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How to prevent travel sickness?

Whether it's about driving, boat or plane, the motion sickness can harm you and create a real discomfort.   

Motion sickness can cause travel-related annoyances to a destination, or even ruin their vacation. Although motion sickness does not take account of age, there are situations where children can escape over time from this issue. To better understand the motion sickness, must be mentioned that occurs due to imbalances in the internal ear during minor and repetitive movements. From a visual standpoint, the brain registers some information which is inconsistent with that transmitted by the inner ear.

Motion sickness can affect any age or gender. Almost 33% of people are prone to motion sickness, even under mild conditions, such as a boat ride on the smooth water. Under severe conditions, the figure is close to 66%.

What are the symptoms?

Motion sickness can lead to a range of symptoms, more or less severe. Most of the time, in the case of those who suffer from it, with the move can occur malaise, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, cold sweats, paleness, increased pulse and breathing, drowsiness, fainting. When the movement is stopped, symptoms may improve and disappear.

Types of motion sickness

There are several types of motion sickness, depending on the variant of transport the person chooses. It is not mandatory that if you suffer because of one, to suffer in any situation that involves movement.

• Car motion sickness it is one of the most common problems faced by children and adults. With how the higher the speed is and the movements are sudden, so that can be exacerbated the symptoms. Some ways to improve the sick feeling are: frequent stop of the car and leaving the windows open to allow the car ventilation. Also, those who suffer from motion sickness it would be good to stay ahead or be allowed to have a good visibility. Reading in the car, playing on a tablet or phone should be avoided. Also, those who do not suffer from motion sickness can experience unpleasant sensations.
• The air flight can create a discomfort till at the appearing of the sick feeling and vomiting. Is better to avoid copious meals before take-off or eating food during the flight. If you feel bad, let the chair on the back trying to find a more comfortable position and turn on the air conditioning, located above the seat.
• Seasickness is another problem that finds it quite difficult to solve if the sea is agitated. It is good to spend as much of your trip on the deck, in the air. 

Remedies against motion sickness

There are many remedies against the troublesome symptoms caused by motion sickness. Just as the medical treatments have to be personalized according to the patient as the same should be understood that these remedies, in the sense of that they do not all work the same for everyone. Among these, we mention:

• antiemetic medicines;
• ginger root;
• mint candies;
• special bracelets against motion sickness;
• mint oil;
• acupressure;
• relaxation techniques.