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Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness (Overview)
An illness caused by motion during travel that usually involves nausea, vomiting, or dizziness.
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What is motion sickness?
Nausea: Due to being on a boat, in a car, or in an airplane. ...Read more
Motion Sickness (Overview)
An illness caused by motion during travel that usually involves nausea, vomiting, or dizziness.
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Does ginger prevent motion sickness?
Yes : Research has proven ginger to be very effective for preventing motion sickness. See http://www.Nytimes.Com/2007/08/21/health/21real.Html and http://www.Drweil.Com/drw/u/art00390/motion-sickness.Html. ...Read more
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Managing Morning Sickness (Checklist)
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What happens once you have motion sickness?
You will feel ill: Motion sickness occurs when your equilibrium system is overwhelmed. If you are traveling by plane, sit over the wings, if traveling by car or bus, sit in the front and look ahead and as far at the horizon as possible. Symptoms, which include nausea, vomiting, dizziness and headache, will subside once you are out of a moving vehicle. ...Read more
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Do motion sickness drugs work?
Yes: Scopolamine patches are fairly effective, but work best if applied the night before travel. All drugs in this class share side effects of dry mouth, constipation, and sedation. They may also potentiate the effects of alcohol or other sedating drugs. Check with your doctor for interactions with any other medications you are taking or other underlying medical conditions. ...Read more
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Preventing Altitude Sickness (Checklist)
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I have early symptoms of glaucoma perhaps brought on by long use of antihistamines I am flying next month what can I do about motion sickness ?
Glaucoma: Most medication that have precautions regarding glaucoma have to do with narrow angle glaucoma. Talk to your ophthalmologist to see what type of glaucoma you have, the doctor can also give you suggestions regarding the motion sickness. ...Read more
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Does astigmatism cause motion sickness?
Astigmatism & Motion: Astigmatism can cause refractive double vision or streaks and that in some cases can cause vision disturbances which can lower the threshold in a susceptible individual for simulating motion sickness. ...Read more
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What causes severe motion sickness?
Motion sickness: Cause is still debated but it is basically a conflict between sensory systems. For example, car sickness is caused by your eyes (which are looking at interior of car and environment is not moving) whereas the fluid in your ear (maintains balance) feels motion of the car. ...Read more
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Which ways lessen the symptoms of motion sickness?
See below: You can buy medications for motion sickness off the shelf at the pharmacy. ...Read more
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What causes sea sickness or car sickness?
Motion sickness: One theory is that it functions as defense mechanism against neurotoxins. The area postrema in the brain is responsible for inducing vomiting when poisons are detected, & for resolving conflict between vision & balance. When feeling motion but not seeing it, the inner ear transmits to the brain that it senses motion, but the eyes tell the brain that everything is still, hence brain responds by vo. ...Read more
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Can video games cause motion sickness?
Motion sickness: Yes certain video games can cause motion sickness in suseptable persons. ...Read more
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Is motion sickness caused by deafness?
No: Hearing loss, by itself, has nothing to do with motion sickness. ...Read more
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What are some motion sickness remedies?
Try some OTC: Solutions available without a prescription include ginger root, meclizine, dramamine, (dimenhydrinate) seasickness bracelets. However, medications for migraine may help in some cases, and if dizziness is bad, a scopolamine patch may assist. Many meds are available for the nausea. On occasion, if inner ear problems seem present, an ENT specialist may help. ...Read more
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Causes for vertigo? I have had vertigo since saturday afternoon, i went to the doctor yesterday since it has only gotten worse. They took my blood pressure and checked my ears, he just diagnosed me with vertigo and told me to take a motion sickness pill.
Injection : Injection of a local anesthetic for a root canal can sometimes have the complication of vertigo. Recommend that you discuss this with your dentist. ...Read more
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What can cause headaches, motion sickness and dizziness?
Most commonly: You are mentioning three characteristics of migraine, and if these symptoms plague you, a visit to a headache specialist could result in medication intervention which could control your problems. ...Read more
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Does blurry vision cause motion sickness while driving?
Not typically: Motion sickness is usually related to inner ear problems and should be evaluated by an ear nose and throat specialist. Car sickness has been related to risk of migraine headaches. ...Read more
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My daughter is scheduled for an allergist appointment tomorrow and took dimenhydrinate today for motion sickness. Can this affect test results?
possibly: I would call the allergist and see if they wish to postpone the appointment. ...Read more
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Are there pressure points to prevent motion sickness?
Wrist : Stems from chinese acupuncture which these points or meridians are believed to be organ associated. And it works! ...Read more
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Chronic nausea for 7 yrs, feels like motion sickness.Many dr's & many tests, no help.Only meclizine helps.Touching right side o neck trigger nausea & makes me hear myheartbeat in right ear.Any thoughts?
Wrist strap: Have you been checked by a doctor? Acu pressure at the front of wrist helps nausea.Chinese med sells a wrist strap-works good.Google acu pressure & see. ...Read more
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What causes motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and migrain headache?
We don't know: The exact cause of migraine is still controversial and gaps in our understanding remain. Accompanying symptoms such as phonophobia, photophobia, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and blurred vision, as well as autonomic phenomena of conjunctival injection, lacrimation and lid edema are common and individual. It is manageable, see a headache specialist or orofacial pain. ...Read more
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I've always suffer of motion sickness now im 16 weeks pregnant still with motion sickness can i take dramamine (dimenhydrinate) for this? and if so,wich dramamine (dimenhydrinate)?
Obstetrician: All pregnant women should consult their obstetrician before taking any medications including over the counter ones. ...Read more
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What makes people motion sick?
Vestibular system: In the ear there are fluid filled canals the sense motion. In motion they sense movement while the eye don't this causes motion sickness. ...Read more
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Why does reading in the car cause motion sickness?
Motion: Yoir brain is compensating for ye movement of the car as you strain to read so it is like being tossed on a vessel at sea. ...Read more
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Why does reading in the car cause motion sickness?
Motion: Yoir brain is compensating for ye movement of the car as you strain to read so it is like being tossed on a vessel at sea. ...Read more
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Why do divers call decompression sickness "the bends"?
They bend over: Because when dcs was discovered in the 19th century, the patients suffering from it would arch their backs in pain which resembled a then, popular dance maneuver, the "grecian bend." funny how medical terms originate. ...Read more
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Does morning sickness include diarrhea?
Morning sickness : Yes morning sickness can include diarrhea.
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What does motion sickness mean?
Nausea: Due to being on a boat, in a car, or in an airplane. ...Read more
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How to treat motion sickness?
Motion sickness: There are over the counter medicines that are available, speak to you local pharmacist, if not resolved might be reasonable to see an ENT doctor that specializes in vertigo. ...Read more
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Are nausea, lightheadedness, and headache always an indication of motion sickness?
Could be: You can also experience dizziness, vertigo.
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Is there any relation between motion sickness and post operative nausea?
Indirectly possible: Persons with motion sickness are prone to nausea and vomiting. Some anesthetic medications or pain medications given post operatively can also cause nausea. A person with history of motion sickness therefore is more likely to get nausea and vomiting post operatively ...Read more
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How is motion sickness treated? Any medicines? How do I overcome it?
Motion Sickness: Acupressure, acupuncture ; sea-bands can be used for motion sickness. Ginger ; peppermint tea are also natural approaches to motion sickness. Dramamine can be taken orally or scopolamine can be used as a patch. Zofran ; Phenergan (promethazine) as sometimes prescribed for the nausea that can occur with motion sickness. ...Read more
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Is homeopathy effective in treating motion sickness and anxiety ?
No, no and no: Homeopathy is not effective at treating anything whatsoever. Homeopathy is not medicine. Practitioners have no real medical knowledge. Would you want your MD to practice 214-year-old medicine on you? Because that’s when homeopathy was invented. It's worse than worthless. Join the 21st century. Read “Homeopathy: The Ultimate Fake” at http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html. ...Read more
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Is there a good OTC treatment for motion sickness once you get it?
Ginger: Some people think that ginger is a good remedy for this. Give it a shot. ...Read more
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What works to cure motion sickness?
Motion sickness: Some techniques include looking straight in the direction of the travel when in a car & if night-time close your eyes or nap, chew gum, fresh cool air, wearing a special eyewear called viban, & medications such as dramamine (dimenhydrinate) & meclizine, scopolamine transdermal patch, promethazine, ginger as crystals or tea. ...Read more
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How to get rid of motion sickness?
Motion sickness: Both ginger and acupuncture are excellent for prevention/ treatment of motion sickness. ...Read more
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Are there any good over-the-counter drugs for motion sickness?
Start with avoiding: Start with prevention. Car: sit front seat, look in the distance. Plane: window seat, look at horizon. Boat: up on deck, look at motion of horizon. Do not read while traveling. Avoid heavy food before traveling. Use of ginger is questionable. Last, ask your pharmacist for otc antihistamines. ...Read more
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Are motion sickness tablets effective for nausea caused from playing video games or carnival rides?
Yes . But why: They very well may help, but why take a medication when the stimulus can be avoided. ...Read more
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How can I stop my motion sickness?
When does it happen?: Motion sickness can be do to many factors: inner ear infection, family history/genetic, migraines. Identifying trigger factors help. See your md to be sure your inner ear looks ok. Natural remedies may help some people though randomized, controlled trials are still pending on their benefit. ...Read more
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I had taken dizinil fr motion sickness b4 knowing dat I am pregnant. Now 10 weeks preg. Is there any risk?
Category B : So relatively safe in pregnancy. So not think any issues should arise. Follow with your PCP to be sure ...Read more
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