease Rotational Motion Sickness in People Suffering From Migraines? - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Rizatriptan

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Prevention of Motion sickness

Prevention information for Motion sickness has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Motion sickness.

• Avoid certain types of travel that are triggers of motion sickness
• Light meal an hour before travel
• Avoid eating during the journey
• Avoid poorly ventilated areas
• Seek fresh air during the journey

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Types of Motion sickness

• Sea sickness
• Car sickness
• Air sickness

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Definitions of Motion sickness:

Disorder caused by motion, as sea sickness, train sickness, car sickness, air sickness, or SPACE MOTION SICKNESS. It may include nausea, vomiting and dizziness. - (Source - Diseases Database)

The state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle - (Source - WordNet 2.1)