Travel sickness can easily\u00a0dampen interest in traveling. We all\u00a0know someone who gets nauseous even at the thought\u00a0of taking a long car or boat trip ! Luckily, there are several solutions\u00a0that can make travel more pleasant.<\/p>\n
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Travel sickness (or cinesis or motion sickness) is caused by a contradiction\u00a0in the movement information perceived by our sensory organs:\u00a0our eyes, inner ear and muscular system. The inner ear has three semicircular\u00a0canals filled with crystals and fluid. Tilting the head moves the\u00a0crystals, stimulating the sensory cells on the canal walls. These cells\u00a0permanently keep the brain aware of the exact position of the head and\u00a0its movements to set off the reactions needed to keep the body\u2019s balance.<\/p>\n
When we move \u201cactively,\u201d that is when propelled by our own body, our\u00a0brain anticipates the coherent combinations between the images, the\u00a0movements detected by the inner ear and the muscular system. When\u00a0using a means of transportation (boat, plane, train, car), we are only\u00a0sitting, so we are moving \u201cpassively.\u201d This jumbles up everything! Our\u00a0position and the images and movements detected by the inner ear are\u00a0no longer synchronized and don\u2019t match the combinations our brain\u00a0usually anticipates. In people who are sensitive to this, this conflict of\u00a0perception can cause motion sickness. This conflict of perception can\u00a0even occur during simulated movement. For example, during a speed\u00a0simulation the video game or movie depicts speed through images, but\u00a0the body doesn\u2019t feel the acceleration.<\/p>\n
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According to several researchers, it appears that our brain assimilates\u00a0the conflict of sensory perception to a hallucination that is usually caused\u00a0by poisoning. The body then sets off an effective anti-poison reflex so it\u00a0can return to its usual state of alertness as quickly as possible. The\u00a0response includes:<\/p>\n
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There are several medication that can prevent or relieve travel sickness.\u00a0Consult your pharmacist or doctor for more information.<\/p>\n
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Research shows that in nearly everyone prolonged exposure to a\u00a0moving stimulus leads to a decrease in, and even the disappearance\u00a0of, symptoms.\u00a0Vestibular kinesitherapy (vestibular reeducation) is an\u00a0effective\u00a0treatment\u00a0that solves the problem for many patients. Concretely,\u00a0the eyes are exposed to an array of visual information to get the body\u00a0used to reacting correctly to these images when moving. It takes several\u00a0sessions to decrease motion sickness for the long term. Discuss the\u00a0treatment further with a general physician or an ear, nose and throat\u00a0specialist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Travel sickness can easily\u00a0dampen interest in traveling. We all\u00a0know someone who gets nauseous even at the thought\u00a0of taking a long car or boat trip ! Luckily, there are several solutions\u00a0that can make travel more pleasant. What causes travel sickness? Travel sickness (or cinesis or motion sickness) is caused by a contradiction\u00a0in the movement information […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":4261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[71],"tags":[211,219,220,231,243,249,250,251,329,333],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n