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A 24-year-old member asked:
Why doesn't a driver get motion sickness?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Martha Starkanswered
Psychiatry 49 years experience
In more control: The driver of the car is generally less likely to have motion sickness because he not only has accurate sensory information from his senses (ears, eyes, touch) but also is controlling the car and can therefore anticipate accelerations, decelerations, and turns. This position enables him to calibrate his expectations of movement with the car's actual movement.
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Dr. Tibor Becskeanswered
Neurology 33 years experience
I wonder myself: Maybe because he/she is the only one in the car looking in a distance and anticipates turns?
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Do women or men get motion sickness more?
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Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
No numbers: My opinion is that there is no sex associated relationship attributed to motion sickness.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Why do some people get motion sickness, but not others?
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Dr. Shaym Puppalaanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Motion sickness: Motion sickness can happen if the signals from the brain from the eyes and from the balance sense organ (within the inner ear) and other cues are different. Differences in the function of the inner ear, vision, nervous system, or vascular system of the brain can all result in a tendency towards motion sickness to varying degrees. Everyone is different, so tendencies towards motion sickness vary.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
How can I not get motion sickness on the bus in the early morning?
4 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. David Duncan m.d.answered
Family Medicine 44 years experience
This takes practice.: This is caused by a confusion in the input to your brain from different sensors. Your bottom says you are sitting still. The buildings going by outside says you are moving. The other cars agree but disagree as to your speed. Try sitting in the front and looking out the front window only. Do not look to side. Closing eyes may help. Don't read.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Why do I get motion sickness only in the back seat but not the front seat?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Pierre Moeseranswered
Specializes in Rheumatology
Horizon: You will experience less motion sickness if you can fix your gaze on the horizon. It is also true for traveling in an airplane (window seat) or a ship (on deck versus below).
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